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Zyn Pacesetter Cup Nursery Handicap Stakes
Mr Fox’s call
Dance A Jig
MEDIUM Advised 3/1 SP 2/1J Est. 28%
Mr Fox says
Dance A Jig (SR 95, 3/1) leads the field on ability and arrives dropping two class tiers — the strongest class advantage in the race — with a proven 5f record (DistFit:+) and a form line of 2-2-0 that shows consistent placed effort rather than a one-run fluke. Crucially, the market has shortened 5% since opening, modest but positive given the 51-day layoff; connections are clearly confident the break has done the horse good. Ralph Beckett's 17% strike rate is the second-best trainer number in the field, and Hector Crouch at 17% matches his trainer's efficiency. At 3/1 with the highest SR, a two-tier class drop, and a small but definite market move in its favour, Dance A Jig represents the clearest convergence of signals in a competitive six-runner nursery. Each-way alternative: Undercover Affair. Main danger: Undercover Affair — Undercover Affair (SR 91, 13/2) has steamed in 24% — the strongest market move in the race — carries the lightest competitive weight at 9-3, drops two class tiers, and the GoingFit:~ indicates at least a moderate affinity for good ground, giving David Evans's yard real reason to be bullish.
Full result
Winner: Dance A Jig (GB) at SP 2/1J. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.
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Dance A Jig Fox #1 15/8
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Rotelle 15/2
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Casino Star Fox #4 15/8
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Jaijai 8/1
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Undercover Affair Fox #2 11/2
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God Given Talent Fox #3 -
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