CopyBet Bog Now For Doncaster Tomorrow Handicap Hurdle Race (Div II)

17:05 Worcester Thu 10 Sep 2026 2m4f Class 5 Good 9 runners

Mr Fox’s call

Ikigai Star

SPECULATIVE Advised 10/3 Est. 28%

7TH

Mr Fox says

Ikigai Star (SR:80, 10/3) carries 11-7 — a significant 7lb weight advantage over top-weight Bathara (SR:90, 12-0) — and that mark is 11lb lower than at last win (MarkMv:-11), giving connections a major handicap pull. The 7% market move in (Mkt:in7%) shows real confidence from the yard, and Charlie Longsdon (16% strike rate, 714 runners) books David Bass (15% career SR, 495 runners) — a quality pairing for a race they clearly fancy. Two places at Worcester (Course:W0P2) confirm course familiarity, and while GoingFit is only moderate (~), the good ground here is not a clear negative. Bathara's SR-90 head superiority is largely negated by 7lb of dead weight at the top, a poor distance record (DistFit:-), and a 9% market drift. Each-way alternative: Traveling Soldier. Main danger: Traveling Soldier — Olly Murphy (24% strike rate) and Sean Bowen (24% strike rate) are an elite pairing, Traveling Soldier has five places at Worcester (Course:W0P5) confirming course affinity, and GoingFit:+ suggests the conditions suit — though the 11% drift and MarkMv:-2 (minimal drop) temper enthusiasm.

Verify· #17067

Full result

Winner: Farhh Echo (IRE) at SP 11/1. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.

1 Farhh Echo D J Jeffreys · Liam Harrison 50/1
2 Babychino Alexander Gibbons · Fern O'Brien(5) 12/1
3 Traveling Soldier Fox #2 Olly Murphy · Sean Bowen 3/1
4 Inca Sophie Leech · Harry Reed 6/1
5 Dynamite Defense Sarah-Jayne Davies · James Best 33/1
6 Usyk Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies · Miss Amber Jackson-Fennell(7) 16/1
7 Ikigai Star Fox #1 Charlie Longsdon · David Bass 10/3
8 American Empire Donald McCain · Theo Gillard 13/2
9 Bathara Fox #3 Jonjo & A.J. O'Neill · Jonjo O'Neill Jr. 7/2

Top 4 — how each finished

1 Ikigai Star 10/3 7TH
2 Traveling Soldier 9/4 🥉 3RD
3 Bathara 7/2 9TH