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14:15 Sandown Sat 29 Aug 2026 1m1f209y Class 2 Good 13 runners

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Mr Fox’s call

Alcarath silks

Alcarath

SPECULATIVE Advised 4/1 Est. 28%

🥈 2ND

Mr Fox says

Alcarath (SR 100, 4/1) is the standout on market intelligence — shortening 41% since opening is the most dramatic move in the field and Oisin Murphy's booking (21% career strike rate, 1366 runners) screams intent from connections. Carrying 9-2 is competitive given the weight range, and stepping up one class is offset by the SR being well within range of the top-rated pair (Crown Of Oaks SR 103, Kokbastau SR 103). The going and distance records are moderate rather than negative, meaning there's no firm contraindication at this trip on good ground. Alan King (14%) is a reliable handler for this type and the 78-day freshener after a campaign is consistent with a horse readied for a specific target. Each-way alternative: Crown Of Oaks. Main danger: Crown Of Oaks — Crown Of Oaks (SR 103, 15/2) is the joint-highest rated runner, has confirmed distance and going fitness (DistFit:+ GoingFit:+), is trained by William Haggas (21% strike rate) and has shortened 9% in the market — the form figure '1131' before the recent '7' suggests a horse capable of bouncing back at this trip.

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Full result

Winner: Kokbastau (GB) at SP 9/2. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.

  1. 1 Kokbastau silks Kokbastau Fox #3 Roger Varian · Ray Dawson 7/2
  2. 2 Alcarath silks Alcarath Fox #1 Alan King · Oisin Murphy 7/2
  3. 3 Stem silks Stem Richard Hannon · Pat Dobbs 13/2
  4. 4 Gonna Fly silks Gonna Fly Fox #4 Ralph Beckett · Rossa Ryan 12/1
  5. 5 My Love Is King silks My Love Is King John & Thady Gosden · Robert Havlin 7/1
  6. 6 Tribal Chief silks Tribal Chief David Menuisier · Sean Levey 10/1
  7. 7 Flying Frontier silks Flying Frontier James Tate · Luke Morris 40/1
  8. 8 Involvement silks Involvement Simon & Ed Crisford · Mason Paetel(3) 33/1
  9. 9 Crown Of Oaks silks Crown Of Oaks Fox #2 William Haggas · Callum Rodriguez 13/2
  10. 10 The Glen Rovers silks The Glen Rovers Lucy Wadham · William Buick 50/1
  11. 11 Love Beach silks Love Beach James Fanshawe · Kaiya Fraser 14/1
  12. — King's Charter silks King's Charter Charlie Appleby · Toby Moore(7) 10/1
  13. — Cash silks Cash David Simcock · Jamie Spencer 40/1

Top 4 — how each finished

  1. 1 Alcarath silks Alcarath 4/1 🥈 2ND
  2. 2 Crown Of Oaks silks Crown Of Oaks 15/2 9TH
  3. 3 Kokbastau silks Kokbastau 7/2 SP 9/2 🏆 WON
  4. 4 Gonna Fly silks Gonna Fly 11/1 🏁 4TH