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18:45 Kempton (AW) Mon 05 Oct 2026 6f Class 4 Good to Soft 10 runners

Mr Fox’s call

French Affair

SPECULATIVE Advised 3/1 Est. 32%

🥉 3RD

Mr Fox says

French Affair (SR 95, 3/1) is the class standout in this field by a clear margin — 11 SR points clear of the next-best Buccabay (SR 84). Dropping two class tiers with a GoingFit:+ on today's good-to-soft surface is a potent combination, and the form string 461135 shows a recent win before a modest latest run. David Egan (13% career strike rate, 2,032 runners) is a competent booking, and while the mark is 2lb higher than at last win (MarkMv:+2), the class relief more than compensates. The market at 3/1 reflects solid confidence in a horse that is simply better-rated than its rivals on today's conditions. Each-way alternative: Mesaafi. Main danger: Buccabay — Buccabay (SR 84, 3/1) has shortened 17% in the market, holds a Course:W1P5 record at Kempton showing real track affinity, and runs off a mark 2lb below its last win — the money is clearly following this horse and it cannot be ignored.

Verify· #21710

Full result

Winner: Mesaafi (GB) at SP 5/2F. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.

1 Mesaafi Fox #3 Ross Burdon · Jack Mitchell 5/2
2 Space Party Henry Candy · Nicola Currie 11/1
3 French Affair Fox #1 Jennie Candlish · David Egan 10/3
4 Tyger Bay Fox #4 Conrad Allen · Joe Leavy 10/1
5 Fifty Nifty Martin Dunne · Cieren Fallon 9/1
6 Charlie Mason Tony Carroll · Kieren Fox 12/1
7 Merrimack Stuart Williams · Chloe Lyons(7) 28/1
8 Wyle Cop Jack Jones · Pierre-Louis Jamin 33/1
9 Buccabay Fox #2 Eve Johnson Houghton · Charles Bishop 7/2
— Shihoku Phil McEntee · Oisin Orr 40/1

Top 4 — how each finished

1 French Affair 3/1 🥉 3RD
2 Buccabay 3/1 9TH
3 Mesaafi 7/2 SP 5/2F 🏆 WON
4 Tyger Bay 10/1 🏁 4TH