Molton Brown Luxury Fragrance Fillies' Handicap Stakes

15:30 Hamilton Sun 20 Sep 2026 0m6f6y Class 4 Soft 9 runners

Mr Fox’s call

Persian Spirit

SPECULATIVE Advised 10/3 Est. 28%

6TH

Mr Fox says

Persian Spirit (SR 78, 10/3) combines the joint-highest SR in the field with a 2lb drop below her last winning mark, a market that has shortened 8% since opening, and a trainer/jockey combination both operating at 18% strike rate — among the strongest stats in this line-up. Billy Loughnane at 18% from nearly 3,000 career rides is a significant booking upgrade and signals yard confidence. The GoingFit is unknown rather than negative, and at 9-13 she carries 7lb less than Jannas Journey who has a DistFit:- flag against her at this 6f trip. A form line ending in a win followed by a near-miss 5th at Class 4 level suggests she is primed for a bold showing off a lenient mark. Each-way alternative: Jannas Journey. Main danger: Jannas Journey — Jannas Journey (SR 77, 10/3) has steamed in 13% in the market, holds a proven course record (W1P3 at Hamilton), and her GoingFit:+ on today's soft ground is a concrete edge — though the DistFit:- at 6f and +3lb above last winning mark are real concerns, the market money here cannot be dismissed.

Verify· #18827

Full result

Winner: Annie Edson Taylor (GB) at SP 7/2. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.

1 Annie Edson Taylor Fox #4 Phillip Makin · Sam James 7/1
2 Lily Pearl Richard & Peter Fahey · Warren Fentiman(3) 18/1
3 Call Me Betty Michael Dods · Connor Beasley 12/1
4 Thunderstorm Katie Fox #3 Jim Goldie · Lauren Young(5) 3/1
5 Pickersgill Iain Jardine · M. P. Sheehy 50/1
6 Persian Spirit Fox #1 Edward Bethell · Billy Loughnane 4/1
7 Mae Amor Rebecca Menzies · Kaiya Fraser 10/1
8 Iris Dancer Tristan Davidson · Rowan Scott 12/1
— Jannas Journey Fox #2 Jim Goldie · Rhys Elliott(5) 5/2

Top 4 — how each finished

1 Persian Spirit 10/3 6TH
2 Jannas Journey 10/3
3 Thunderstorm Katie 10/3 🏁 4TH
4 Annie Edson Taylor 6/1 SP 7/2 🏆 WON