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Step Into Luxury With Purple Granite Handicap Hurdle Race

18:36 Worcester Fri 04 Sep 2026 2m0f0y Class 4 Good 6 runners

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Mr Fox’s call

Tilehurst silks

Tilehurst

SPECULATIVE Advised 13/8 Est. 38%

🥈 2ND

Mr Fox says

Tilehurst (SR 116, 13/8) is the class leader in a modest 6-runner Class 4 field and brings the most compelling combination of signals: proven course form (W1P3 at Worcester), confirmed distance fit (DistFit:+) and going fit (GoingFit:+) on today's Good ground, and Sean Bowen in the saddle at 23% career strike rate. The 12-0 top-weight and a MarkMv:+7 above last win are the main concerns, but the SR advantage over the rest of the field is clear and the course-specialist profile on a track where familiarity counts is hard to dismiss. Emerald Time at 5/2 is the principal danger — SR 115 is nearly identical, carries 3lb less, and arrives on a strong recent form line including a win last time, though the apprentice booking (Toby McCain-Mitchell, 14% strike rate, only 22 career rides) introduces more risk than Bowen does. Each-way alternative: Emerald Time. Main danger: Emerald Time — SR 115 is virtually identical to Tilehurst's, carries 3lb less at 11-11, has a course win and place to its name, and arrives on the back of a recent win with confirmed distance and going fit — only the inexperienced apprentice jockey prevents it from being the selection.

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Full result

Winner: Zafaan (IRE) at SP 4/1. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.

  1. 1 Zafaan silks Zafaan Charlie Clover · Harry Bannister 9/2
  2. 2 Tilehurst silks Tilehurst Fox #1 Neil Mulholland · Sean Bowen 13/8
  3. 3 Emerald Time silks Emerald Time Fox #2 Ryan Hatch · Toby McCain-Mitchell(3) 11/4
  4. 4 Sun Art silks Sun Art Fox #3 Fergal O'Brien · Jack Hogan 9/2
  5. 5 Lord Virginia silks Lord Virginia Martin Keighley · Freddie Keighley(5) 14/1
  6. 6 Call Me Tara silks Call Me Tara Fergal O'Brien · Tom Broughton(3) 28/1

Top 4 — how each finished

  1. 1 Tilehurst silks Tilehurst 13/8 🥈 2ND
  2. 2 Emerald Time silks Emerald Time 5/2 🥉 3RD
  3. 3 Sun Art silks Sun Art 11/2 🏁 4TH