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Sky Sports Racing Virgin 512 Amateur Jockeys' Handicap Stakes

14:20 Lingfield (AW) Tue 01 Sep 2026 1m2f Class 6 Good 10 runners

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Mr Fox’s call

Divot silks

Divot

MEDIUM Advised 7/4 Est. 38%

🏁 4TH

Mr Fox says

Divot (SR:71, 7/4, 11-2) is the standout on every meaningful metric. The SR of 71 is the field's highest by 6 points, and a form string of 357113 shows a horse in career-best form with back-to-back wins — the rightmost '3' being the most recent, suggesting a hard-fought but consistent effort at the tail of a hot run. Dropping one class (ClassMv:↓1) from the last run puts Divot in a more comfortable tier for this Class 6 heat, and proven distance fitness (DistFit:+) on good going (GoingFit:+) checks every environmental box. The market has shortened 15% since opening — the sharpest inward move in the field — and jockey Mr Henry Callan carries a 42% strike rate from 33 rides, exceptional for the amateur ranks. Weight of 11-2 is manageable and shared with Bownder, who is meaningfully inferior on SR. Each-way alternative: Bownder. Main danger: Bownder — Bownder (SR:66, 6/1) has a Course:W1P3 record at Lingfield that no other serious contender can match, has shortened 8% in the market, and GoingFit:+ confirms the ground suits — course specialisation on an AW track is a genuine edge that could bridge the 5-point SR gap to Divot.

Verify· #15404

Full result

Winner: Alazwar (IRE) at SP 6/1. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.

  1. 1 Alazwar silks Alazwar Fox #3 Archie Watson · Miss Brodie Hampson 7/1
  2. 2 Little She silks Little She Marcus Tregoning · Miss Alice Tregoning(5) 25/1
  3. 3 Kurios Lady silks Kurios Lady Michael Madgwick · Mr Fletcher Yarham 28/1
  4. 4 Divot silks Divot Fox #1 William Knight · Mr Henry Callan 13/8
  5. 5 The Pug silks The Pug Olly Murphy · Miss Jemima Stewart(7) 28/1
  6. 6 Warrnambool silks Warrnambool Nick Littmoden · Miss Grace Littmoden(5) 16/1
  7. 7 Norflondonforever silks Norflondonforever Faye Bramley · Mr James Hills(5) 11/2
  8. 8 Wrist Art silks Wrist Art Fox #4 James Owen · Miss Ruby Criscuolo(5) 12/1
  9. 9 Bownder silks Bownder Fox #2 Jonathan Portman · Mr Frederick Tett 3/1
  10. 10 Imperial Decision silks Imperial Decision Keiran Burke · Mr Louis Burke(7) 50/1

Top 4 — how each finished

  1. 1 Divot silks Divot 7/4 🏁 4TH
  2. 2 Bownder silks Bownder 6/1 9TH
  3. 3 Alazwar silks Alazwar 4/1 SP 6/1 🏆 WON
  4. 4 Wrist Art silks Wrist Art 8/1 8TH