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Betfred Park Stakes (Group 2)

14:55 Doncaster Sat 12 Sep 2026 0m7f6y Class 1 Good 31 runners

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Mr Fox’s call

More Thunder silks

More Thunder

MEDIUM Advised 10/11 SP 4/5F Est. 42%

🏆 WON

Mr Fox says

More Thunder (SR 126, 10/11) is the clear class standout in this field — the next best SR is Flora Of Bermuda at 119, then Qirat at 112, a significant step down. The market has already shortened 11% to odds-on, reflecting genuine confidence from the Haggas yard (23% career strike rate, one of the sharpest in training). Crucially, More Thunder holds a DistFit:+ and GoingFit:+ for today's 7f6y trip on good ground at Doncaster, meaning both the trip and conditions are proven commodities. The MarkMv:+16 is the one mild concern — running off a mark 16lb higher than the last win — but in a Group 2 where all runners carry level weights of 9-6 (bar the lighter Flora and Wise Approach), that handicap framing is less relevant; the SR differential is what matters most, and 7 points of superiority over the next rival is decisive in a field this modest. Each-way alternative: Flora Of Bermuda. Main danger: Flora Of Bermuda — Flora Of Bermuda (SR 119, 13/2) carries the lightest weight in the field at 9-3 — a 3lb pull on the top weights — has a form string of -10110 showing three recent wins, and the Balding yard's #1 booking is Rodriguez (19% strike rate), suggesting yard confidence over stablemate Never So Brave; the only concern is GoingFit:- on today's good ground.

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Full result

Winner: More Thunder (IRE) at SP 4/5F. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.

  1. 1 More Thunder silks More Thunder Fox #1 William Haggas · Tom Marquand 10/11
  2. 2 Flora Of Bermuda silks Flora Of Bermuda Fox #2 Andrew Balding · Callum Rodriguez 6/1
  3. 3 Qirat silks Qirat Fox #3 Ralph Beckett · Silvestre De Sousa 9/1
  4. 4 Wise Approach silks Wise Approach Charlie Appleby · Billy Loughnane 11/1
  5. 5 Witness Stand silks Witness Stand Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole · Marco Ghiani 16/1
  6. 6 Never So Brave silks Never So Brave Andrew Balding · Daniel Tudhope 15/2
  7. 7 Myal silks Myal Steph Hollinshead · David Allan 33/1
  8. 8 Volterra silks Volterra Kevin Ryan · Kevin Stott 12/1
  9. — Zavateri silks Zavateri Eve Johnson Houghton
  10. — Coppull silks Coppull Clive Cox
  11. — Lake Forest silks Lake Forest William Haggas
  12. — Powerful Glory silks Powerful Glory Richard & Peter Fahey
  13. — Rogue Diplomat silks Rogue Diplomat James Owen
  14. — Room Service silks Room Service Jamie Osborne · Saffie Osborne
  15. — Elarak silks Elarak Charles Hills · David Probert
  16. — Native Warrior silks Native Warrior K. R. Burke
  17. — Dorset silks Dorset A P O'Brien
  18. — Mitbaahy silks Mitbaahy Charles Hills
  19. — Paborus silks Paborus Edward Bethell
  20. — Symbol Of Honour silks Symbol Of Honour Charlie Appleby
  21. — Power Blue silks Power Blue Robson De Aguiar
  22. — Copacabana Sands silks Copacabana Sands Andrew Balding
  23. — Pina Sonata silks Pina Sonata James Fanshawe
  24. — Colori Forever silks Colori Forever Marco Botti
  25. — Holguin silks Holguin Hamad Al Jehani
  26. — Kind Of Blue silks Kind Of Blue James Fanshawe
  27. — Marvelman silks Marvelman Andrew Balding
  28. — Division silks Division William Haggas
  29. — Extremely Zain silks Extremely Zain William Haggas
  30. — Puerto Rico silks Puerto Rico A P O'Brien
  31. — Saber Strike silks Saber Strike William Haggas

Top 4 — how each finished

  1. 1 More Thunder silks More Thunder 10/11 SP 4/5F 🏆 WON
  2. 2 Flora Of Bermuda silks Flora Of Bermuda 13/2 🥈 2ND
  3. 3 Qirat silks Qirat 8/1 🥉 3RD