Sporting Times/sri Lanka Nursery Handicap Stakes (gbbplus Race)

15:47 Sandown Fri 11 Sep 2026 1m0f0y Class 4 Good 8 runners

Mr Fox’s call

Cilician

SPECULATIVE Advised 7/2 Est. 32%

🥈 2ND

Mr Fox says

Cilician (SR 94, 7/2) is co-highest rated alongside Tiora Time but carries a 7lb weight advantage over that rival (9-9 vs 9-2, favouring Cilician on adjusted terms). The market has moved decisively in its favour — shortening 22% since opening — which in a Class 4 nursery on a Saturday card is a meaningful signal from informed money. The GoingFit:+ confirms proven ability on today's good ground, and the drop in class (↓1) from its most recent outing removes a competitive pressure. Billy Loughnane at 18% career strike rate adds a sharp jockey booking to complete a multi-signal case. Each-way alternative: Duke Of Burgundy. Main danger: Tiora Time — Tiora Time matches Cilician on SR 94, has placed in all three starts (3-1-2 form), drops in class (↓1), and at 7lb lighter than Cilician on the scale the weight-adjusted ability is genuinely competitive.

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Full result

Winner: Norham (IRE) at SP 5/1. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.

1 Norham Fox #4 Adam Kirby · Cieren Fallon 7/2
2 Cilician Fox #1 Brian Meehan · Billy Loughnane 10/3
3 Crown Ranger Marco Botti · Marco Ghiani 20/1
4 Whiskey Bent Dylan Cunha · Jason Watson 28/1
5 Tiora Time Fox #2 Tom Clover · Neil Callan 7/1
6 Clive The Writer William Muir & Chris Grassick · Silvestre De Sousa 5/1
7 Duke Of Burgundy Fox #3 Richard Hannon · Joe Leavy 17/2
8 Drum Bay Ralph Beckett · Rhys Clutterbuck 7/2

Top 4 — how each finished

1 Cilician 7/2 🥈 2ND
2 Tiora Time 9/2 5TH
3 Duke Of Burgundy 7/1 7TH
4 Norham 9/2 SP 5/1 🏆 WON