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Arete Foundation Fillies' Handicap Stakes

16:20 Haydock Fri 04 Sep 2026 0m6f212y Class 5 Soft 12 runners

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Mr Fox’s call

Cypriot Diaspora silks

Cypriot Diaspora

SPECULATIVE Advised 15/8 Est. 28%

🥉 3RD

Mr Fox says

Cypriot Diaspora (SR:74, 15/8) is the class standout in this field, carrying just 9-7 — the lightest weight among the top-rated runners — and arrives on a 7-day turnaround which signals a confident yard. Crucially, GoingFit:+ confirms she handles soft ground, the one variable that unpicks most of this field who carry GoingFit:? (untested). Her most recent form reads 863241, with that last-time-out win the key anchor; trainer Rod Millman (13% SR) and jockey Callum Rodriguez (17% SR) are a competent combo. The DistFit:- flag at this 6f212y trip is the one concern, but in a Class 5 fillies' handicap with soft-ground specialist credentials and the lightest competitive weight, she holds a genuine edge over rivals who cannot confirm the going. Homestrait's Mkt:in35% is notable but she's unproven on soft; Magic Music's Mkt:in47% is the sharpest move in the race and she has DistFit:+ but GoingFit:? and a weaker trainer profile. Each-way alternative: Homestrait. Main danger: Magic Music — Magic Music has steamed in 47% in the market — the sharpest move of the entire field — and carries DistFit:+ at this 6f212y trip, meaning connections clearly expect a bold show even with the GoingFit:? uncertainty on today's soft ground.

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Full result

Winner: Homestrait (IRE) at SP 9/2. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.

  1. 1 Homestrait silks Homestrait Fox #2 Brian Ellison · Tom Kiely-Marshall(5) 13/2
  2. 2 Only Dream Big silks Only Dream Big Tim Easterby · David Allan 22/1
  3. 3 Cypriot Diaspora silks Cypriot Diaspora Fox #1 Rod Millman · Callum Rodriguez 13/8
  4. 4 Toralou silks Toralou Mark Loughnane · Jack Mitchell 10/1
  5. 5 Gelato silks Gelato Adrian Wintle · Finley Marsh 20/1
  6. 6 Magic Music silks Magic Music Fox #3 Steph Hollinshead · Luke Catton(3) 9/1
  7. 7 Folkene silks Folkene Roger Fell · Joanna Mason 12/1
  8. 8 Light The Night Up silks Light The Night Up K. R. Burke · Clifford Lee 15/2
  9. 9 Dream Illusion silks Dream Illusion Michael Herrington · David Probert 9/1
  10. 10 Clementines Star silks Clementines Star Fox #4 Daniel & Claire Kubler · William Carver 10/1
  11. — Imelda silks Imelda David Loughnane · Hector Crouch 16/1
  12. — Pickersgill silks Pickersgill Iain Jardine · Paul Mulrennan -

Top 4 — how each finished

  1. 1 Cypriot Diaspora silks Cypriot Diaspora 15/8 🥉 3RD
  2. 2 Homestrait silks Homestrait 6/1 SP 9/2 🏆 WON
  3. 3 Magic Music silks Magic Music 9/1 6TH
  4. 4 Clementines Star silks Clementines Star 10/1 10TH