Style Joinery Handicap Stakes

16:52 Chester Sat 19 Sep 2026 0m7f1y Class 4 Soft 11 runners

Mr Fox’s call

Vidmiyr

SPECULATIVE Advised 11/2 Est. 26%

6TH

Mr Fox says

Vidmiyr (SR 90, 11/2, 9-9) is the highest-rated horse in the field by a meaningful margin and carries a competitive weight. The market has steamed in 16%, indicating professional confidence, and crucially Vidmiyr is proven at today's distance (DistFit:+) and has course form (W1P2 at Chester). The recent form string 123041 shows a winner last time out, and Jennie Candlish's 17% stable strike rate is the strongest trainer figure in the race. The chief concern is GoingFit:? — soft going is unproven for this horse — and the mark has risen 5lb since the last win, but the weight advantage over King of Thunder (same mark, 1lb lighter cloth but lower SR:94 with a drifting market) is offset by Vidmiyr's superior course credentials and market confidence. Each-way alternative: Divine Libra. Main danger: King of Thunder — King of Thunder (SR:94, 4/1) is the highest-rated horse in the field, has course form (W1P1), and won last time out — the 9% market drift is a concern but the raw SR edge and recent form make it the primary threat to Vidmiyr.

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Full result

Winner: Andesite (GB) at SP 11/2. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.

1 Andesite Roger Fell · Darragh Keenan 8/1
2 Blue Prince David Evans · John Egan 15/2
3 Homestrait Brian Ellison · Tom Kiely-Marshall(3) 6/1
4 First Time Fox #4 Richard & Peter Fahey · Oisin McSweeney 13/2
5 King of Thunder Fox #2 Hugo Palmer · Ashley Lewis(3) 4/1
6 Vidmiyr Fox #1 Jennie Candlish · William Pyle 5/1
7 County Carlow Ben Haslam · Edward Greatrex 33/1
8 Divine Libra Fox #3 Charles Hills · Jason Watson 9/2
— Diligent Resdev Michael & David Easterby · Joanna Mason 11/1
— Merry James Horton · P. J. McDonald 10/1
— Crazee Icon Andrew Balding · Alfie Redman(7) -

Top 4 — how each finished

1 Vidmiyr 11/2 6TH
2 King of Thunder 4/1 5TH
3 Divine Libra 4/1 8TH
4 First Time 6/1 🏁 4TH