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14:54 Yarmouth Mon 12 Oct 2026 1m3f104y Class 5 Good to Soft 12 runners

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Mr Fox’s call

Astracornus silks

Astracornus

SPECULATIVE Advised 9/4 Est. 32%

🥉 3RD

Mr Fox says

Astracornus (SR 87, 9/4) is the top-rated horse in the field by a clear margin and drops two class tiers (ClassMv:↓2), giving it a meaningful edge over rivals running at the same or higher relative level. Tom Marquand (16% strike rate, 2575 career rides) is a superior booking to any jockey in this field and the 11% market move in confirms professional confidence. At 9-9 it is the lightest weight among the main contenders — a concrete pound advantage over the joint top-weights at 9-12. The GoingFit:? and DistFit:? are unknowns, but the same applies to most rivals, and the class drop plus market support more than compensate. Each-way alternative: Yokohama. Main danger: Newtown Duke — Newtown Duke (SR 83, 5/1) has a proven DistFit:+ at today's trip, drops a class (ClassMv:↓1), and its record of 41-334 shows consistent placed form, making it the most realistic threat to Astracornus on a staying test.

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Full result

Winner: Calchas (GB) at SP 12/1. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.

  1. 1 Calchas silks Calchas Ralph Beckett · Rhys Clutterbuck 11/1
  2. 2 Yokohama silks Yokohama Fox #2 John Butler · Marco Ghiani 9/2
  3. 3 Astracornus silks Astracornus Fox #1 David Menuisier · Tom Marquand 11/4
  4. 4 Pure Moon silks Pure Moon Tom Clover · Neil Callan 18/1
  5. 5 Willow Wood silks Willow Wood Ed Walker · Kieran Shoemark 16/1
  6. 6 Hamdania silks Hamdania James Horton · Daniel Muscutt 16/1
  7. 7 Pace Attack silks Pace Attack Fox #4 Sir Mark Prescott Bt · Jack Gilligan 15/2
  8. 8 Newtown Duke silks Newtown Duke Fox #3 Ian Williams · Jack Callan 11/2
  9. 9 Madjid silks Madjid Harry Charlton · Lewis Edmunds 13/2
  10. 10 Arthur's Realm silks Arthur's Realm Gihan Arnolda · Darragh Keenan 20/1
  11. 11 Pershalla silks Pershalla Amanda Perrett · Robert Havlin 28/1
  12. 12 Lavender Gold silks Lavender Gold David Menuisier · Jack Dace(5) 20/1

Top 4 — how each finished

  1. 1 Astracornus silks Astracornus 9/4 🥉 3RD
  2. 2 Yokohama silks Yokohama 5/1 🥈 2ND
  3. 3 Newtown Duke silks Newtown Duke 5/1 8TH
  4. 4 Pace Attack silks Pace Attack 8/1 7TH