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Sun Racing Summer Jumps Championship Handicap Hurdle Race

17:10 Bangor-on-Dee Fri 04 Sep 2026 2m3f123y Class 5 Good 12 runners

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Mr Fox’s call

Lucky In Taipan silks

Lucky In Taipan

SPECULATIVE Advised 15/8 Est. 32%

Mr Fox says

Lucky In Taipan (SR 84, 15/8) has steamed in 49% from its opening price — the strongest market move in the field by a considerable margin — and carries a favourable 10-2, giving it a meaningful weight advantage over the top-rated horses in the field. Ben Pauling's yard operates at a 20% strike rate from 110 runners and Ben Jones at 19% from 121, a confident, professional combination. The form string P60-63 shows a recent third and sixth, indicating a horse coming back to form, and the class is unchanged making this a manageable assignment. The SR of 84 leads the shortlist of non-drifters and, combined with the exceptional market confidence, this is a well-supported case. Each-way alternative: Ashdown Forest. Main danger: Ashdown Forest — Ashdown Forest (SR 90, 11/4) is the highest-rated runner in the field and the Dan Skelton / Harry Skelton combination operates at elite strike rates (21% and 27%), and despite drifting 40% — which gives pause — recent form 776-13 shows a last-run win that could signal a horse in the groove.

Verify· #16044

Full result

Winner: Ballynoe Boy (IRE) at SP 3/1J. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.

  1. 1 Ballynoe Boy silks Ballynoe Boy Fox #4 Nicky Richards · Danny McMenamin 4/1
  2. 2 Cawthorne Cracker silks Cawthorne Cracker Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero · Toby Wynne 16/1
  3. 3 Ashdown Forest silks Ashdown Forest Fox #2 Dan Skelton · Harry Skelton 11/4
  4. 4 Faded Fantasy silks Faded Fantasy Christian Williams · Mr J J Murphy-Knight(7) 40/1
  5. 5 La Lolita silks La Lolita Fox #3 Gary Hanmer · James Bowen 15/2
  6. 6 Dante's Inferno silks Dante's Inferno Tony Culhane & Stella Barclay · Jonathan Burke 10/1
  7. 7 Bobby Socks silks Bobby Socks Lizzie Quinlan · Sean Quinlan 33/1
  8. 8 Eyeeye silks Eyeeye Clare Ellam · Brendan Powell 66/1
  9. — Present Fair silks Present Fair Donald McCain · Mr Harry Brown(10) 16/1
  10. — Lord Cauvelliere silks Lord Cauvelliere Sheila Lewis · Sean Houlihan 16/1
  11. — Cappa Lass silks Cappa Lass Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero · Jack Tudor 25/1
  12. — Lucky In Taipan silks Lucky In Taipan Fox #1 Ben Pauling · Ben Jones 15/8

Top 4 — how each finished

  1. 1 Lucky In Taipan silks Lucky In Taipan 15/8
  2. 2 Ashdown Forest silks Ashdown Forest 11/4 🥉 3RD
  3. 3 La Lolita silks La Lolita 7/1 5TH
  4. 4 Ballynoe Boy silks Ballynoe Boy 7/2 SP 3/1J 🏆 WON