Quickslide Quick Ride Apprentices' Derby Handicap Stakes (GBBPlus Race)

15:42 Epsom Thu 10 Sep 2026 1m4f6y Class 4 Good to Soft 7 runners

Mr Fox’s call

Galaxy Star

SPECULATIVE Advised 7/1 Est. 32%

🥉 3RD

Mr Fox says

Galaxy Star (SR:84, 7/1) carries the lightest practical weight at 9-10 and is the only runner combining a confirmed DistFit:+ AND GoingFit:+ — critical advantages at Epsom over 1m4f6y on good to soft ground. The market has shortened 13% since opening, the strongest steaming signal in the field, suggesting informed money is backing this horse. Dropping a class (ClassMv:↓1) from its most recent run gives it a meaningful edge over rivals running at the same level. At 7/1 with these multiple signals aligning — going preference, distance proven, class drop, and significant market support — it represents clear value over the joint-favourite Charmaine who is drifting 6% and carries top-weight at 9-13 off a mark 4lb higher than last win. Each-way alternative: Crooked Path. Main danger: Crooked Path — Crooked Path (SR:93, 13/8) is the highest-rated runner in the field and carries a favourable 8-13, with recent form showing a 1-2 sequence and prior course experience (W0P1 at Epsom), making it the most likely threat if the going and pace suit a late challenge.

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Full result

Winner: Duc De Kent (FR) at SP 22/1. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.

1 Duc De Kent Ian Williams · Conor Whiteley(3) 40/1
2 Crooked Path Fox #2 James Owen · Mason Paetel 5/4
3 Galaxy Star Fox #1 Alan King · Harry Vigors(3) 15/2
4 Gordon Grey George Baker · Jack Callan 8/1
5 Naval Command Ralph Beckett · Jack Dace 13/2
6 Charmaine Fox #3 James Fanshawe · Arron D'Arcy(7) 5/2
— Epictetus Jamie Osborne · Toby Moore(5) 18/1

Top 4 — how each finished

1 Galaxy Star 7/1 🥉 3RD
2 Crooked Path 13/8 🥈 2ND
3 Charmaine 15/8 6TH