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Hurn Handicap Stakes (Div II)

17:50 Beverley Wed 16 Sep 2026 1m100y Class 6 Good 10 runners

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Mr Fox’s call

Hostelry silks

Hostelry

SPECULATIVE Advised 9/2 Est. 28%

🥈 2ND

Mr Fox says

Hostelry (SR 57, 9/2) is the highest-rated runner in this modest Class 6 field and carries a manageable 9-9, offering a weight edge over nothing above it that matters. The key signal is Course:W1P4 — a proven Beverley specialist with five prior visits resulting in a win and four places, which on this tight, turning track is a genuine competitive edge. DistFit:~ and GoingFit:~ confirm workable, if not outstanding, credentials for today's conditions, and Joanna Mason (12% strike rate, 1,654 career rides) represents Ruth Carr's nominated #1 in this yard duel. The 12% market drift is a concern but may reflect the stable running two and punters splitting loyalties rather than a genuine negative signal — Dumfries is drifting far harder (26%) and has a poor distance and going record, making Hostelry the clear yard pick. Each-way alternative: She's A Goldigger. Main danger: She's A Goldigger — She's A Goldigger (SR 45, 9/1) is steaming in the market — 23% shorter since opening — and at only age 4 is the most likely improver in the field; the money at that price in a 10-runner Class 6 is a meaningful signal that cannot be ignored.

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Full result

Winner: Evelyn's Phoenix (FR) at SP 4/1. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.

  1. 1 Evelyn's Phoenix silks Evelyn's Phoenix Tim Easterby · David Allan 4/1
  2. 2 Hostelry silks Hostelry Fox #1 Ruth Carr · Joanna Mason 4/1
  3. 3 Dumfries silks Dumfries Ruth Carr · James Sullivan 11/2
  4. 4 Abu Royal silks Abu Royal L J Morgan · Billy Garritty 7/1
  5. 5 Due To Shine silks Due To Shine Brian Ellison · Connor Beasley 25/1
  6. 6 Forever Twenty silks Forever Twenty Ivan Furtado · Tom Eaves 18/1
  7. 7 Back From Dubai silks Back From Dubai Roy Bowring · Jack G Gilligan 11/2
  8. 8 She's A Goldigger silks She's A Goldigger Fox #2 Mark Walford · Olivia Tubb(5) 8/1
  9. 9 Power of Chora silks Power of Chora Jessica Macey · Sam James 80/1
  10. 10 Willowinghurn silks Willowinghurn Fox #3 David O'Meara · Daniel Tudhope 13/2

Top 4 — how each finished

  1. 1 Hostelry silks Hostelry 9/2 🥈 2ND
  2. 2 She's A Goldigger silks She's A Goldigger 9/1 8TH
  3. 3 Willowinghurn silks Willowinghurn 4/1 10TH