Fifth Regiment Royal Artillery Handicap Stakes (Div II)

15:36 Catterick Tue 08 Sep 2026 5f212y Class 6 Good 10 runners

Mr Fox’s call

Kings Merchant

SPECULATIVE Advised 5/2 SP 7/4F Est. 32%

🏆 WON

Mr Fox says

Kings Merchant (SR 74, 5/2) is the clear SR leader in this Class 6 field by a margin of 11 points over the next-best Ideal Guest (SR 63), and the market has backed that assessment emphatically with a 21% inward move. At 9-13 the weight is manageable given the SR advantage. The Philip Kirby yard operates at only 4% overall but Kevin Stott is a 13% striker and the combination of market confidence plus a recent form figure of 5 last time out suggests a horse coming back into form. The negatives are DistFit:- and GoingFit:-, which cannot be dismissed, but in a modest Class 6 sprint the SR edge and strong market support override those concerns. Each-way alternative: Ideal Guest. Main danger: Ideal Guest — Ideal Guest (SR 63, 10/3) carries only 9-9 — 4lb less than Kings Merchant — has GoingFit:+ on today's good ground, Course:W0P2 at Catterick showing familiarity, and Harriet Bethell's 17% trainer strike rate from a small yard is a standout figure that suggests genuine stable confidence.

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Full result

Winner: Kings Merchant (GB) at SP 7/4F. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.

1 Kings Merchant Fox #1 Philip Kirby · Kevin Stott 5/2
2 Eldeyaar Antony Brittain · Cam Hardie 9/1
3 One Of Our Own Fox #3 Rebecca Menzies · Clifford Lee 13/2
4 Ideal Guest Fox #2 Harriet Bethell · Ethan Tindall(5) 3/1
5 Hi Lord W H Harrison · Barry McHugh 15/2
6 Winter Crown Liam Bailey · Jack Garritty 25/1
7 Dream Deal Fox #4 Tim Easterby · David Allan 13/2
8 Aurora's Doublesix Brian Rothwell · Shay Farmer(5) 150/1
9 Pit Boss Liam Bailey · Billy Garritty 17/2
— Solar Cooper Mark Walford · Oisin Orr 40/1

Top 4 — how each finished

1 Kings Merchant 5/2 SP 7/4F 🏆 WON
2 Ideal Guest 10/3 🏁 4TH
3 One Of Our Own 13/2 🥉 3RD
4 Dream Deal 13/2 7TH