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Inkerman London Apprentice Handicap Stakes

17:03 Chester Fri 11 Sep 2026 1m7f196y Class 5 Good to Soft 13 runners

Mr Fox’s call

Cascade Hall silks

Cascade Hall

SPECULATIVE Advised 2/1 SP 2/1F Est. 32%

🏆 WON

Mr Fox says

Cascade Hall (SR:69, 2/1) is the clear SR leader in this field by a margin of 7 points over the next-best, and that ability advantage is backed by a confirmed DistFit:+ record at today's 1m7f196y trip — the longest trip in the race where stamina is a genuine differentiator. The market has steamed in 22% to 2/1, signalling significant professional support, and a recent form line of 343372 shows consistent competitiveness at this class with a latest-run second. The main concern is GoingFit:- on today's good to soft, and a MarkMv:+3 means he's 3lb higher than his last win, but the SR lead and distance credentials outweigh those negatives in a weak Class 5 field where the next-best runners carry significant doubts. Each-way alternative: Sir Griflet. Main danger: Sir Griflet — Sir Griflet (SR:62, 9/2) is the yard's #1 from Dylan Cunha's two-runner stable entry given a tighter market (Mkt:in13% vs Alibey's higher weight burden at 10-2), carries a featherweight 8-6, and at age 3 may still be on an upward progression curve that could overhaul the older Cascade Hall's GoingFit:- vulnerability.

Full result

Winner: Cascade Hall (IRE) at SP 2/1F. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.

  1. 1 Cascade Hall silks Cascade Hall Fox #1 Jim Goldie · Lauren Young(3) 15/8
  2. 2 Queen Roslyn silks Queen Roslyn Brian Ellison · Tom Kiely-Marshall 6/1
  3. 3 Sir Griflet silks Sir Griflet Fox #2 Dylan Cunha · Warren Fentiman 13/2
  4. 4 Bulldog Spirit silks Bulldog Spirit Bernard Llewellyn · Donagh Murphy(5) 25/1
  5. 5 Corsican Caper silks Corsican Caper Kevin & Lauren Frost · Olivia Haines(5) 9/2
  6. 6 Alibey silks Alibey Fox #3 Dylan Cunha · Christian Howarth 11/1
  7. 7 Bollin Neil silks Bollin Neil Tim Easterby · Jake Dickson(3) 14/1
  8. 8 Free World silks Free World Fox #4 Ian Williams · Mason Paetel 9/1
  9. 9 Havachoc silks Havachoc Patrick Morris · Jack Nicholls 125/1
  10. 10 Beaune silks Beaune Bernard Llewellyn · Harry Vigors(3) 12/1
  11. 11 Razzo Italiano silks Razzo Italiano Gary Hanmer · Shay Farmer(3) 100/1
  12. Imperial Trooper silks Imperial Trooper Jennie Candlish · Liam Wright 33/1
  13. Spooky Wooky silks Spooky Wooky Simon West · William Pyle 16/1

Top 4 — how each finished

  1. 1 Cascade Hall silks Cascade Hall 2/1 SP 2/1F 🏆 WON
  2. 2 Sir Griflet silks Sir Griflet 9/2 🥉 3RD
  3. 3 Alibey silks Alibey 10/1 6TH
  4. 4 Free World silks Free World 8/1 8TH