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Mj Church Fillies' Handicap Stakes

17:25 Bath Thu 08 Oct 2026 5f160y Class 5 Good 12 runners

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Mr Fox’s call

Courageous Sioux silks

Courageous Sioux

SPECULATIVE Advised 11/4 Est. 32%

Mr Fox says

Courageous Sioux (SR:83, 11/4) is the highest-rated horse in this field by a clear margin — 2 points ahead of Sound And Vision (SR:81) and 7+ ahead of the rest — and her recent form of 5-11 shows she won her last two starts at this class level. Clive Cox operates at 17% strike rate with 1,105 career runners, a genuinely strong yard, and Rossa Ryan (18%, 2,931 runners) is a top jockey booking that underlines the stable's intentions. She is proven at this distance (DistFit:+) and while GoingFit is unknown on good ground, her class edge and recent winning form outweigh that uncertainty. Carrying 9-11, she has a workable weight compared to top-weight Moe's Legacy (10-0, SR:67), making the SR advantage effectively even wider on a pounds-per-point basis. Each-way alternative: Sound And Vision. Main danger: Sound And Vision — Sound And Vision (SR:81, 9/2) has steamed in 14% in the market, drops a class (ClassMv:↓1), has Tom Marquand in the saddle, and her recent form of -53218 shows a progressive profile — she is the one horse whose SR is within striking distance of Courageous Sioux and whose market move suggests stable confidence.

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Full result

Winner: Court Drive (IRE) at SP 6/1. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.

  1. 1 Court Drive silks Court Drive Gay Kelleway · Jack Mitchell 8/1
  2. 2 Sound And Vision silks Sound And Vision Fox #2 Ed Walker · Tom Marquand 7/2
  3. 3 Carefree Dream silks Carefree Dream J. S. Moore · David Probert 28/1
  4. 4 Maid In Devon silks Maid In Devon Fox #4 Rod Millman · Lewis Edmunds 14/1
  5. 5 Mortubo silks Mortubo Gary & Josh Moore · Paddy Bradley 7/1
  6. 6 Kiss And Run silks Kiss And Run Fox #3 Rachel Cook & John Bridger · Kieran O'Neill 17/2
  7. 7 Vishaka silks Vishaka David Simcock · Taryn Langley(5) 16/1
  8. 8 Moe's Legacy silks Moe's Legacy Ronald Harris · Jason Watson 8/1
  9. 9 Cameley Days silks Cameley Days Chris Dwyer · Harry Davies 8/1
  10. 10 Emporess silks Emporess Tony Carroll · William Carson 20/1
  11. — Courageous Sioux silks Courageous Sioux Fox #1 Clive Cox · Rossa Ryan 10/3
  12. — Perfect Location silks Perfect Location Tom Ward · Sean Levey -

Top 4 — how each finished

  1. 1 Courageous Sioux silks Courageous Sioux 11/4
  2. 2 Sound And Vision silks Sound And Vision 9/2 🥈 2ND
  3. 3 Kiss And Run silks Kiss And Run 8/1 6TH
  4. 4 Maid In Devon silks Maid In Devon 12/1 🏁 4TH