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Sky Bet Rockingham Stakes (Listed Race)

13:30 York Sat 10 Oct 2026 0m6f0y Class 1 Soft 11 runners

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Mr Fox’s call

Divine Whisper silks

Divine Whisper

SPECULATIVE Advised 9/2 Est. 28%

9TH

Mr Fox says

Divine Whisper (SR 96, 9/2) has steamed in 40% since opening, the most significant market move in the field outside of Battle Fever, and carries the lightest weight (8-12) which is a genuine advantage over the 9-3 brigade in Listed company on soft ground. The form reads 2-1-3 — consistent progressive profile stepping up just one tier (ClassMv:↑1), trained by George Boughey (18% strike rate, the strongest trainer stat in this field) and partnered by Tom Marquand (16%, 2,565 runners — elite book). Course form shows a place at York already. The combination of elite connections, market confidence, weight advantage and a clean consistent form line makes this the strongest multi-signal case. Each-way alternative: Battle Fever. Main danger: Battle Fever — Battle Fever (SR 96, 9/1) has steamed in 48% — the biggest move in the field — has proven distance form (DistFit:+), a course place, and a consistent 2-3-1-2-3 form line that screams reliability; the money arriving at 9/1 is hard to ignore.

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Full result

Winner: Cut A Dash (GB) at SP 4/1F. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.

  1. 1 Cut A Dash silks Cut A Dash Richard Hannon · Sean Levey 9/2
  2. 2 Agamemnon silks Agamemnon Richard Hughes · Finley Marsh 11/2
  3. 3 Battle Fever silks Battle Fever Fox #2 Kevin Ryan · Shane Gray 7/1
  4. 4 Love A Giggle silks Love A Giggle K. R. Burke · Pierre-Louis Jamin 22/1
  5. 5 Dubai Champion silks Dubai Champion Fox #3 Ben Haslam · Andrew Mullen 5/1
  6. 6 Hickory Lad silks Hickory Lad Fox #4 Phillip Makin · Sam James 11/2
  7. 7 Big Cigar silks Big Cigar Richard & Peter Fahey · Oisin Orr 9/1
  8. 8 Matteo silks Matteo Kevin Ryan · Tom Eaves 28/1
  9. 9 Divine Whisper silks Divine Whisper Fox #1 George Boughey · Tom Marquand 9/2
  10. 10 Spirit of Lyra silks Spirit of Lyra William Knight · Jason Hart 18/1
  11. — Angels Passing silks Angels Passing Kevin Ryan · Kevin Stott 14/1

Top 4 — how each finished

  1. 1 Divine Whisper silks Divine Whisper 9/2 9TH
  2. 2 Battle Fever silks Battle Fever 9/1 🥉 3RD
  3. 3 Dubai Champion silks Dubai Champion 11/2 5TH
  4. 4 Hickory Lad silks Hickory Lad 5/1 6TH