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French Connection At Meadowhall Handicap Stakes

16:10 Doncaster Sat 15 Aug 2026 0m5f143y Class 4 Good to Firm 10 runners

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Mr Fox’s call

Golden Long silks

Golden Long

SPECULATIVE Advised 3/1 SP 5/2F Est. 28%

🏆 WON

Mr Fox says

Golden Long (SR 91, 3/1, 9-13) is the joint-highest rated runner carrying 2lb less than Zubaru and boasts a confirmed DistFit:+ at this 5f143y trip. His recent form string (/53171) shows a last-time win and the Levey booking (11%, 892 career runs) adds professional confidence. Crucially he avoids Zubaru's key concern: a DistFit:- flag on today's 5f143y trip — Zubaru's three-star course record (W2P3) is compelling but if the distance is genuinely wrong the course familiarity matters less. Golden Long's going is flagged GoingFit:? (insufficient sample) rather than a negative, whereas Zubaru has a positive GoingFit:+ — but the weight concession of 2lb and proven trip edge tips Golden Long just ahead in a very tight call at the same market price. Each-way alternative: Ancient State. Main danger: Zubaru — Zubaru (SR 90, 3/1) holds identical rating and price to Golden Long, has the strongest course record in the field (W2P3 at Doncaster), is confirmed good-to-firm suited (GoingFit:+), and carries only 2lb more — the DistFit:- flag is the single concern that prevents him being the outright pick, but on this track and going he is a genuine threat.

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Full result

Winner: Golden Long (AUS) at SP 5/2F. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.

  1. 1 Golden Long silks Golden Long Fox #1 Lemos De Souza · Sean Levey 3/1
  2. 2 Ancient State silks Ancient State Fox #3 Adam Kirby · William Carson 13/2
  3. 3 Brummell silks Brummell Julie Camacho · Sam James 11/1
  4. 4 Papa Cocktail silks Papa Cocktail Fox #4 Michael Herrington · Jack Mitchell 11/2
  5. 5 Zubaru silks Zubaru Fox #2 George Scott · Darragh Keenan 3/1
  6. 6 Lion's House silks Lion's House Linda Perratt · Faleh Bughanaim 10/1
  7. 7 County Carlow silks County Carlow Ben Haslam · Paul Mulrennan 20/1
  8. 8 Flash Rascal silks Flash Rascal David Loughnane · Nicola Currie 16/1
  9. 9 Justmyluck silks Justmyluck Linda Perratt · Oisin McSweeney 40/1
  10. 10 Squealer silks Squealer Nigel Tinkler · Faye McManoman 10/1

Top 4 — how each finished

  1. 1 Golden Long silks Golden Long 3/1 SP 5/2F 🏆 WON
  2. 2 Zubaru silks Zubaru 3/1 5TH
  3. 3 Ancient State silks Ancient State 13/2 🥈 2ND
  4. 4 Papa Cocktail silks Papa Cocktail 10/1 🏁 4TH