Eitc Training Series Final Apprentice Handicap Stakes (Haydock Training Race) (Part Of The Racing Excellence Series)

13:58 Haydock Fri 25 Sep 2026 1m2f42y Class 5 Soft 9 runners

Mr Fox’s call

Sweet Kiss

SPECULATIVE Advised 7/2 Est. 28%

🏁 4TH

Mr Fox says

Sweet Kiss (SR:72, 7/2) drops a class (ClassMv:↓1), carries a favourable 9-6 — the lightest weight among the top-SR horses — and has consistent placed form (626225) suggesting reliability without blowouts. Tim Easterby (11% strike rate, 4,603 runners) is a high-volume trainer who places horses well in handicaps, and Jake Dickson's 13% career rate from 230 rides is the strongest jockey strike rate in the field. The class drop gives a genuine edge over rivals running at the same level, and 9-6 on soft ground is a meaningful lb advantage over Condotti (9-5) and Ablon (10-0). Condotti steamed in 14% but carries DistFit:- over this 1m2f42y trip, a significant concern on soft ground where stamina is tested. Each-way alternative: Condotti. Main danger: Condotti — Condotti (SR:74, 2/1) is the highest-rated horse in the field and has steamed in 14% — the market is backing it with conviction — but its DistFit:- over this trip on soft ground is the key risk that keeps it from being the primary selection.

Verify· #19648

Full result

Winner: Condotti (IRE) at SP 15/8J. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.

1 Condotti Fox #2 Hugo Palmer · Donagh Murphy 2/1
2 Falcon Nine Iain Jardine · Cara Tuke(5) 6/1
3 Solanna Fox #4 John Butler · Harry Vigors 6/1
4 Sweet Kiss Fox #1 Tim Easterby · Jake Dickson 5/2
5 Pleasant Man Joey Ramsden · Joe Bradnam(3) 12/1
6 Dragonflame Rebecca Menzies · Alfie Redman 40/1
7 Titian Julie Camacho · Olivia Haines 8/1
— Ablon Fox #3 Richard Hannon · Ben Pollard(5) 13/2
— Study Up Mark Loughnane · Hope Regan(5) 22/1

Top 4 — how each finished

1 Sweet Kiss 7/2 🏁 4TH
2 Condotti 2/1 SP 15/8J 🏆 WON
3 Ablon 13/2
4 Solanna 15/2 🥉 3RD