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Ripon Rowels Handicap Stakes
Mr Fox’s call
Spoken Truth
SPECULATIVE Advised 2/1 SP 6/4F Est. 32%
Mr Fox says
Spoken Truth (SR 95, 2/1) is the class leader in this field and the O'Meara yard's clear number-one runner — booked Daniel Tudhope (16%, 877 career runs) over stablemate Mirsky's Mark Winn (11%), and the market has steamed in 40% from opening, the most aggressive move in the race. GoingFit:+ on today's good ground is a material edge over several rivals. The SR 95 is comfortably the highest in the field, and while DistFit:- is a flag at 1m, the horse is stepping up just one class tier and the weight (9-1) gives a favourable lbs edge over English Oak (10-4) and English Oak's SR is only 91. The O'Meara stable form (11%, 1317 runners) is solid rather than blazing, but the combination of top SR, strongest market move, elite jockey booking and proven going preference makes Spoken Truth the clear selection. Each-way alternative: Racingbreaks Ryder. Main danger: English Oak — English Oak (SR 91, 11/2) has steamed in 24% — the second-strongest market move — and despite a heavy weight burden of 10-4, its SR is the second highest in the field and the trainer's 18% strike rate from a small but potent 100-runner sample suggests the yard fires on its day.
Full result
Winner: Spoken Truth (IRE) at SP 6/4F. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.
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Spoken Truth Fox #1 6/4
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Mirsky Fox #4 7/1
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Racingbreaks Ryder Fox #3 10/1
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Milteye 11/1
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Mr Professor 9/1
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English Oak Fox #2 6/1
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Firefall 18/1
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Thunder Roar 22/1
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Majestic Dane 15/2
Top 4 — how each finished
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