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AWC Finals Day At Newcastle 26th March Nursery Handicap Stakes

17:15 Chelmsford (AW) Thu 05 Nov 2026 7f Class 5 Good 12 runners

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Mr Fox’s call

Roosike silks

Roosike

SPECULATIVE Advised 11/2 Est. 17%

🥈 2ND

Mr Fox says

Roosike (SR:74, 11/2) combines the strongest package of signals in this field. DistFit:+ and GoingFit:+ confirm proven competence at today's trip and going, rare in this field where most runners show '?' or '-' on one or both counts. The mark has dropped 3lb since last win (MarkMv:-3), making this the most favourable handicap position of recent starts, and the market has steamed 30% (Mkt:in30%) — meaningful money arriving on a horse already carrying a reduced mark. Billy Loughnane's 18% career strike rate is the strongest jockey booking in the field. The favourite National Pride (SR:77, 2/1) is opposed on a specific flaw: DistFit:- confirms a poor record at 7f, GoingFit:? means AW good ground is unproven, and stepping down two classes (ClassMv:↓2) from a yard with strong SR suggests the form line of '6244' may flatter. Each-way alternative: Californian Angel. Main danger: National Pride — National Pride carries the highest SR in the field (77) for William Haggas (23% strike rate), is market-backed (Mkt:in17%), and drops two classes — if it handles the 7f trip better than its DistFit:- record suggests, raw ability could overcome that concern.

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Full result

Winner: National Pride (IRE) at SP 6/4F. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.

  1. 1 National Pride silks National Pride Fox #2 William Haggas · Cieren Fallon 13/8
  2. 2 Roosike silks Roosike Fox #1 Richard Hughes · Billy Loughnane 4/1
  3. 3 Ten of Clubs silks Ten of Clubs Scott Dixon · Kieran O'Neill 66/1
  4. 4 Kigali silks Kigali Ollie Sangster · Hector Crouch 8/1
  5. 5 Potters Margot silks Potters Margot Matt Crawley · Robert Havlin 10/1
  6. 6 Royal Titan silks Royal Titan Marco Botti · David Egan 9/1
  7. 7 Star Bayside Boy silks Star Bayside Boy Marcus Tregoning · Ashley Lewis(3) 25/1
  8. 8 Californian Angel silks Californian Angel Fox #4 Hugo Palmer · Jason Watson 7/1
  9. 9 Maliqui silks Maliqui Charlie Fellowes · Paddy Bradley 16/1
  10. 10 Marhaba Ya Tayib silks Marhaba Ya Tayib Adam Kirby · Charles Bishop 10/1
  11. 11 Absolute Diamond silks Absolute Diamond David Evans · William Carson 66/1
  12. — Artemis Star silks Artemis Star Fox #3 William Muir & Chris Grassick · Darragh Keenan SP

Top 4 — how each finished

  1. 1 Roosike silks Roosike 11/2 🥈 2ND
  2. 2 National Pride silks National Pride 2/1 SP 6/4F 🏆 WON
  3. 3 Artemis Star silks Artemis Star 7/1
  4. 4 Californian Angel silks Californian Angel 15/2 8TH