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In Memory Of Rossie Maitland-Carew Handicap Steeple Chase (GBB Race)
Mr Fox’s call
Conquer The Breeze
SPECULATIVE Advised 10/11 Est. 42%
Mr Fox says
Conquer The Breeze (SR 124, 10/11) carries a meaningful weight advantage over Duke of Luckley — 11-7 vs 12-0, a 7lb edge — and arrives on a career-best form string of -11411 with the last four runs showing three wins and a fourth, demonstrating consistent progression at class 3 level. Trainer Adam Nicol (17% strike rate, 243 runners) and jockey Ryan Mania (17%, 240 runners) are a proven combination, and the DistFit:+ confirms this horse is proven over today's trip of 2m1f. The 7% market drift is a mild concern but in a three-runner field thin market samples can be noise; the weight advantage, strong recent form, and distance fitness outweigh the slight drift. Each-way alternative: Garde des Champs. Main danger: Duke of Luckley — Duke of Luckley holds a 3-point SR advantage (127 vs 124) and has a win in recent form, and if the trip concern proves overstated on good-to-firm ground the class edge could tell despite the heavy weight.
Full result
Winner: Duke Of Luckley (IRE) at SP 13/8. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.
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Duke of Luckley Fox #2 11/4
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Conquer The Breeze Fox #1 4/5
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Garde des Champs Fox #3 3/1
Top 4 — how each finished
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