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15:50 Chester Sat 12 Sep 2026 1m2f70y Class 3 Good to Soft 11 runners

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Mr Fox’s call

Star Cast silks

Star Cast

SPECULATIVE Advised 6/1 Est. 26%

🏁 4TH

Mr Fox says

Star Cast (SR:90, 6/1, Wgt:8-13) combines the lightest competitive weight in the field with proven course form (W1P1), confirmed distance fitness (DistFit:+), and the strongest recent form string in the race — 321123 shows consistent involvement and a last-time-out third that keeps the mark live. Critically, the market has shortened 14% since opening, pointing to informed money arriving at 6/1. Carrying 8-13 versus rivals rated comparably but shouldering 9-5 to 9-10 gives a real lbs advantage, and on good-to-soft at Chester over 1m2f70y the trip and conditions are squarely in the horse's wheelhouse. Gemma Tutty's yard runs at 11% which is modest but Kaiya Fraser at 13% strike rate is a competent booking. Each-way alternative: Box To Box. Main danger: Shafdar — Shafdar (SR:88, 2/1, Mkt:in12%) is the market leader shortening with confidence, tongue-tie applied for the first time (HG:t) which often sparks improvement, and dropping a class (ClassMv:↓1) with Cieren Fallon at 18% strike rate — if the headgear change unlocks this horse the market may be right.

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Full result

Winner: Shafdar (IRE) at SP 6/4F. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.

  1. 1 Shafdar silks Shafdar Fox #2 Ian Williams · Cieren Fallon 13/8
  2. 2 Impartiality silks Impartiality Fox #4 Phillip Makin · Shane Gray 4/1
  3. 3 Wisper silks Wisper Alan King · Hector Crouch 22/1
  4. 4 Star Cast silks Star Cast Fox #1 Gemma Tutty · Kaiya Fraser 6/1
  5. 5 Box To Box silks Box To Box Fox #3 Hugo Palmer · Oisin Orr 9/2
  6. 6 Purple Moon silks Purple Moon George Baker · Benoit de la Sayette 25/1
  7. 7 Qitaal silks Qitaal Charlie Johnston · Sean D Bowen 20/1
  8. 8 Spioradalta silks Spioradalta Mark Walford · Harry Russell 25/1
  9. 9 Sujet silks Sujet Declan Carroll · Zak Wheatley 25/1
  10. 10 Mano Chicago silks Mano Chicago Iain Jardine · Mark Winn 12/1
  11. — No More Porter silks No More Porter Adrian McGuinness · Jamie Powell 33/1

Top 4 — how each finished

  1. 1 Star Cast silks Star Cast 6/1 🏁 4TH
  2. 2 Shafdar silks Shafdar 2/1 SP 6/4F 🏆 WON
  3. 3 Box To Box silks Box To Box 4/1 5TH
  4. 4 Impartiality silks Impartiality 5/1 🥈 2ND