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Al Basti Equiworld Dubai Gimcrack Stakes (Group 2)

15:00 York Fri 21 Aug 2026 0m6f0y Class 1 Good to Soft 12 runners

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Mr Fox’s call

Arapaho Gold silks

Arapaho Gold

SPECULATIVE Advised 11/4 SP 2/1 Est. 30%

🏆 WON

Mr Fox says

Arapaho Gold (SR 116, 11/4) is the highest-rated proven performer in the field with a perfect 1-1-1 form line, demonstrating consistent winning at this class level. At 11/4 the market has it joint-favourite alongside Marco Polo, but Arapaho Gold has actual race-proven ability — three wins — whereas Marco Polo has run only once. The DistFit:? is a mild concern given unknown six-furlong record, but juvenile sprinters with unblemished records at six furlongs' trip often handle the distance, and Michael Dods regularly produces well-prepared two-year-olds for northern tracks. The MarkMv:+12 signals a rise in class/mark, but with SR 116 — the second-highest in the field — it has the raw ability to absorb that penalty and still lead this field on ratings. Each-way alternative: Adaay of Scarlett. Main danger: Marco Polo — Marco Polo (SR 92, 11/4) is co-favourite with significant market support (in 36%), carries the strongest connections in the field in Aidan O'Brien and Ryan Moore, and debut runners from that yard with this jockey booking frequently dramatically outperform their bare SR figure — one run is not enough data to cap their ceiling.

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Full result

Winner: Arapaho Gold (IRE) at SP 2/1. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.

  1. 1 Arapaho Gold silks Arapaho Gold Fox #1 Michael Dods · Connor Beasley 5/2
  2. 2 Final Objective silks Final Objective Hamad Al Jehani · James Doyle 10/1
  3. 3 Hell Of A Spin silks Hell Of A Spin Fox #4 Adrian Keatley · M. P. Sheehy 12/1
  4. 4 Agamemnon silks Agamemnon Richard Hughes · Kieran Shoemark 14/1
  5. 5 Adaay of Scarlett silks Adaay of Scarlett Fox #3 Hugo Palmer · Oisin Murphy 4/1
  6. 6 Mussab silks Mussab Richard & Peter Fahey · Colin Keane 18/1
  7. 7 Matteo silks Matteo Kevin Ryan · Kevin Stott 20/1
  8. 8 Marco Polo silks Marco Polo Fox #2 A P O'Brien · Ryan Moore 5/2
  9. 9 Never Enough silks Never Enough Ed Walker · William Buick 16/1
  10. 10 Ronson silks Ronson Nigel Tinkler · Silvestre De Sousa 80/1
  11. — Great Oak silks Great Oak K. R. Burke · Clifford Lee 28/1
  12. — Mrair silks Mrair George Scott · Tom Marquand -

Top 4 — how each finished

  1. 1 Arapaho Gold silks Arapaho Gold 11/4 SP 2/1 🏆 WON
  2. 2 Marco Polo silks Marco Polo 11/4 8TH
  3. 3 Adaay of Scarlett silks Adaay of Scarlett 4/1 5TH
  4. 4 Hell Of A Spin silks Hell Of A Spin 11/1 🥉 3RD