Andersons - Quality For The Home Nursery Handicap Stakes

14:42 Carlisle Wed 09 Sep 2026 0m5f182y Class 5 Good to Soft 10 runners

Mr Fox’s call

Fast Performer

SPECULATIVE Advised 2/1 Est. 32%

7TH

Mr Fox says

Fast Performer (SR 74, 2/1) is the highest-rated horse on a going-adjusted basis, carries a very manageable 9-7, and is trained by William Haggas (21% strike rate, 1,154 runners — the strongest training operation in the field by a clear margin) with Cieren Fallon booked (19% career strike rate). The drop from Class 4 to Class 5 is a meaningful class relief and the tongue-tie applied first-time often sharpens juveniles. The form of 24 — a fourth and a second — shows consistent improvement and the market at 2/1 reflects genuine confidence. The GoingFit is unknown for all runners so no horse has a confirmed going advantage, but Haggas juveniles dropping in class typically outperform. Each-way alternative: State Of Gold. Main danger: State Of Gold — State Of Gold (SR 75, 3/1) is actually the joint-highest SR in the field, won last time out (form: 85721, rightmost = 1), and carries only 9-3 — 4lb less than Fast Performer — though the MarkMv:+5 and ClassMv:↑1 are genuine concerns that explain the preference for Fast Performer.

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Full result

Winner: Caturra Lights (GB) at SP 11/1. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.

1 Caturra Lights Adrian Keatley · M. P. Sheehy 9/2
2 Social Spirit Michael & David Easterby · Billy Garritty 8/1
3 Harlequin Gift Kevin Ryan · Tom Eaves 12/1
4 Ponte Carlo Tim Easterby · Jake Dickson(5) 22/1
5 Donegal Rose Hugo Palmer · Ray Dawson 14/1
6 My Normandie George Scott · Callum Rodriguez 12/1
7 Fast Performer Fox #1 William Haggas · Cieren Fallon 5/2
8 North Star Kodi Fox #3 Richard & Peter Fahey · Oisin Orr 5/1
9 State Of Gold Fox #2 Craig Lidster · Clifford Lee 11/2
10 Excessive Tim Easterby · Duran Fentiman 40/1

Top 4 — how each finished

1 Fast Performer 2/1 7TH
2 State Of Gold 3/1 9TH
3 North Star Kodi 7/1 8TH