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Hkjc World Pool Handicap Stakes (gbbplus Race)

14:10 Newmarket Sat 03 Oct 2026 1m4f0y Class 2 Good to Firm 8 runners

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Mr Fox’s call

Primo Lara silks

Primo Lara

SPECULATIVE Advised 10/3 Est. 30%

6TH

Mr Fox says

Primo Lara (SR 101, 10/3) combines the second-highest SR in the field with a 15% market move inward, proven distance fitness (DistFit:+), and a recent form line of 511413 showing consistent placing at this level. Crucially, she carries only 9-1 — a 8lb weight advantage over top-rated Evanesco (SR 105, 9-9), which more than compensates for the 4-point SR deficit. Jane Chapple-Hyam's 14% strike rate is solid and Saffie Osborne is in good form. The combination of market confidence, weight relief, and confirmed distance credentials on a Newmarket 1m4f track is the clearest multi-signal case in this field. Each-way alternative: Tycoon. Main danger: Evanesco — Evanesco holds the highest SR in the field (105), has course form (W1P1 at Newmarket), and at 11/4 carries genuine market confidence despite the 9-9 weight — if the 3-year-old runs to its ceiling rating this season, it is capable of overpowering the field.

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Full result

Winner: Arqoob (IRE) at SP 20/1. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.

  1. 1 Arqoob silks Arqoob Fox #4 Lucy Wadham · Jack Mitchell 16/1
  2. 2 Evanesco silks Evanesco Fox #2 Charlie Johnston · Rowan Scott 5/2
  3. 3 Ernst Blofeld silks Ernst Blofeld Hamad Al Jehani · Harry Vigors(5) 6/1
  4. 4 Sportingsilvermine silks Sportingsilvermine James Owen · Marco Ghiani 9/1
  5. 5 Tycoon silks Tycoon Fox #3 Kevin Philippart de Foy · Rossa Ryan 11/2
  6. 6 Primo Lara silks Primo Lara Fox #1 Jane Chapple-Hyam · Saffie Osborne 7/2
  7. 7 Topteam silks Topteam Andrew Balding · Colin Keane 12/1
  8. 8 Blue Hercules silks Blue Hercules William Muir & Chris Grassick · Kieran O'Neill 11/1

Top 4 — how each finished

  1. 1 Primo Lara silks Primo Lara 10/3 6TH
  2. 2 Evanesco silks Evanesco 11/4 🥈 2ND
  3. 3 Tycoon silks Tycoon 11/2 5TH
  4. 4 Arqoob silks Arqoob 18/1 SP 20/1 🏆 WON