William Hill World Free From MND Handicap Stakes

15:55 Ripon Sat 15 Aug 2026 1m0f0y Class 4 Good 11 runners

Mr Fox’s call

Swiped

SPECULATIVE Advised 4/1 Est. 28%

8TH

Mr Fox says

Swiped (SR 95, 4/1) carries the highest Saturday Rating in the field and is running off a mark 6lb higher than his last win — acceptable given a form string of 521211 that shows consistent improvement and two consecutive victories. At 9-8 he carries 8lb less than top-weight Best Rate (SR 92, 10-4), a meaningful weight advantage over a mile. Ralph Beckett's 18% career strike rate is the strongest training figure in the race, and the distance-fit is confirmed (DistFit:+). The main caveat is GoingFit:? — his record on Good specifically is unquantified — but with the highest SR, lightest weight among the leading trio, and a trainer firing at 18%, Swiped is the standout pick. Each-way alternative: Garden Oasis. Main danger: Murashah — Murashah (SR 91, 9/4 favourite) returned from a 119-day absence with a win, is trained by the in-form Edward Bethell (15% strike rate), and carries only 1lb more than Swiped — if the market has correctly assessed his fitness after the break he's the most likely winner.

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Full result

Winner: Murashah (IRE) at SP 13/8F. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.

1 Murashah Fox #2 Edward Bethell · Oisin Orr 9/4
2 His Finest Hour Tina Jackson · Joanna Mason 12/1
3 Garden Oasis Fox #4 Tim Easterby · David Allan 11/1
4 Barley Tim Easterby · Sean Kirrane 15/2
5 Best Rate Fox #3 Richard Hannon · Joe Leavy 7/1
6 Capital Guarantee David O'Meara · Mark Winn 16/1
7 Andesite Roger Fell · Jason Watson 13/2
8 Swiped Fox #1 Ralph Beckett · Rhys Clutterbuck 4/1
9 Advance Twentyfive Richard & Peter Fahey · Harry Russell 18/1
10 High Point Iain Jardine · Andrew Mullen 66/1
— Jungle Ruler Michael Appleby · Harry Davies -

Top 4 — how each finished

1 Swiped 4/1 8TH
2 Murashah 9/4 SP 13/8F 🏆 WON
3 Best Rate 7/1 5TH
4 Garden Oasis 14/1 🥉 3RD