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14:08 Beverley Wed 16 Sep 2026 1m1f207y Class 5 Good 11 runners

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Mr Fox’s call

Cosmos Raj silks

Cosmos Raj

SPECULATIVE Advised 4/1 Est. 27%

8TH

Mr Fox says

Cosmos Raj (SR:75, 4/1, 9-9) carries the highest Saturday Rating in the field and boasts the most compelling recent form line — '644141' shows two wins in the last four runs, including a win last time out just one day ago, confirming peak fitness. Daniel Tudhope (18% strike rate, 1872 career runners) is a significant booking for the O'Meara yard's #1 runner — notably more experienced than the claim rider Whiteley on stablemate Mao Shang Wong. The mark is unchanged from his last win (MarkMv:=), so the handicapper has not yet penalised him, and his 9-9 weight compares favourably to the top-weights. The GoingFit:~ on good ground is a minor concern and DistFit:- is noted, but the SR edge, in-form connections, and winning momentum override these reservations at a workable price. Each-way alternative: Austrian Theory. Main danger: Austrian Theory — Austrian Theory (SR:73, 10/3) is the only horse in the field showing a strong market move — shortening 33% — and runs off a mark 11lb below his last win (MarkMv:-11), which is a substantial handicap concession in his favour, though the DistFit:- and GoingFit:- remain genuine concerns at this trip on good ground.

Verify· #17995

Full result

Winner: Austrian Theory (IRE) at SP 7/2. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.

  1. 1 Austrian Theory silks Austrian Theory Fox #2 Tim Easterby · David Allan 7/2
  2. 2 Great Blasket silks Great Blasket James Owen · Jason Hart 4/1
  3. 3 Mao Shang Wong silks Mao Shang Wong Fox #3 David O'Meara · Conor Whiteley(5) 6/1
  4. 4 Freddy Robinson silks Freddy Robinson Brian Ellison · Connor Beasley 14/1
  5. 5 Dr Rio silks Dr Rio Declan Carroll · Zak Wheatley 12/1
  6. 6 Kitsune Power silks Kitsune Power Tim Easterby · Cam Hardie 28/1
  7. 7 Bearwith silks Bearwith Fox #4 Harriet Bethell · Tom Kiely-Marshall(5) 7/1
  8. 8 Cosmos Raj silks Cosmos Raj Fox #1 David O'Meara · Daniel Tudhope 7/2
  9. 9 Hunterian silks Hunterian Charlie Johnston · Andrew Mullen 33/1
  10. 10 Shimmering Sands silks Shimmering Sands Michael & David Easterby · Joanna Mason 10/1
  11. — Ohara silks Ohara Eve Johnson Houghton · Clifford Lee -

Top 4 — how each finished

  1. 1 Cosmos Raj silks Cosmos Raj 4/1 8TH
  2. 2 Austrian Theory silks Austrian Theory 10/3 SP 7/2 🏆 WON
  3. 3 Mao Shang Wong silks Mao Shang Wong 9/2 🥉 3RD
  4. 4 Bearwith silks Bearwith 7/1 7TH