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Fango Handicap Stakes (Div I)
Mr Fox’s call
Misunderstood
SPECULATIVE Advised 15/8 Est. 32%
Mr Fox says
Misunderstood (SR 90, 15/8) is the clear class leader in this field — 3 SR points clear of Supreme Clarets and a full 14-17 points ahead of the mid-pack. Despite carrying 10-1, the weight disadvantage over Supreme Clarets (9-4) is partially offset by the SR gap: a 3-point SR advantage is slim, but Misunderstood's trainer David O'Meara (13%, 2861 runners) and jockey Daniel Tudhope (18%, 1893 runners) is comfortably the strongest connections combination on the card. The market has shortened 9% since opening, confirming stable confidence, and the horse arrives fresh off a 17-day break with recent form 774522 — consistent rather than spectacular but showing no deterioration. The GoingFit:- and DistFit:- flags are a genuine concern at this trip and going bucket, but no other runner combines SR superiority with this level of market and jockey support. Each-way alternative: Supreme Clarets. Main danger: Supreme Clarets — Supreme Clarets (SR 87, 7/2) arrives in excellent recent form (922411), carries only 9-4 giving it a 11lb weight pull on Misunderstood, has course form (W1P1), and the market, though slightly drifted at -5%, still prices it as the clear second market choice — if Misunderstood's poor distance and going fit count against it today, Supreme Clarets is well-placed to capitalise.
Full result
Winner: Coolree (IRE) at SP 18/1. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.
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1
Coolree 14/1
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2
Vixey Fox #4 8/1
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3
Mr King 12/1
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4
Supreme Clarets Fox #2 10/3
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5
Misunderstood Fox #1 2/1
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6
This Farh 18/1
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7
Count Palatine 17/2
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8
Mythical Phoenix 20/1
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9
Cotai Eye Joe 14/1
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10
Yanifer Fox #3 10/1
Top 4 — how each finished
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1
Misunderstood 15/8 5TH
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2
Supreme Clarets 7/2 🏁 4TH
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3
Yanifer 10/1 10TH
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4
Vixey 9/1 🥈 2ND