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Neu-Servo Phils Last Shift Maiden Hurdle Race (ARC Summer Novices' Brush Hurdle Series Qualifier) (GBB Race)

15:38 Worcester Sun 23 Aug 2026 2m0f0y Class 4 Good 12 runners

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Mr Fox’s call

Down To Business silks

Down To Business

SPECULATIVE Advised 5/4 SP 4/6F Est. 38%

🏆 WON

Mr Fox says

Down To Business (SR:120, 5/4) is the standout on multiple converging signals. The Dan Skelton/Harry Skelton combination (21%/27% career strike rates respectively) represents the sharpest connections in the field by a considerable margin, and a 27% market shortening is a powerful money signal in a novice hurdle where inside knowledge matters most. At 4 years old and 11-1 weight, this is a young horse with significant room to progress, and the yard's 21% strike rate across 1,210 runners means they do not send horses to Worcester at 5/4 without genuine confidence. The form string 345- in bumpers/flat points to a horse that has shown ability without winning, exactly the profile Skelton converts first time over hurdles. Each-way alternative: Fervent. Main danger: Fervent — Fervent (SR:157, 5/1) is the highest-rated horse in the field by a vast margin and has shortened 16% in the market — the only concern is a single-run form of F (fell), but Warren Greatrex with James Bowen (18% strike rate) is a capable team that knows how to school a horse right, and raw ability alone at SR:157 makes this the most plausible threat to the Skelton runner.

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Full result

Winner: Down To Business (GB) at SP 4/6F. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.

  1. 1 Down To Business silks Down To Business Fox #1 Dan Skelton · Harry Skelton 4/5
  2. 2 Network Gold silks Network Gold Fox #3 Olly Murphy · Sean Bowen 5/1
  3. 3 Baltic silks Baltic Lucy Wadham · Tom Cannon 33/1
  4. 4 Fervent silks Fervent Fox #2 Warren Greatrex · James Bowen 9/2
  5. 5 Whinney Hill silks Whinney Hill Dave Roberts · Lee Edwards 22/1
  6. 6 Giant's Way silks Giant's Way Jonjo & A.J. O'Neill · Jonjo O'Neill Jr. 80/1
  7. 7 Annual Invitation silks Annual Invitation Christian Williams · Jack Tudor 40/1
  8. 8 Savanna Storm silks Savanna Storm Fox #4 David Pipe · Rian Corcoran(5) 22/1
  9. 9 Thiscouldbetheone silks Thiscouldbetheone Henry Oliver · David Noonan 7/1
  10. 10 Lucky Diamond silks Lucky Diamond Fergal O'Brien · Liam Harrison 125/1
  11. — Happy Chandler silks Happy Chandler Michael Blake · Harry Reed 33/1
  12. — Snow Is In The Sky silks Snow Is In The Sky Gary Brown · Richie McLernon 150/1

Top 4 — how each finished

  1. 1 Down To Business silks Down To Business 5/4 SP 4/6F 🏆 WON
  2. 2 Fervent silks Fervent 5/1 🏁 4TH
  3. 3 Network Gold silks Network Gold 5/1 🥈 2ND
  4. 4 Savanna Storm silks Savanna Storm 14/1 8TH