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Aesterius At Bearstone Stud Handicap Stakes

15:47 Haydock Fri 04 Sep 2026 0m5f0y Class 4 Soft 12 runners

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Mr Fox’s call

Jer Batt silks

Jer Batt

SPECULATIVE Advised 3/1 Est. 32%

5TH

Mr Fox says

Jer Batt (SR:86, 3/1) is the clear class leader in this field, with an SR 4lb ahead of the next-best Lipsink (SR:82) and a full 8lb clear of the SR median. Crucially, he carries 9-12 which is manageable, and his GoingFit:+ and DistFit:+ confirm he handles soft ground at this trip — the two most critical variables on a Haydock 5f soft surface. His form 7-7334 shows consistent placing, Course:W0P2 proves he handles Haydock, and the market has firmed 5% into 3/1, suggesting informed support. Trainer Barron (8%,164) is modest in strike rate but jockey Callum Rodriguez (17%,699) is a genuine class act and his booking here is significant. Each-way alternative: Creative Queen. Main danger: Creative Queen — Creative Queen (SR:76, 6/1) is trained by William Haggas (21% strike rate, 1,134 runners) with Cieren Fallon (19%) aboard — elite connections stepping her up a class with blinkers first-time, and her form 217732 shows consistent involvement; at a light 9-4 she gets a meaningful weight advantage over Jer Batt's 9-12, which on soft ground could prove decisive.

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Full result

Winner: Boston Dan (IRE) at SP 14/1. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.

  1. 1 Boston Dan silks Boston Dan Tim Easterby · David Allan 14/1
  2. 2 Mighty Magnus silks Mighty Magnus Michael Dods · Connor Beasley 9/1
  3. 3 Changeofmind silks Changeofmind Declan Carroll · Zak Wheatley 9/1
  4. 4 Moonstone Boy silks Moonstone Boy Jennie Candlish · Darragh Keenan 11/1
  5. 5 Jer Batt silks Jer Batt Fox #1 David & Nicola Barron · Callum Rodriguez 11/4
  6. 6 Creative Queen silks Creative Queen Fox #2 William Haggas · Cieren Fallon 6/1
  7. 7 Accrual silks Accrual Ruth Carr · William Pyle 15/2
  8. 8 Secret Mistral silks Secret Mistral Fox #4 Tony Carroll · Clifford Lee 11/1
  9. 9 American Bay silks American Bay Paul Midgley · David Nolan 8/1
  10. 10 Spoof silks Spoof Kevin & Lauren Frost · Jack Mitchell 18/1
  11. 11 Lipsink silks Lipsink Fox #3 Michael Appleby · Alistair Rawlinson 8/1
  12. — Parisiac silks Parisiac Iain Jardine · Shay Farmer(5) 15/2

Top 4 — how each finished

  1. 1 Jer Batt silks Jer Batt 3/1 5TH
  2. 2 Creative Queen silks Creative Queen 6/1 6TH
  3. 3 Lipsink silks Lipsink 8/1 11TH
  4. 4 Secret Mistral silks Secret Mistral 12/1 8TH