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16:14 Leicester Tue 13 Oct 2026 1m53y Class 5 Good to Soft 10 runners

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Mr Fox’s call

Francesi silks

Francesi

SPECULATIVE Advised 11/2 Est. 18%

🥉 3RD

Mr Fox says

Francesi (SR:71, 11/2) has steamed in 27% since opening, the strongest market move of any contender bar Up The Jazz, and drops a class (ClassMv:↓1) off a mark 3lb below his last win (MarkMv:-3) — two structural advantages in a Class 5 handicap. Jockey Myla Coppins posts an 18% strike rate, matching Cieren Fallon's figure, and Tony Carroll's 13% yard rate is solid across a large sample of 3,251 runners. The distance fit is moderate (DistFit:~) but so is it for most of the field, and at 9-5 he carries a light weight that offsets any ground uncertainty (GoingFit:?). The combination of market confidence, class drop and favourable mark distinguishes him from a muddling field. Each-way alternative: Up The Jazz. Main danger: Up The Jazz — Up The Jazz (SR:68, 9/1) has backed in 46% — the most dramatic market move in the field — drops three classes (ClassMv:↓3) and holds course form (Course:W0P1), making it a legitimate threat to go very close at a big price.

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Full result

Winner: Dream Pirate (GB) at SP 40/1. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.

  1. 1 Dream Pirate silks Dream Pirate T. J. Kent · Tom Marquand 20/1
  2. 2 Donna Nook silks Donna Nook David O'Meara · Billy Garritty 12/1
  3. 3 Francesi silks Francesi Fox #1 Tony Carroll · Myla Coppins(5) 7/1
  4. 4 Up The Jazz silks Up The Jazz Fox #2 Richard & Peter Fahey · Warren Fentiman(3) 17/2
  5. 5 Oviedo silks Oviedo Fox #4 Alexandra Dunn · Millie Wonnacott(5) 2/1
  6. 6 Hostility silks Hostility David O'Meara · Cieren Fallon 9/2
  7. 7 Cypriot Diaspora silks Cypriot Diaspora Rod Millman · Ryan Kavanagh(3) 14/1
  8. 8 Law of Design silks Law of Design Fox #3 Ian Williams · Paul Mulrennan 7/2
  9. 9 Harry The Rogue silks Harry The Rogue Stephen Hanlon · Tom Eaves 33/1
  10. — Carolus Magnus silks Carolus Magnus Michael & David Easterby · Joanna Mason 12/1

Top 4 — how each finished

  1. 1 Francesi silks Francesi 11/2 🥉 3RD
  2. 2 Up The Jazz silks Up The Jazz 9/1 🏁 4TH
  3. 3 Law of Design silks Law of Design 4/1 8TH
  4. 4 Oviedo silks Oviedo 9/4 5TH