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14:48 Brighton Tue 06 Oct 2026 0m7f216y Class 6 Good 11 runners

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Mr Fox’s call

South Kensington silks

South Kensington

SPECULATIVE Advised 13/2 SP 13/2 Est. 22%

🏆 WON

Mr Fox says

South Kensington (SR:58, 13/2) is one of the joint-highest rated in the field alongside King of The Dance (SR:59) but carries only 9-7 versus King of The Dance's 9-2, and crucially has a Course:W1P1 record at Brighton — a specialist track where course form is a real advantage. The 9% market inward move signals money arriving, and while DistFit:- and GoingFit:- are concerns shared across most of this field, South Kensington's form sequence 215720 shows consistent placed efforts at this level and the course record provides a meaningful edge over rivals who lack it. Adam Kirby's yard runs at 11% which is respectable for this class, and Charles Bishop's overall 10% strike rate on 1,510 career rides adds professional polish to the booking. Each-way alternative: King of The Dance. Main danger: Panama Black — Panama Black (SR:63, 6/1) is the highest-rated horse in the field and drops 11lb in the weights off its last win mark (MarkMv:-11) — a significant handicap advantage that could offset its DistFit:- and GoingFit:- concerns if the class drop from a higher tier brings it back to form.

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Full result

Winner: South Kensington (IRE) at SP 13/2. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.

  1. 1 South Kensington silks South Kensington Fox #1 Adam Kirby · Charles Bishop 6/1
  2. 2 Celtic Spirit silks Celtic Spirit Karen Jewell · Dylan Hogan 9/1
  3. 3 Rainbow Sign silks Rainbow Sign Mark Pattinson · Kieran O'Neill 17/2
  4. 4 Outrace silks Outrace Richard Hannon · Alec Voikhansky 12/1
  5. 5 Venetian Romance silks Venetian Romance Michael Attwater · Kieren Fox 33/1
  6. 6 Panama Black silks Panama Black Fox #3 Laura Mongan · Saffie Osborne 11/2
  7. 7 Turpin silks Turpin Jim Boyle · Liam Wright(3) 15/2
  8. 8 King of The Dance silks King of The Dance Fox #2 Bernard Llewellyn · Isobelle Chalmers(7) 9/2
  9. 9 Scarfo silks Scarfo Fox #4 Bernard Llewellyn · Charlie Tucker(7) 4/1
  10. 10 Birkie Boy silks Birkie Boy Miss Celine De La Haye · Laura Coughlan(3) 16/1
  11. — Thestral silks Thestral Tony Carroll · William Carson 16/1

Top 4 — how each finished

  1. 1 South Kensington silks South Kensington 13/2 SP 13/2 🏆 WON
  2. 2 King of The Dance silks King of The Dance 5/1 8TH
  3. 3 Panama Black silks Panama Black 6/1 6TH
  4. 4 Scarfo silks Scarfo 9/2 9TH