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Constant Security Services Handicap Stakes (Div I)

15:21 Redcar Wed 09 Sep 2026 1m2f1y Class 5 Good 10 runners

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Mr Fox’s call

Chesneys Charm silks

Chesneys Charm

SPECULATIVE Advised 2/1 Est. 32%

7TH

Mr Fox says

Chesneys Charm (SR:73, 2/1) shares the field's joint-highest SR alongside Talitha Rouge but carries only 9-12 and has attracted a striking 28% market shortening — the most aggressive steaming in the field — suggesting strong stable/market confidence. Jockey Hector Crouch (17% strike rate, 869 career rides) is a significant booking upgrade signal. While GoingFit:- is a concern shared by most rivals, the market money is clearly speaking loudly here and the horse's class advantage (SR:73 in a workmanlike Class 5 field where the median SR is around 60) is real. The 18-day turnaround on a horse fit enough to be backed this aggressively is a positive rather than a worry. Each-way alternative: Woodleigh. Main danger: Talitha Rouge — Talitha Rouge (SR:73, 7/2) matches Chesneys Charm on SR, carries a lighter 9-8, has a confirmed GoingFit:+ and DistFit:+ on today's conditions — the only horse in the field with both going and distance proven — and despite a 21% drift has course form (W0P1) at Redcar to boot.

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Full result

Winner: Talitha Rouge (IRE) at SP 9/4. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.

  1. 1 Talitha Rouge silks Talitha Rouge Fox #2 David O'Meara · Mark Winn 4/1
  2. 2 Woodleigh silks Woodleigh Fox #4 Roger Fell · Oisin McSweeney 11/2
  3. 3 Bay Dream Believer silks Bay Dream Believer Mark Walford · Jason Hart 8/1
  4. 4 Phantom Shadow silks Phantom Shadow Fox #3 Ewan Whillans · P J McDonald 7/1
  5. 5 Kartini silks Kartini Simon Whitaker · Kevin Stott 16/1
  6. 6 Lightning Galaxy silks Lightning Galaxy Michael Dods · Sean Kirrane 14/1
  7. 7 Chesneys Charm silks Chesneys Charm Fox #1 Ivan Furtado · Hector Crouch 9/4
  8. 8 Port Darwin silks Port Darwin Charlie Johnston · Callum Shepherd 11/1
  9. 9 Forever Perfect silks Forever Perfect Rebecca Menzies · Kaiya Fraser 28/1
  10. — Promethean silks Promethean Sam England · Jonathan England 33/1

Top 4 — how each finished

  1. 1 Chesneys Charm silks Chesneys Charm 2/1 7TH
  2. 2 Talitha Rouge silks Talitha Rouge 7/2 SP 9/4 🏆 WON
  3. 3 Phantom Shadow silks Phantom Shadow 13/2 🏁 4TH
  4. 4 Woodleigh silks Woodleigh 11/2 🥈 2ND