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21:00 Kempton (AW) Wed 12 Aug 2026 1m3f219y Class 5 Good to Soft 11 runners

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Mr Fox’s call

Crooked Path silks

Crooked Path

SPECULATIVE Advised 7/4 SP 11/4 Est. 35%

🏆 WON

Mr Fox says

Crooked Path (SR 81, 7/4) is the clear class leader in this field — the next best SR is Solanna at 74, and the drop of three tiers (ClassMv:↓3) with a mark 47lb lower than its last win (MarkMv:-47) means connections have deliberately placed this horse in very soft company. GoingFit:+ confirms it handles today's conditions, the 14% market inward move backs the stable confidence, and Cieren Fallon (20% career strike rate, 802 rides) is a meaningful booking at this level. The 114-day absence and a recent form string of 44800- are the only negatives, but the class drop is so extreme that it overrides those concerns in a Class 5 handicap worth just £4,187. Each-way alternative: Star Time. Main danger: Star Time — Star Time (SR 71, 4/1) has steamed in 48% from its opening price — the strongest market move in the field — carrying only 9-13 (7lb less than Crooked Path) for trainer Alan King, and unknown distance/going suitability leaves upside if it handles today's conditions.

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Full result

Winner: Crooked Path (IRE) at SP 11/4. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.

  1. 1 Crooked Path silks Crooked Path Fox #1 James Owen · Cieren Fallon 5/4
  2. 2 Maestro Del Mar silks Maestro Del Mar Ismail Mohammed & Jose Santos · Silvestre De Sousa 15/2
  3. 3 Star Time silks Star Time Fox #3 Alan King · Harry Vigors(5) 9/2
  4. 4 Roland Garros silks Roland Garros Hayley Burton · Alexandra Egan(7) 18/1
  5. 5 Maywedance silks Maywedance John O'Shea · Jack Mitchell 20/1
  6. 6 Solanna silks Solanna Fox #2 John Butler · Billy Loughnane 7/2
  7. 7 Naasma silks Naasma Pat Phelan · Kaiya Fraser 20/1
  8. 8 Backer Bilk silks Backer Bilk Luke Dace · George Wood 80/1
  9. 9 Imperial Decision silks Imperial Decision Keiran Burke · Josephine Gordon 50/1
  10. 10 Eljowhary silks Eljowhary Eve Johnson Houghton · Charles Bishop 22/1
  11. — Semper Femina silks Semper Femina Richard Hannon · Seamus Cronin(5) -

Top 4 — how each finished

  1. 1 Crooked Path silks Crooked Path 7/4 SP 11/4 🏆 WON
  2. 2 Solanna silks Solanna 4/1 6TH
  3. 3 Star Time silks Star Time 4/1 🥉 3RD