Auto Services Volkswagen Commercial Aftersales Novices' Hurdle Race (GBB Race)

14:50 Perth Mon 07 Sep 2026 2m47y Class 4 Good 5 runners

Mr Fox’s call

Cosmos d'Ainay

HIGH Advised 8/15 SP 8/15F Est. 58%

🏆 WON

Mr Fox says

Cosmos d'Ainay (SR:131, 8/15) is the class standout in a modest 5-runner novice hurdle. His form string /193-1 shows a last-time-out win, and crucially his GoingFit:+ confirms he handles today's good ground well. Gordon Elliott at 15% strike rate paired with Sean Bowen at 23% is a formidable combination, and the market has backed him in a further 16% since opening — informed money is behind him. At SR:131 he is 12+ points clear of the next-best (Secret Soldier at 119, Puppet Master at 117) and that SR gap translates into a clear ability edge in a small, weak field. Each-way alternative: Datstheholyallofit. Main danger: Datstheholyallofit — Datstheholyallofit (SR:107, 4/1) carries the lightest competitive weight at 10-7, has shown progressive form (44-123 moving to 1-2-3 finishes), ran just 10 days ago suggesting peak fitness, and has steamed in 26% in the market — the biggest move in the field after the favourite — which points to stable confidence at an attractive price.

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Full result

Winner: Cosmos D'ainay (FR) at SP 8/15F. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.

1 Cosmos d'Ainay Fox #1 Gordon Elliott · Sean Bowen 4/11
2 Puppet Master Fox #3 Ciaran Murphy · James Bowen 3/1
3 Luna Grace Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore · Derek Fox 12/1
4 Secret Soldier Andrew Hamilton · Conor Rabbitt(3) 80/1
— Datstheholyallofit Fox #2 Patrick Neville · Brian Hughes -

Top 4 — how each finished

1 Cosmos d'Ainay 8/15 SP 8/15F 🏆 WON
2 Datstheholyallofit 4/1
3 Puppet Master 4/1 🥈 2ND