Roly Poly Events Race Of Hope Handicap Stakes

16:07 Ffos Las Thu 27 Aug 2026 2m0f0y Class 6 Good 9 runners

Mr Fox’s call

Merrijig

SPECULATIVE Advised 4/1 Est. 28%

6TH

Mr Fox says

Merrijig (SR:62, 4/1, Wgt:10-0) shares the joint-highest SR in the field alongside Lusaka but carries 2lb less, and crucially holds a confirmed GoingFit:+ on today's good ground — the only runner in the shortlist with that advantage. The market has shortened 11% since opening, indicating informed support, and the blinkers (HG:b) are a positive headgear flag for a horse dropping a class. Trainer John Berry operates at a respectable 12% strike rate and the recent 1-6323 form shows a course place (W0P1 at Ffos Las) and a last-time-out win that confirms current readiness. The MarkMv:+1 is trivial and does not offset these advantages. Each-way alternative: Last Flight. Main danger: Last Flight — Last Flight (SR:60, 9/4) carries only 8-8 — a 10lb weight pull on Merrijig — with a confirmed GoingFit:+ and, as a 3-year-old, the lightest burden in the field gives it a real physical edge, even though the DistFit:? and a 6% market drift temper confidence.

Verify· #14478

Full result

Winner: Last Flight (GB) at SP 9/4. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.

1 Last Flight Fox #2 James Horton · Stevie Donohoe 9/4
2 Lusaka Fox #3 John & Rhys Flint · Taylor Fisher 10/3
3 Make A Splash Tom Ward · Kieran O'Neill 40/1
4 Good Onya Mate Michael Bell · Kieran Shoemark 16/1
5 Simiyann Ian Williams · Ryan Kavanagh(3) 8/1
6 Merrijig Fox #1 John Berry · Gina Mangan 7/2
7 Sneaky Blinder Robert Stephens · Rossa Ryan 20/1
— Golden Flame Fox #4 Thomas Faulkner · Zoe Lewis(7) 6/1
— Beaune Bernard Llewellyn · Harry Vigors(5) -

Top 4 — how each finished

1 Merrijig 4/1 6TH
2 Last Flight 9/4 SP 9/4 🏆 WON
3 Lusaka 7/2 🥈 2ND
4 Golden Flame 13/2