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16:53 Haydock Fri 04 Sep 2026 1m3f140y Class 5 Soft 13 runners

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Mr Fox’s call

Flash Bardot silks

Flash Bardot

SPECULATIVE Advised 4/1 Est. 28%

7TH

Mr Fox says

Flash Bardot (SR:77, 4/1) carries the highest Saturday Rating in the field and has steamed in 48% from morning prices — the most dramatic market move by a wide margin, suggesting informed money is strongly behind this runner. Henrietta C Knight's 19% career strike rate pairs with Cieren Fallon (also 19%), making this a high-quality connections pairing for a Class 5 handicap. Dropping down one class off a flat run (ClassMv:↓1) with a career-top jockey booking and a SR advantage over the next-best rivals (Yokohama 79, Naturalia 76) supports the case. The DistFit:- flag is a genuine concern over 1m3f140y on soft, but the extraordinary market confidence overrides this — the yard clearly believes the trip will be fine today. Each-way alternative: Naturalia. Main danger: Naturalia — Naturalia (SR:76, 9/2) has shortened 18% in the market, shows a recent winning form line (222441), carries a DistFit:+ at this trip, and gets in on a light 9-6 — the combination of proven distance ability, improving form, and light weight on soft ground makes it the most credible threat to Flash Bardot.

Verify· #16033

Full result

Winner: Lightning Tiger (IRE) at SP 8/1. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.

  1. 1 Lightning Tiger silks Lightning Tiger Charlie Fellowes · Callum Rodriguez 11/2
  2. 2 Lesrico silks Lesrico Lisa Williamson · Ben Ffrench Davis(5) 11/2
  3. 3 Yokohama silks Yokohama Fox #4 John Butler · Conor Whiteley(5) 6/1
  4. 4 Green Falcon silks Green Falcon David Menuisier · Jack Doughty 12/1
  5. 5 Made All silks Made All Sam England · Oisin Orr 25/1
  6. 6 Star Time silks Star Time Alan King · Harry Vigors(5) 14/1
  7. 7 Flash Bardot silks Flash Bardot Fox #1 Henrietta C Knight · Cieren Fallon 3/1
  8. 8 Naturalia silks Naturalia Fox #2 Donald Whillans · Shay Farmer(5) 13/2
  9. 9 Ziggy's Avenger silks Ziggy's Avenger Michael Bell · Ryan Kavanagh(3) 12/1
  10. 10 Hamadhan silks Hamadhan Jennie Candlish · Darragh Keenan 20/1
  11. 11 Marianita silks Marianita Ralph Beckett · Hector Crouch 9/1
  12. 12 Tortured Soul silks Tortured Soul Tony Carroll · Molly Gunn(5) 33/1
  13. — Blue Wonder silks Blue Wonder Fox #3 Hughie Morrison · Clifford Lee 11/2

Top 4 — how each finished

  1. 1 Flash Bardot silks Flash Bardot 4/1 7TH
  2. 2 Naturalia silks Naturalia 9/2 8TH
  3. 3 Blue Wonder silks Blue Wonder 11/2
  4. 4 Yokohama silks Yokohama 11/2 🥉 3RD