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13:24 Leicester Tue 13 Oct 2026 1m53y Class 6 Good to Soft 10 runners

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Mr Fox’s call

King of Persia silks

King of Persia

SPECULATIVE Advised 9/2 SP 6/1 Est. 21%

🏆 WON

Mr Fox says

King of Persia (SR 70, 9/2) is the top-rated horse in this field by a clear margin — 4 points clear of Adoramus (SR 66) and 5 clear of Golden Oasis (SR 65) — and crucially carries the lightest weight among the serious contenders at 9-2, giving a real lbs advantage over rivals rated lower but carrying more. The recent form string 77681 shows a last-time-out win, and as Tim Easterby's yard #1 (versus stablemate Rule of The Agency at 66/1 with a SR of 41 and drifting 110%), David Allan takes the mount — a 13% career strike-rate jockey chosen over the junior booking on the other runner, a clear steer from the yard. Running off a mark 4lb higher than at the last win (MarkMv:+4) is a moderate concern, but the weight-for-age and light impost more than compensate in a Class 6 nursery where the SR ceiling is only 70. Each-way alternative: Adoramus. Main danger: Adoramus — Adoramus (SR 66, 11/2) has steamed in 18% in the market, carries only 9-8 after a 106-day break that may have freshened it, and drops two classes — market confidence plus a class drop is a potent combination in a low-grade nursery.

Verify· #23135

Full result

Winner: King Of Persia (GB) at SP 6/1. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.

  1. 1 King of Persia silks King of Persia Fox #1 Tim Easterby · David Allan 13/2
  2. 2 Banged Up silks Banged Up Eve Johnson Houghton · Charles Bishop 15/2
  3. 3 Notimetotakeoff silks Notimetotakeoff Fox #3 Charlie Johnston · Rossa Ryan 7/1
  4. 4 Golden Oasis silks Golden Oasis Robert Edwards · Joe Leavy 7/1
  5. 5 Waiting For Archie silks Waiting For Archie Richard & Peter Fahey · Barry McHugh 9/1
  6. 6 Ebt's Warrior silks Ebt's Warrior William Muir & Chris Grassick · Lewis Edmunds 17/2
  7. 7 Adoramus silks Adoramus Fox #2 Jack Morland · George Wood 5/1
  8. 8 Mr Montgomery silks Mr Montgomery Ollie Sangster · Stevie Donohoe 9/2
  9. 9 Mulvaney's Return silks Mulvaney's Return Brian Meehan · David Egan 15/2
  10. 10 Rule of The Agency silks Rule of The Agency Tim Easterby · Duran Fentiman 66/1

Top 4 — how each finished

  1. 1 King of Persia silks King of Persia 9/2 SP 6/1 🏆 WON
  2. 2 Adoramus silks Adoramus 11/2 7TH
  3. 3 Notimetotakeoff silks Notimetotakeoff 6/1 🥉 3RD