Pink Lady Find Your Fizz Handicap Stakes (GBBPlus Race)

17:10 Lingfield (AW) Sat 22 Aug 2026 1m2f0y Class 4 Good 9 runners

Mr Fox’s call

Epictetus

SPECULATIVE Advised 7/2 Est. 28%

6TH

Mr Fox says

Epictetus (SR 93, 7/2) is the highest-rated horse in the field by a clear margin and brings a competitive recent form string of 305231 — a win last time out — at the same class level (ClassMv:=). Crucially, the market has steamed 12% since opening, indicating informed money is backing him despite only a moderate going fit (GoingFit:~). Carrying 9-11, he shares the joint-top weight with Cloth Of Gold but has a 8-point SR advantage over the next-best runner, a meaningful edge in a Class 4 handicap. The tongue-tie application (HG:t) alongside the market move suggests connections are confident, and Taylor Fisher's 10% strike rate from nearly 300 career rides supports a professional booking rather than a placeholder. Each-way alternative: Orchard. Main danger: Cloth Of Gold — Cloth Of Gold (SR 85, 11/4) has steamed 9% in the market, holds a confirmed GoingFit:+ on today's good ground, drops two class levels (ClassMv:↓2), and is trained by Charlie Johnston whose 13% strike rate is the strongest in the field — though the 4% jockey booking and a recent form line showing several mid-pack finishes (02747) temper enthusiasm.

Verify· #13812

Full result

Winner: Orchard (FR) at SP 9/2. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.

1 Orchard Fox #3 Warren Greatrex · Luke Morris 5/1
2 Wanderlust Iain Jardine · Tom Queally 10/1
3 Cloth Of Gold Fox #2 Charlie Johnston · Jonny Peate 11/4
4 Moonrunner Charlie Fellowes · Jack Doughty 13/2
5 Mwafaq Fox #4 Richard & Peter Fahey · Ethan Tindall(5) 13/2
6 Epictetus Fox #1 Jamie Osborne · Taylor Fisher 10/3
7 Pomme Pomme Jack Channon · Rose Dawes(5) 22/1
8 Skibo Barry Brennan · Kieran O'Neill 80/1
9 Kokanee Ed Dunlop · Pat Cosgrave 12/1

Top 4 — how each finished

1 Epictetus 7/2 6TH
2 Cloth Of Gold 11/4 🥉 3RD
3 Orchard 9/2 SP 9/2 🏆 WON
4 Mwafaq 5/1 5TH