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17:07 Leicester Tue 08 Sep 2026 1m2f Class 6 Good to Soft 11 runners

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Mr Fox’s call

Ricardo Phillips silks

Ricardo Phillips

SPECULATIVE Advised 2/1 Est. 32%

🥉 3RD

Mr Fox says

Ricardo Phillips leads the field on SR (70) by a clear margin — 11 points clear of second-best Charencey (SR:60) — and carries a very manageable 9-7 in a Class 6 apprentice handicap. The Course:W2P3 record at Leicester is the standout contextual signal: this horse has won twice and placed three times at this track, making him a genuine course specialist. The market has shortened 8% since opening, confirming quiet confidence from connections, and trainer Henry Candy's 15% strike rate is the strongest in the field. The only concern is a MarkMv:+3 and a DistFit:? suggesting the 1m2f trip is unproven, but the recent form 93-321 shows a last-time-out second that suggests return to form, and the course affinity plus SR dominance overrides the distance uncertainty. Each-way alternative: Little Tiger. Main danger: Little Tiger — Little Tiger (SR:59, 4/1, market shortened 9%) carries the lightest competitive weight at 9-3, has placed twice at Leicester (Course:W0P2), and the market move suggests stable confidence that could translate into a bold show at a price.

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Full result

Winner: Dinah Myte (GB) at SP 11/2. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.

  1. 1 Dinah Myte silks Dinah Myte Fox #4 John Gallagher · William Pyle 7/1
  2. 2 Little Tiger silks Little Tiger Fox #2 William Stone · Laura Coughlan 7/2
  3. 3 Ricardo Phillips silks Ricardo Phillips Fox #1 Henry Candy · Harry Vigors(3) 2/1
  4. 4 Merapi silks Merapi Michael Keady · Kyle McHugh(5) 16/1
  5. 5 Charencey silks Charencey Fox #3 Ian Williams · Jack Callan 13/2
  6. 6 Withoutfurtherado silks Withoutfurtherado P Charalambous & J Clutterbuck · Liam Wright 28/1
  7. 7 Jewel Maker silks Jewel Maker Tim Easterby · Jake Dickson(3) 12/1
  8. 8 Forca Timao silks Forca Timao Mark Pattinson · Alfie Redman(5) 10/1
  9. 9 Cy Twombly silks Cy Twombly John Mackie · Finlay Bassett(7) 40/1
  10. — Stipulation silks Stipulation Mark Loughnane · Hope Regan(7) 9/1
  11. — Knightmare silks Knightmare David Evans · Miss Amy Tucker(7) 22/1

Top 4 — how each finished

  1. 1 Ricardo Phillips silks Ricardo Phillips 2/1 🥉 3RD
  2. 2 Little Tiger silks Little Tiger 4/1 🥈 2ND
  3. 3 Charencey silks Charencey 8/1 5TH
  4. 4 Dinah Myte silks Dinah Myte 9/1 SP 11/2 🏆 WON