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Bailey Family Investments / EBF Maiden Stakes (GBB Race)

15:15 Chepstow Tue 18 Aug 2026 7f16y Class 3 Good to Firm 6 runners

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Mr Fox’s call

Grove Street silks

Grove Street

MEDIUM Advised 8/11 Est. 42%

🥈 2ND

Mr Fox says

Grove Street (SR 157, 8/11) is the standout on ability in this maiden, with a Saturday Rating 5 points clear of La Bassette (SR 152) and 10 clear of Talamon (SR 147). The horse ran a debut second that signals genuine racecourse readiness — a 'Form:2' at Class 3 level with Brian Meehan, who has placed this horse carefully for a quick follow-up 20 days later. At 8/11, the market is emphatically endorsing this selection, and while the favourite tag alone is not the analysis, the absence of any market drift (no 'Mkt:out' flag) on an 8/11 shot in a 6-runner field confirms no stable concerns. The weight is level across the field at 9-7 for the principals, so there is no lbs-edge argument for any rival. Each-way alternative: La Bassette. Main danger: La Bassette — La Bassette (SR 152, 5/1) has steamed in 21% in the market — the strongest move in the field — carries a 5lb weight advantage over the field at 9-2, and Clive Cox with Rossa Ryan is a sharp combination that does not steam horses without confidence, making the debutant run (Form:0) look far less concerning than it appears.

Verify· #12956

Full result

Winner: Avionics (IRE) at SP 13/2. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.

  1. 1 Avionics silks Avionics Andrew Balding · Tom Marquand 11/2
  2. 2 Grove Street silks Grove Street Fox #1 Brian Meehan · Joe Leavy 4/7
  3. 3 Talamon silks Talamon Fox #3 George Boughey · Billy Loughnane 7/1
  4. 4 La Bassette silks La Bassette Fox #2 Clive Cox · Rossa Ryan 11/2
  5. 5 It's A Dream silks It's A Dream Dominic Ffrench Davis · Ben Ffrench Davis(5) 100/1
  6. — Highland Frost silks Highland Frost Jonathan Portman · Rob Hornby 50/1

Top 4 — how each finished

  1. 1 Grove Street silks Grove Street 8/11 🥈 2ND
  2. 2 La Bassette silks La Bassette 5/1 🏁 4TH
  3. 3 Talamon silks Talamon 9/2 🥉 3RD