Christopher Ward Watchmaking Handicap Stakes

16:18 Haydock Fri 25 Sep 2026 0m6f212y Class 3 Soft 11 runners

Mr Fox’s call

Anyasi

SPECULATIVE Advised 5/1 Est. 26%

🥈 2ND

Mr Fox says

Anyasi (SR 97, 5/1) is the Varian yard's #1 runner — Callum Rodriguez booked over Jack Mitchell on stablemate Bobby Bennu is a clear signal — and the form string 3-115 shows a horse in peak form with back-to-back wins. The DistFit:+ confirms proven ability at today's trip, and a 15% market move inward suggests stable confidence on soft ground despite GoingFit:? being unresolved. At 9-7 weight, Anyasi is 7lb lighter than Bobby Bennu (10-0) and carries the lowest burden among the top-SR contenders, which on soft Haydock is a meaningful advantage. Each-way alternative: Ata Rangi. Main danger: Yorkshire — Yorkshire (SR 95) has steamed in 38% in the market, carries a favourable MarkMv:-4, drops a class, and holds Course:W0P3 at Haydock — the money is telling a clear story and Daniel Tudhope is an in-form booking.

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Full result

Winner: U Sure Do (IRE) at SP 12/1. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.

1 U Sure Do Tim Easterby · David Allan 11/1
2 Anyasi Fox #1 Roger Varian · Callum Rodriguez 6/1
3 Spaceman Richard & Peter Fahey · Billy Garritty 15/2
4 Ata Rangi Fox #3 Ed Walker · Ashley Lewis(3) 9/2
5 Bobby Bennu Roger Varian · Jack Mitchell 10/1
6 Aurora Majesty Archie Watson · Pierre-Louis Jamin 10/1
7 Yorkshire Fox #2 Edward Bethell · Daniel Tudhope 9/2
8 Storm Free James Tate · Hector Crouch 7/1
9 Scutari K. R. Burke · Jack Nicholls(3) 25/1
10 Great Dream Seb Spencer · Dale Swift 66/1
11 Mr Noble Fox #4 K. R. Burke · Sam James 11/2

Top 4 — how each finished

1 Anyasi 5/1 🥈 2ND
2 Yorkshire 9/2 7TH
3 Ata Rangi 5/1 🏁 4TH
4 Mr Noble 11/2 11TH