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£200,000 Tattersalls Somerville Auction Stakes (GBB Race)

15:54 Newmarket (July) Sat 22 Aug 2026 0m6f0y Class 2 Good to Firm 20 runners

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Mr Fox’s call

Night In Vegas silks

Night In Vegas

SPECULATIVE Advised 11/10 SP 6/5F Est. 35%

🏆 WON

Mr Fox says

Night In Vegas (SR:110, 11/10) is the class standout in this field by a considerable margin — the next-best SR is Zigazig Ah at 96, a 14-point gap that is material in a 2yo sprint. The form string 1153 shows two wins and a third in what is a drop in class (ClassMv:↓1), and the DistFit:+ confirms proven effectiveness at 6f. Crucially, the market has backed this up emphatically — a 19% market move inward to 11/10 favourite in a 20-runner field signals strong professional confidence. The weight of 9-7 is manageable in this company given the SR advantage, and trainer Eve Johnson Houghton is responsible for the yard's primary runner here, with the more experienced Callum Hutchinson booked ahead of Georgia Dobie on stablemate Chief Minister. Each-way alternative: Zigazig Ah. Main danger: Zigazig Ah — Zigazig Ah (SR:96, 5/1) has DistFit:+ and GoingFit:+ — both confirmed positives for today's conditions — has won twice this season, is shortening 13% in the market, and carries only 8-10 against Night In Vegas's 9-7, giving it a meaningful weight advantage that could bridge some of the SR gap.

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Full result

Winner: Night In Vegas (IRE) at SP 6/5F. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.

  1. 1 Night In Vegas silks Night In Vegas Fox #1 Eve Johnson Houghton · Callum Hutchinson 8/11
  2. 2 Zigazig Ah silks Zigazig Ah Fox #2 Richard Spencer · George Wood 5/1
  3. 3 Topaz silks Topaz Fox #3 Jack Channon · David Probert 9/2
  4. 4 Red Blue Point silks Red Blue Point James Tate · Silvestre De Sousa 28/1
  5. 5 A Bear Affair silks A Bear Affair Richard Hannon · Pat Dobbs 11/1
  6. 6 Supreme Star silks Supreme Star Marco Botti · Benoit de la Sayette 40/1
  7. 7 Everatease silks Everatease Fox #4 Eve Johnson Houghton · Rhys Clutterbuck 16/1
  8. 8 Chief Minister silks Chief Minister Eve Johnson Houghton · Georgia Dobie 125/1
  9. 9 Mojito Madness silks Mojito Madness Gihan Arnolda · Stevie Donohoe 80/1
  10. 10 Tallahassee Lassie silks Tallahassee Lassie James Fanshawe · George Bass 100/1
  11. 11 Lady Rosalind silks Lady Rosalind William Haggas · Ashley Lewis 50/1
  12. 12 Leucothea silks Leucothea Richard Hannon · Joe Leavy 50/1
  13. 13 Proper Naughty silks Proper Naughty Richard Hannon · Alec Voikhansky 40/1
  14. 14 Baddaddan silks Baddaddan Richard Spencer · Robert Havlin 22/1
  15. 15 Conciliate silks Conciliate John Butler · Neil Callan 40/1
  16. 16 Polgaria silks Polgaria Roger Teal · Olivia Tubb 150/1
  17. 17 Baldetti silks Baldetti Michael Dods · Dylan Hogan 100/1
  18. 18 Frumoasa silks Frumoasa Charlie Fellowes · Paddy Bradley 40/1
  19. — Issy's Gift silks Issy's Gift Jack Channon · Connor Planas 80/1
  20. — Ron's Angel silks Ron's Angel John Butler · Josephine Gordon 40/1

Top 4 — how each finished

  1. 1 Night In Vegas silks Night In Vegas 11/10 SP 6/5F 🏆 WON
  2. 2 Zigazig Ah silks Zigazig Ah 5/1 🥈 2ND
  3. 3 Topaz silks Topaz 6/1 🥉 3RD
  4. 4 Everatease silks Everatease 11/1 7TH