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Silent Pool Gin "Confined" Handicap Stakes (For Horses Which Have Won No More Than One Race)

15:25 Ascot Sat 05 Sep 2026 1m1f212y Class 3 Good 7 runners

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Mr Fox’s call

Gavriel silks

Gavriel

SPECULATIVE Advised 5/4 SP 5/2 Est. 35%

🏆 WON

Mr Fox says

Gavriel (SR 98, 5/4) leads the field on ability despite stepping up a class, and the Gosden yard's 25% strike rate is the strongest trainer stat in the race. The 7% market shortening confirms stable confidence, and Robert Havlin is a trusted Gosden deputy. Carrying 9-9, Gavriel has a 5lb weight advantage over Law Court (SR 101, 9-1) — the only horse rated higher — which partially compensates for that SR gap and the class rise. The form reads 41-2 (last run a second, prior run a win), showing progressive consistency for a three-year-old that has scope to improve at this trip. Each-way alternative: Law Court. Main danger: Law Court — Law Court (SR 101) is the highest-rated horse in the field, carries only 9-1, has a confirmed GoingFit:+ on today's good ground, and a form line of 221292 showing consistent placed efforts — his biggest threat is the +5 mark increase, but on going he handles he could outrun his 9/2 price.

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Full result

Winner: Gavriel (GB) at SP 5/2. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.

  1. 1 Gavriel silks Gavriel Fox #1 John & Thady Gosden · Robert Havlin 5/4
  2. 2 Balzac silks Balzac Jane Chapple-Hyam · Sorin Moldoveanu(7) 14/1
  3. 3 Lion of Alba silks Lion of Alba Fox #3 Hugo Palmer · David Probert 11/2
  4. 4 Kahin silks Kahin William Haggas · Cieren Fallon 10/3
  5. 5 Now Maybe silks Now Maybe George Baker · Jack Callan 20/1
  6. 6 Law Court silks Law Court Fox #2 Richard Hannon · Faleh Bughanaim 9/2
  7. — Dark Whisper silks Dark Whisper David Menuisier · Saffie Osborne 18/1

Top 4 — how each finished

  1. 1 Gavriel silks Gavriel 5/4 SP 5/2 🏆 WON
  2. 2 Law Court silks Law Court 9/2 6TH
  3. 3 Lion of Alba silks Lion of Alba 5/1 🥉 3RD