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Racing To School Nursery Handicap Stakes

13:53 Catterick Tue 08 Sep 2026 5f212y Class 6 Good 8 runners

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Mr Fox’s call

Aura Of Melania silks

Aura Of Melania

SPECULATIVE Advised 5/4 Est. 38%

🥈 2ND

Mr Fox says

Aura Of Melania (SR 70, 5/4) is the clear ability leader in this Class 6 nursery, carrying a manageable 9-7 and backed in 10% from opening price — meaningful market confidence in a field this modest. Roger Fell's stable has identified this as their #1 runner over stablemate Johns Power (SR 30, 40/1), booking Kevin Stott (13% career strike rate) versus the lesser Oisin McSweeney. The 644532 form string shows consistent engagement across multiple runs, and the class-level drop in quality among rivals means that SR 70 — a full 9 points clear of next-best Cheeky Chesca (SR 69) — translates to a genuine advantage. The course place (W0P1) confirms familiarity with Catterick's tight track, and while GoingFit is unproven, today's good ground is benign for a 2yo. Each-way alternative: Cheeky Chesca. Main danger: Cheeky Chesca — Cheeky Chesca (SR 69, 10/3) drops two class tiers, has course experience (W0P1), carries the lightest competitive weight at 9-4 giving her a 3lb pull on Aura Of Melania, and Tim Easterby's yard has clearly selected David Allan (11% strike rate, far superior to Kirrane on Spectacular Diver) as the stable's main hope — blinkers first-time adds an urgency factor that could see her land the class drop well.

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Full result

Winner: Cheeky Chesca (IRE) at SP 7/2. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.

  1. 1 Cheeky Chesca silks Cheeky Chesca Fox #2 Tim Easterby · David Allan 7/2
  2. 2 Aura Of Melania silks Aura Of Melania Fox #1 Roger Fell · Kevin Stott 6/4
  3. 3 Johns Power silks Johns Power Roger Fell · Oisin McSweeney 33/1
  4. 4 Moriarty Moon silks Moriarty Moon Michael Bell · Jason Hart 9/2
  5. 5 Mick's The Boy silks Mick's The Boy Michael & David Easterby · Billy Garritty 9/1
  6. 6 Spectacular Diver silks Spectacular Diver Tim Easterby · Sean Kirrane 16/1
  7. 7 Lady Titania silks Lady Titania Fox #3 K. R. Burke · Jack Nicholls(3) 9/1
  8. 8 Steamy Wonder silks Steamy Wonder Dylan Cunha · P J McDonald 18/1

Top 4 — how each finished

  1. 1 Aura Of Melania silks Aura Of Melania 5/4 🥈 2ND
  2. 2 Cheeky Chesca silks Cheeky Chesca 10/3 SP 7/2 🏆 WON
  3. 3 Lady Titania silks Lady Titania 15/2 7TH