Napoleons Casino And Restaurant Leeds Classified Stakes (Div II)

17:20 Ripon Mon 31 Aug 2026 1m1f170y Class 6 Good 10 runners

Mr Fox’s call

Evelyn's Phoenix

SPECULATIVE Advised 10/3 Est. 26%

🥉 3RD

Mr Fox says

Evelyn's Phoenix (SR:56, 10/3) carries the highest Saturday Rating in the field and has been backed from 10/3 in by 25% — the strongest market move in the race — suggesting informed support despite a modest form line of 969064. At age 5 in a Class 6 classified stakes, the MarkMv:-3 means connections are running off a lowered mark and Tim Easterby's yard, while only striking at 9%, has form at this level. The going (Good) suits better than truly testing conditions and the tongue-plate headgear (HG:tp) may sharpen focus. The DistFit:- is a concern but this is a weak field where the SR edge and market confidence outweigh that reservation. Each-way alternative: Back From Dubai. Main danger: Back From Dubai — Back From Dubai (SR:54) matches Evelyn's Phoenix at the top of the SR table, David Egan is a high-quality booking at 14% career strike rate, and a MarkMv:-2 drop gives connections a slight edge, even if the 18% drift is a mild worry.

Verify· #15321

Full result

Winner: Tiberio Force (GB) at SP 7/1. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.

1 Tiberio Force Simon Whitaker · Mark Winn 10/1
2 Ten Sixty Six Fox #3 David O'Meara · Daniel Tudhope 4/1
3 Evelyn's Phoenix Fox #1 Tim Easterby · David Allan 4/1
4 Golden Samba Tina Jackson · Joanna Mason 11/1
5 Wheres The Crumpet David Thompson · Aiden Brookes 28/1
6 Captain Bruce Andrew Crook · Cam Hardie 22/1
7 Back From Dubai Fox #2 Roy Bowring · David Egan 7/2
8 Retro Rocket Martin Keighley · Harry Vigors(5) 33/1
9 Balance Of Trade Gary Rutherford · Rhys Elliott(5) 40/1
10 Quirke On Parole Fox #4 Mark Walford · Jason Hart 11/4

Top 4 — how each finished

1 Evelyn's Phoenix 10/3 🥉 3RD
2 Back From Dubai 10/3 7TH
3 Ten Sixty Six 4/1 🥈 2ND
4 Quirke On Parole 4/1 10TH