Dragonbet John Ayres Memorial Handicap Hurdle Race

16:35 Chepstow Sat 10 Oct 2026 2m7f131y Class 4 Good to Soft 18 runners

Mr Fox’s call

Got A Dream

SPECULATIVE Advised 13/2 Est. 22%

🥉 3RD

Mr Fox says

Got A Dream (SR:113, 13/2, 11-11) is the highest-rated horse in the field by a meaningful margin and carries a favourable weight relative to that ability advantage. The form string /1161- shows a sequence of wins before the last run, and crucially the horse holds Course:W1P1 at Chepstow — proven course form on a specialist track is a genuine edge in an 18-runner handicap. Trainer Nicky Martin runs at a strong 23% strike rate from 77 runners, suggesting a well-managed yard that picks spots. The MarkMv:+2 is modest and not a significant burden, and ClassMv:= means no step up in class to worry about. The absence of GoingFit data (GoingFit:?) is the key risk, but the course form on what is a similar autumn Welsh track going profile partially mitigates this. Each-way alternative: Into The Park. Main danger: Into The Park — Into The Park (SR:108, 8/1) has steamed in dramatically — Mkt:in34% is by far the most aggressive market move in the field — and the MarkMv:-5 drop in mark gives it a genuine handicap edge, even though GoingFit:- is a concern the market appears to be dismissing.

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Full result

Winner: Tzarmix (FR) at SP 22/1. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.

1 Tzarmix Alastair Ralph · Ciaran Gethings 20/1
2 Torrent Nigel Hawke · David Noonan 17/2
3 Got A Dream Fox #1 Nicky Martin · Sean Houlihan 7/1
4 Reallyntruthfully Fox #4 Kim Bailey & Mat Nicholls · Aamilah Aswat(7) 6/1
5 Muskerry Rock Mickey Bowen · Sean Bowen 22/1
6 Magical King Fox #3 Stuart Edmunds · Charlie Hammond 6/1
7 Golden Maverick Tim Vaughan · Lorcan Murtagh 25/1
8 Jaytee Ian Williams · Sam Twiston-Davies 66/1
9 Jager Time Fergal O'Brien · Fern O'Brien(5) 16/1
10 Freshers Week Charlie Longsdon · Daire McConville(7) 12/1
11 Faded Fantasy Christian Williams · Jack Tudor 22/1
12 Jupiter Allen Chester Williams · Lorcan Williams 14/1
— Gold For Alec Tom Symonds · Ben Poste 11/1
— Into The Park Fox #2 Max Comley · David Bass 13/2
— Punxsutawney Phil Mark Walford · Tom Midgley(3) 28/1
— Balboa Seamus Mullins · Callum Pritchard 10/1
— Queens Venture Dean Summersby · Bryan Carver -
— Amatchmadeinheaven Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies · Miss Amber Jackson-Fennell(7) 9/1

Top 4 — how each finished

1 Got A Dream 13/2 🥉 3RD
2 Into The Park 8/1
3 Magical King 11/2 6TH
4 Reallyntruthfully 10/1 🏁 4TH