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H.r. Owen Lotus Manchester Nursery Handicap Stakes

15:20 Chester Sat 12 Sep 2026 5f15y Class 3 Good to Soft 10 runners

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Mr Fox’s call

This Moment silks

This Moment

SPECULATIVE Advised 5/2 SP 9/4F Est. 32%

🏆 WON

Mr Fox says

This Moment (SR 96, 5/2) is the clear class leader in this field — an SR of 96 is meaningfully ahead of the next-best Quillan (89) and Towelontheterrace (87) — and the market has already shortened 8% from opening, confirming professional interest. The form string 242411 (reading right to left: last run a win, previous a win, consistent throughout) shows a horse hitting top form at the right time. George Boughey (18% strike rate, 1,255 runners) is a strong stable, and while the MarkMv:+6 and ClassMv:↑1 are mild headwinds, the SR gap over this field is large enough to absorb them at a 5f Chester track where class and sheer ability tend to dominate. The DistFit:+ confirms proven competency at this trip. Each-way alternative: Towelontheterrace. Main danger: Quillan — Quillan (SR 89, 8/1) has steamed in 17% in the market — identical move to Towelontheterrace — and a form string of 110 (two consecutive wins before the last run blank) at DistFit:+ on a class drop suggests the market knows this horse is primed to bounce back.

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Full result

Winner: This Moment (IRE) at SP 9/4F. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.

  1. 1 This Moment silks This Moment Fox #1 George Boughey · Grace McEntee 9/4
  2. 2 Towelontheterrace silks Towelontheterrace Fox #2 Jennie Candlish · Hector Crouch 4/1
  3. 3 Naval Cop silks Naval Cop Andrew Balding · Isobelle Chalmers(7) 14/1
  4. 4 Peaceful Warrior silks Peaceful Warrior Kevin Ryan · Shane Gray 12/1
  5. 5 Quillan silks Quillan Fox #3 David & Nicola Barron · Oisin Orr 9/1
  6. 6 Paper View silks Paper View Fox #4 Richard Hannon · Joe Leavy 6/1
  7. 7 May Bee In Profit silks May Bee In Profit Tim Easterby · Duran Fentiman 16/1
  8. 8 Rotelle silks Rotelle Charlie Fellowes · Kaiya Fraser 13/2
  9. 9 Underdog silks Underdog Richard Spencer · Callum Hutchinson 16/1
  10. — Deputy Vice silks Deputy Vice Rebecca Menzies · Cam Hardie 20/1

Top 4 — how each finished

  1. 1 This Moment silks This Moment 5/2 SP 9/4F 🏆 WON
  2. 2 Towelontheterrace silks Towelontheterrace 5/1 🥈 2ND
  3. 3 Quillan silks Quillan 8/1 5TH
  4. 4 Paper View silks Paper View 5/1 6TH