Virgin Bet Celebration Mile Stakes (Group 2)

15:10 Goodwood Sat 29 Aug 2026 1m0f0y Class 1 Good to Firm 9 runners

Mr Fox’s call

Zavateri

SPECULATIVE Advised 13/8 SP 11/10F Est. 32%

🏆 WON

Mr Fox says

Zavateri (SR:125, 13/8) is the class standout in this field by SR margin, carries the lightest weight at 9-1 — a meaningful 6lb advantage over the 9-7 contingent — and has confirmed both distance and going fitness (DistFit:+, GoingFit:+) on good-to-firm ground at this exact mile trip. Course:W1P1 at Goodwood adds further comfort, and the market has shortened 6% to 13/8, indicating quiet confidence rather than noise. The 3-year-old age allowance built into the 9-1 weight means connections are willingly conceding less poundage than rivals, and the 7-day turnaround from an active stable is not a concern for a horse clearly in mid-season form. Each-way alternative: Boiling Point. Main danger: Seagulls Eleven — Seagulls Eleven (SR:122, 4/1) is the second-rated horse in the field, has course form (W1P1), and a GoingFit:~ that is not prohibitive on good-to-firm, making it the most likely runner to capitalise if Zavateri underperforms at the short price.

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Full result

Winner: Zavateri (IRE) at SP 11/10F. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.

1 Zavateri Fox #1 Eve Johnson Houghton · Charles Bishop 13/8
2 Qirat Ralph Beckett · Hector Crouch 6/1
3 Fast Tracker Ed Walker · Cieren Fallon 25/1
4 Ebt's Guard William Muir & Chris Grassick · Daniel Tudhope 12/1
5 Naqeeb Julie Camacho · Ryan Sexton 12/1
6 Boiling Point Fox #2 K. R. Burke · Clifford Lee 5/1
7 Seagulls Eleven Fox #3 Hugo Palmer · David Probert 4/1
— Arisaig Charlie Johnston · Callum Shepherd 25/1
— Pina Sonata James Fanshawe · Daniel Muscutt 25/1

Top 4 — how each finished

1 Zavateri 13/8 SP 11/10F 🏆 WON
2 Boiling Point 9/2 6TH
3 Seagulls Eleven 4/1 7TH