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Betfred 'The Classic Bookmaker' Handicap Stakes

16:32 Epsom Sun 27 Sep 2026 1m0f113y Class 4 Good 9 runners

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Mr Fox’s call

Swiped silks

Swiped

SPECULATIVE Advised 7/2 SP 100/30 Est. 32%

🏆 WON

Mr Fox says

Swiped (SR 93, 7/2) is the highest-rated horse in the field and carries a manageable 9-10, giving it a weight advantage over Dr Strangelove (10-1) while matching Jungle Ruler pound-for-pound but outrating it by 8 points. The form string 212118 — read right-to-left that's an 8th last time out followed by a run of 1-1-2-1-2 — shows consistent, high-class performance at this level, and the market has steamed in 18% from the opening price, suggesting significant professional confidence. Ralph Beckett (19% strike rate, 1,675 runners) is one of the most reliable trainers in the book, and the visor is retained rather than new, indicating no headgear experiment. Running off a mark 6lb above last win is the one concern, but the SR of 93 — comfortably clear of the next-best Thanos at 90 — and the DistFit:+ and GoingFit:+ combination on good ground at this trip make this the most complete case in the race. Each-way alternative: Likeness. Main danger: Thanos — Thanos (SR 90, 4/1) drops two class tiers with a DistFit:+ and GoingFit:+ on paper, but the alarming 43% market drift from the opening price raises a genuine concern — however the form string -21131 shows four wins or near-wins in recent starts and the class drop is a real advantage, meaning if the drift is noise rather than information, this horse threatens hardest.

Verify· #20136

Full result

Winner: Swiped (GB) at SP 100/30. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.

  1. 1 Swiped silks Swiped Fox #1 Ralph Beckett · Rossa Ryan 7/2
  2. 2 Thanos silks Thanos Fox #2 Harry Charlton · Lewis Edmunds 9/2
  3. 3 Likeness silks Likeness Fox #3 Jack Channon · George Bass 6/1
  4. 4 Bubbles Wonky silks Bubbles Wonky Mark Pattinson · Kieren Fox 14/1
  5. 5 Crown Office silks Crown Office Fox #4 William Haggas · Cieren Fallon 11/4
  6. 6 Jungle Ruler silks Jungle Ruler Michael Appleby · Jason Watson 9/1
  7. 7 Dr Strangelove silks Dr Strangelove Oliver Cole · Oisin Murphy 10/1
  8. 8 Play Me silks Play Me Jim Boyle · Donagh Murphy(5) 16/1
  9. — Galileo Island silks Galileo Island Tom Ward · Sean Levey 33/1

Top 4 — how each finished

  1. 1 Swiped silks Swiped 7/2 SP 100/30 🏆 WON
  2. 2 Thanos silks Thanos 4/1 🥈 2ND
  3. 3 Likeness silks Likeness 6/1 🥉 3RD
  4. 4 Crown Office silks Crown Office 3/1 5TH