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17:36 Worcester Fri 04 Sep 2026 2m0f0y Class 5 Good 10 runners

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Mr Fox’s call

Spanish Darling silks

Spanish Darling

SPECULATIVE Advised 4/1 Est. 28%

Mr Fox says

Spanish Darling (SR:108, 4/1, 11-2) is the highest-rated runner in a modest Class 5 bumper field and carries the Tom George yard's #1 billing — a 4-runner shortlist with stable companion Dark Tide Rising drifting badly at 25/1 (out 26%) confirms George's focus here. The form string 251-13 shows consistent involvement at the business end of races, and a course place (W0P1 at Worcester) is meaningful course familiarity. Company Charge (SR:86) has steamed in 37% which demands respect, but SR 86 is workmanlike at best and the trainer strike rate of 3% from 89 runners is a significant concern — the money may simply be yard-loyal. Spanish Darling's SR edge of 8-9 points over the next cluster of rivals, combined with a sensible 4/1 price and stable confidence, makes it the most coherent selection. Each-way alternative: Ebarayna. Main danger: Ebarayna — Ebarayna (SR:115, 10/3) is actually the SR leader in the field, carries a favourable 10-7 weight, and despite drifting 11% in the market, a single run second on debut is an acceptable foundation — if the drift is market noise rather than a genuine negative signal, this horse's raw rating gives it the ceiling to win.

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Full result

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

  1. 1 Dark Tide Rising silks Dark Tide Rising Tom George · Kielan Woods 25/1
  2. 2 Brave Lion silks Brave Lion Fox #4 Olly Murphy · Sean Bowen 7/4
  3. 3 Midnight Lexi silks Midnight Lexi Dan Skelton · Tristan Durrell 5/1
  4. 4 Secret Jet Away silks Secret Jet Away Martin Keighley · Freddie Keighley(5) 6/1
  5. 5 Queens Glance silks Queens Glance Mark Rimell · Harry Cobden 28/1
  6. 6 Mouth Watering silks Mouth Watering Deborah Cole · James Best 11/1
  7. 7 Roi Des Diamants silks Roi Des Diamants Deborah Cole · Lewis Stones(3) 125/1
  8. 8 Ebarayna silks Ebarayna Fox #2 Henry Oliver · Lee Edwards 3/1
  9. — Company Charge silks Company Charge Fox #3 Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies · Sam Twiston-Davies 10/1
  10. — Spanish Darling silks Spanish Darling Fox #1 Tom George · Liam Harrison 4/1

Top 4 — how each finished

  1. 1 Spanish Darling silks Spanish Darling 4/1
  2. 2 Ebarayna silks Ebarayna 10/3 8TH
  3. 3 Company Charge silks Company Charge 10/1
  4. 4 Brave Lion silks Brave Lion 3/1 🥈 2ND