← Honest Record · Pick Winner · Mr Fox

Dandara Apprentice Handicap Stakes

17:52 Ffos Las Mon 21 Sep 2026 1m2f Class 6 Heavy 9 runners

View the racecard →

Mr Fox’s call

Zambezi Magic silks

Zambezi Magic

SPECULATIVE Advised 11/8 SP 11/8F Est. 38%

🏆 WON

Mr Fox says

Zambezi Magic (SR 67, 11/8) is the clear class-leader in this low-grade field and the market has aggressively confirmed it — a 45% inward move to 11/8 is a strong money signal in a 9-runner Class 6 heat. The course record of W6P10 at Ffos Las is exceptional and on heavy going (GoingFit:+) this specialist track advantage is amplified; heavy ground at Ffos Las is a genuine test and this horse has proven it repeatedly. Dropping one class (ClassMv:↓1) aids the case even if MarkMv:+2 is a mild negative, and the 9-year-old's age is offset by the course familiarity being unmatched in the field. The main reservation is the SR-67 is not far ahead of Rogers Dream (SR 66) and the form string of 756516 shows inconsistency, but the going/course combo here is the decisive differentiator. Each-way alternative: Rogers Dream. Main danger: Rogers Dream — Rogers Dream (SR 66, 2/1) carries 3lb less than Zambezi Magic and trainer Gihan Arnolda's 14% strike rate is notably stronger than Llewellyn's 7%, while the 4431 form suggests consistent finishing ability — the main unknown is unproven going and distance, but at 2/1 the market still respects it heavily.

Verify· #19048

Full result

Winner: Zambezi Magic (GB) at SP 11/8F. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.

  1. 1 Zambezi Magic silks Zambezi Magic Fox #1 Bernard Llewellyn · Charlie Tucker(7) 11/8
  2. 2 Summer Evening silks Summer Evening David Flood · Zoe Lewis(7) 16/1
  3. 3 Rogers Dream silks Rogers Dream Fox #2 Gihan Arnolda · Conor Whiteley(3) 15/8
  4. 4 City Escape silks City Escape Nikki Evans · Ben Ffrench Davis(3) 16/1
  5. 5 Elora Prince silks Elora Prince Fox #3 Adrian Wintle · Jack Nicholls 7/1
  6. 6 Trooper silks Trooper Neil Mulholland · Millie Wonnacott 100/1
  7. 7 Calaxy silks Calaxy Mark Loughnane · Hope Regan(7) 66/1
  8. 8 Mick The Hat silks Mick The Hat Bernard Llewellyn · Isobelle Chalmers(7) 25/1
  9. 9 Adrian silks Adrian Bernard Llewellyn · Toby Moore(5) 14/1

Top 4 — how each finished

  1. 1 Zambezi Magic silks Zambezi Magic 11/8 SP 11/8F 🏆 WON
  2. 2 Rogers Dream silks Rogers Dream 2/1 🥉 3RD
  3. 3 Elora Prince silks Elora Prince 8/1 5TH