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Betfred 'turbo Boost' Handicap Stakes

13:50 Epsom Mon 31 Aug 2026 0m6f3y Class 5 Good to Soft 7 runners

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Mr Fox’s call

Twirler silks

Twirler

SPECULATIVE Advised 5/2 Est. 32%

🥉 3RD

Mr Fox says

Twirler (SR 82, 5/2) is dropping THREE class tiers (ClassMv:↓3) into this Class 5 sprint, which is the standout structural advantage in the race. Despite running off a mark 5lb higher than last win, the class relief more than compensates — a horse rated SR 82 in a field where the ceiling is SR 84 has real ability here. The market has backed this view emphatically: a 52% inward move from opening price is serious money, and at Epsom specifically Twirler holds a Course:W1P3 record that beats every rival bar Em Four for course familiarity. The 8-day turnaround is tight but not alarming, and the DistFit:~ at 6f is workable. Each-way alternative: Em Four. Main danger: Em Four — Em Four (SR 78, 10/3) holds Course:W1P1 at Epsom, ran just 7 days ago so is race-fit, and despite a 14% drift the Saffie Osborne booking from a family yard often signals intent — the course knowledge and fitness edge could offset the class-drop advantage Twirler holds.

Verify· #15184

Full result

Winner: Proof (GB) at SP 10/1. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.

  1. 1 Proof silks Proof Fox #4 Charles Hills · Jason Watson 7/1
  2. 2 Harry's Halo silks Harry's Halo Kevin & Lauren Frost · Seamus Cronin(5) 5/1
  3. 3 Twirler silks Twirler Fox #1 Michael Attwater · Kieren Fox 7/2
  4. 4 Cayman Tai silks Cayman Tai Richard Hannon · Joe Leavy 17/2
  5. 5 Em Four silks Em Four Fox #2 Jamie Osborne · Saffie Osborne 11/4
  6. 6 Perfect Location silks Perfect Location Tom Ward · Pierre-Louis Jamin 18/1
  7. 7 Logi Bear silks Logi Bear Fox #3 John Butler · David Probert 4/1

Top 4 — how each finished

  1. 1 Twirler silks Twirler 5/2 🥉 3RD
  2. 2 Em Four silks Em Four 10/3 5TH
  3. 3 Logi Bear silks Logi Bear 5/1 7TH
  4. 4 Proof silks Proof 11/2 SP 10/1 🏆 WON