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Sky Bet Ebor Handicap Stakes (Heritage Handicap) (GBBplus Race)

15:35 York Sat 22 Aug 2026 1m5f188y Class 2 Good to Soft 24 runners

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Mr Fox’s call

Love Me Tender silks

Love Me Tender

SPECULATIVE Advised 4/1 Est. 28%

10TH

Mr Fox says

Love Me Tender (SR:109, 4/1) is the standout on raw ability — the highest SR in the field by 3 points — and carries a featherweight 8-12, a decisive lbs advantage over every rival. The Mullins/Buick combination is elite (21% and 20% strike rates respectively), and a 21% market inward move confirms significant ante-post support. The form string '114-' is unbeaten in the last three completed races and the dash indicates a missing run rather than a poor one, not a red flag. The chief concern is unproven stamina at 1m5f188y (DistFit:?) but Mullins has targeted this race deliberately and Buick's booking is the strongest signal that connections believe the trip is fine. Each-way alternative: Klassleader. Main danger: Klassleader — Klassleader (SR:106, 13/2) carries only 9-0, holds a course win and place at York, and the Haggas yard runs at a 21% strike rate — if the trip is within range, that lbs advantage over the field and proven course form make him the most credible threat to Love Me Tender.

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Full result

Winner: Daiquiri Bay (GB) at SP 10/1. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.

  1. 1 Daiquiri Bay silks Daiquiri Bay Fox #4 Alan King · Rossa Ryan 10/1
  2. 2 Hopewell Rock silks Hopewell Rock Fox #3 George Boughey · Callum Rodriguez 11/2
  3. 3 Opportunity silks Opportunity William Haggas · James Doyle 12/1
  4. 4 Ascending silks Ascending Henry De Bromhead · Oisin Orr 25/1
  5. 5 Beylerbeyi silks Beylerbeyi Ian Williams · Clifford Lee 16/1
  6. 6 Stressfree silks Stressfree David O'Meara · Mark Winn 66/1
  7. 7 Burdett Road silks Burdett Road James Owen · Harry Davies 150/1
  8. 8 Klassleader silks Klassleader Fox #2 William Haggas · Tom Marquand 13/2
  9. 9 Tarriance silks Tarriance Andrew Balding · Colin Keane 17/2
  10. 10 Love Me Tender silks Love Me Tender Fox #1 W P Mullins · William Buick 4/1
  11. 11 Paradias silks Paradias Alan King · Kieran Shoemark 150/1
  12. 12 Emit silks Emit Joseph Patrick O'Brien · Ryan Moore 5/1
  13. 13 Square Necker silks Square Necker Kevin Philippart De Foy · David Egan 14/1
  14. 14 Paddy The Squire silks Paddy The Squire Iain Jardine · Andrew Mullen 18/1
  15. 15 Epic Poet silks Epic Poet David O'Meara · Daniel Tudhope 50/1
  16. 16 Circus Of Rome silks Circus Of Rome Richard Hughes · Jamie Spencer 33/1
  17. 17 Poetic Sound silks Poetic Sound G M Lyons · Gary Carroll 50/1
  18. 18 Furthur silks Furthur Andrew Balding · Oisin Murphy 28/1
  19. 19 Spinning Wheel silks Spinning Wheel Simon & Ed Crisford · Mason Paetel(5) 40/1
  20. 20 Mr Hollywood silks Mr Hollywood W P Mullins · Saffie Osborne 18/1
  21. 21 Real Dream silks Real Dream Ian Williams · Cieren Fallon 40/1
  22. 22 Align The Stars silks Align The Stars Charlie Johnston · Daniel Muscutt 100/1
  23. — Enemy silks Enemy Ian Williams 50/1
  24. — Dancing In Paris silks Dancing In Paris Ian Williams 33/1

Top 4 — how each finished

  1. 1 Love Me Tender silks Love Me Tender 4/1 10TH
  2. 2 Klassleader silks Klassleader 13/2 8TH
  3. 3 Hopewell Rock silks Hopewell Rock 8/1 🥈 2ND
  4. 4 Daiquiri Bay silks Daiquiri Bay 10/1 SP 10/1 🏆 WON