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Killik Fillies' Handicap Stakes
Mr Fox’s call
Poets Praise
SPECULATIVE Advised 5/2 SP 11/4F Est. 28%
Mr Fox says
Poets Praise (SR:74, 5/2) is the market's most significant mover, shortening 30% from opening, which is a strong signal of stable confidence in a field of modest SR values. Ralph Beckett (17% strike rate, 953 runners) is one of the shrewder yards and pairs with Rossa Ryan (16%) — a competent booking. The 9-9 weight is the lightest carried by any of the three highest-SR horses, giving a meaningful lbs advantage over Box Clever (10-1) and Dark Rosa (9-11). The DistFit:- and GoingFit:? are genuine concerns, but the class drop (↓1) and the sheer market confidence override those doubts — Beckett doesn't fire maiden/lower-class fillies in without a plan. Each-way alternative: Box Clever. Main danger: Dark Rosa — Dark Rosa matches Box Clever on SR:75, carries the lightest weight of the two (9-11 vs 10-1), has steamed in 27% in the market, and Billy Loughnane's 19% career strike rate is the strongest jockey stat in the field — if the DistFit:- and GoingFit:- penalties are overstated, she is the one most likely to spring the result.
Full result
Winner: Poets Praise (GB) at SP 11/4F. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.
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Poets Praise Fox #1 5/2
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Dark Rosa Fox #3 4/1
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Post Rider 14/1
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Pretty Spirited 10/1
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Kino Plasmat 4/1
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Dandy Khan 14/1
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Box Clever Fox #2 10/3
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Perfect Ruler 17/2
Top 4 — how each finished
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