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Betfred May Hill Stakes (Group 2)

15:35 Doncaster Thu 10 Sep 2026 1m0f0y Class 1 Good to Soft 11 runners

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Mr Fox’s call

Musical Times silks

Musical Times

SPECULATIVE Advised 13/8 SP 7/4F Est. 35%

🏆 WON

Mr Fox says

Musical Times (SR 107, 13/8) carries the strongest composite case: a perfect 1-1 form line, the Appleby/Buick axis firing at 33%/25% career strike rates respectively — the most potent training and riding combination in the field — and a step up to Group 2 that is ambitious but supported by the quality of those two wins. The 70-day absence is the principal concern, but Appleby routinely targets big two-year-old prizes fresh and his horses arrive ready. Sea Of Rain (SR 110) holds the highest SR and is steaming in the market (Mkt:in14%), but a MarkMv:+14 penalty and a form line showing 1 win from 6 suggests the handicapper has caught up; Musical Times's unbeaten profile looks cleaner. Scommessa Sicura (SR 108) is a threat at 6/1 but a five-race record showing five placed finishes without a win at this class level (MarkMv:+10) raises the question of whether she can get her head in front under pressure. Each-way alternative: Sea Of Rain. Main danger: Sea Of Rain — Sea Of Rain holds the field's top SR at 110, is steaming in the market (Mkt:in14%) at 11/2, and last-time-out form showing a win (rightmost digit 1) on a DistFit:+ record over today's mile gives it a credible live claim despite the elevated mark.

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Full result

Winner: Musical Times (IRE) at SP 7/4F. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.

  1. 1 Musical Times silks Musical Times Fox #1 Charlie Appleby · William Buick 6/5
  2. 2 Scommessa Sicura silks Scommessa Sicura Fox #3 Andrew Balding · Oisin Murphy 13/2
  3. 3 Speckles silks Speckles A P O'Brien · Ryan Moore 11/1
  4. 4 Eabha silks Eabha Fox #4 Eve Johnson Houghton · Charles Bishop 12/1
  5. 5 Martinet silks Martinet Sir Mark Prescott Bt · Luke Morris 40/1
  6. 6 Tall Trees silks Tall Trees Brian Meehan · Tom Marquand 22/1
  7. 7 Sea Of Rain silks Sea Of Rain Fox #2 J S Bolger · Rossa Ryan 6/1
  8. 8 Beguiled silks Beguiled John & Thady Gosden · James Doyle 11/1
  9. 9 Thuritha silks Thuritha David Simcock · Sean Levey 125/1
  10. 10 Ballyskeagh silks Ballyskeagh Joseph Patrick O'Brien · J M Sheridan 13/2
  11. 11 Tie A Navyribbon silks Tie A Navyribbon William Stone · Josephine Gordon 200/1

Top 4 — how each finished

  1. 1 Musical Times silks Musical Times 13/8 SP 7/4F 🏆 WON
  2. 2 Sea Of Rain silks Sea Of Rain 11/2 7TH
  3. 3 Scommessa Sicura silks Scommessa Sicura 6/1 🥈 2ND
  4. 4 Eabha silks Eabha 10/1 🏁 4TH