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Pertemps Network Handicap Stakes (GBBPlus Race)

14:25 Doncaster Thu 10 Sep 2026 1m2f43y Class 2 Good to Soft 11 runners

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Mr Fox’s call

Knights Charge silks

Knights Charge

SPECULATIVE Advised 7/2 Est. 28%

🥈 2ND

Mr Fox says

Knights Charge (SR:100, 7/2, Wgt:8-13) combines the lightest weight among the top-SR horses with a strong recent form line of 3-11 — two wins from his last two starts — and an 18% market move inward, signalling money arriving. Roger Varian's 20% strike rate in a yard known for patient preparation makes the 114-day absence unremarkable, and the class rise (↑1) is the only modest concern. Crucially, at 8-13 he carries 10lb less than Bourbon Blues (9-9) despite matching him on SR:100, giving a meaningful weight edge in a Class 2 handicap on Good to Soft ground where every pound counts. Bourbon Blues has the market steam too but is penalised +4 on the mark and carries the heaviest competitive weight, limiting his upside. Each-way alternative: Besieged. Main danger: Bourbon Blues — Bourbon Blues (SR:101, steamed in 20%, GoingFit:+) has the highest SR in the field, proven form on Good to Soft ground, and Ryan Moore booked — the strongest jockey-SR combination in the race, and the money flowing in suggests connections are confident despite the +4 mark rise.

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Full result

Winner: Bourbon Blues (GB) at SP 7/1. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.

  1. 1 Bourbon Blues silks Bourbon Blues Fox #2 Brian Meehan · Ryan Moore 9/2
  2. 2 Knights Charge silks Knights Charge Fox #1 Roger Varian · Shane Foley 10/3
  3. 3 Wild Thoughts silks Wild Thoughts Richard Spencer · Saffie Osborne 16/1
  4. 4 Sintra silks Sintra Andrew Balding · Nicola Currie 18/1
  5. 5 Stoneacre Donny silks Stoneacre Donny Fox #4 Tim Easterby · Duran Fentiman 7/1
  6. 6 Spyce silks Spyce Alan King · Rossa Ryan 14/1
  7. 7 Darius Dark silks Darius Dark J P Murtagh · Luke Morris 22/1
  8. 8 Runman silks Runman John & Thady Gosden · Oisin Murphy 8/1
  9. 9 King Of Earth silks King Of Earth William Haggas · Tom Marquand 17/2
  10. 10 Strength Of Spirit silks Strength Of Spirit K. R. Burke · Jack Nicholls(3) 14/1
  11. 11 Besieged silks Besieged Fox #3 Harry Charlton · Lewis Edmunds 11/2

Top 4 — how each finished

  1. 1 Knights Charge silks Knights Charge 7/2 🥈 2ND
  2. 2 Bourbon Blues silks Bourbon Blues 9/2 SP 7/1 🏆 WON
  3. 3 Besieged silks Besieged 5/1 11TH
  4. 4 Stoneacre Donny silks Stoneacre Donny 8/1 5TH