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Tattersalls Online Royal Lodge Stakes (Group 2)

13:55 Newmarket Sat 26 Sep 2026 1m0f0y Class 1 Good 7 runners

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Mr Fox’s call

Haffner silks

Haffner

SPECULATIVE Advised 4/1 SP 7/4F Est. 38%

🏆 WON

Mr Fox says

Haffner (SR 137) is the clear class standout in this field, rated 13 points clear of the next-best Quest For Stars (SR 124) and comfortably ahead of the duelling 3/1 shots Burning Up and First Law (SR 110 and 106 respectively). Crucially, Haffner brings proven course form (W1P1 at Newmarket), confirmed distance fitness (DistFit:+), and confirmed going fitness (GoingFit:+) — the only runner in the field to tick all three boxes. Ryan Moore, striking at 24% career strike rate, is the strongest jockey booking here, and the 4/1 price represents fair value given the SR superiority. The concern is the last-run figure of 7 in a form string of 21217, but read right-to-left the sequence shows 7-1-2-1-2 — meaning the '7' is the oldest run and the horse has been consistently competitive since, finishing 2nd last time out at Group level, which is no disgrace. Each-way alternative: Quest For Stars. Main danger: Quest For Stars — Quest For Stars (SR 124, 4/1) is the Appleby yard's #1 runner given the market support (in 6% vs First Law's 7% drift), has proven distance fitness, a form string showing three wins before last run, and Appleby's 34% strike rate means a well-prepared runner cannot be dismissed despite the 12lb rise in mark since last win.

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Full result

Winner: Haffner (USA) at SP 7/4F. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.

  1. 1 Haffner silks Haffner Fox #1 Aidan O'Brien · Ryan Moore 7/2
  2. 2 Burning Up silks Burning Up Fox #3 K. R. Burke · Clifford Lee 7/2
  3. 3 Quicken Away silks Quicken Away Andrew Balding · Oisin Murphy 6/1
  4. 4 First Law silks First Law Fox #4 Charlie Appleby · William Buick 7/2
  5. 5 Quest For Stars silks Quest For Stars Fox #2 Charlie Appleby · Billy Loughnane 4/1
  6. 6 Rocket Boy silks Rocket Boy Marco Botti · Marco Ghiani 14/1
  7. 7 Iwasjustsaying silks Iwasjustsaying Charlie Johnston · Jack Mitchell 25/1

Top 4 — how each finished

  1. 1 Haffner silks Haffner 4/1 SP 7/4F 🏆 WON
  2. 2 Quest For Stars silks Quest For Stars 4/1 5TH
  3. 3 Burning Up silks Burning Up 3/1 🥈 2ND
  4. 4 First Law silks First Law 3/1 🏁 4TH