Aubrey Loze Memorial Handicap Hurdle Race (GBB Race)

16:15 Newton Abbot Sat 22 Aug 2026 2m5f122y Class 2 Good 8 runners

Mr Fox’s call

Morning Mayhem

SPECULATIVE Advised 10/3 Est. 32%

🏁 4TH

Mr Fox says

Morning Mayhem (SR 124, 10/3) carries the lightest competitive weight in the field at 10-12 and has steamed in 43% from its opening price — the most aggressive market move in the race, indicating strong stable confidence. Course:W1P1 at Newton Abbot confirms this track suits, and the Nick Scholfield yard operates at 18% with a small but focused string. The form string 3-4144 shows a consistent recent pattern of hitting the frame, and while running off a mark 7lb above last win is a concern, the weight advantage over Handlethekettle (11-1) and American Sniper (11-2) partially compensates. The 5-year-old's age trajectory is also the most progressive in a field of older rivals. Each-way alternative: Handlethekettle. Main danger: Handlethekettle — Handlethekettle (SR 129, 9/2) is the highest-rated horse in the field, has a GoingFit:+ for today's good ground, and Jamie Snowden's 25% career strike rate is elite — despite the 411-day absence, the form before layoff showed a win and two places at this class, and a 7% drift is minimal given the fitness concern.

Verify· #13765

Full result

Winner: American Sniper (IRE) at SP 9/4. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.

1 American Sniper Fox #3 David Pipe · Rian Corcoran(5) 11/2
2 Soul Icon Keiran Burke · Mr Hugo Hunt(7) 11/1
3 Kitty Foyle Daisy Hitchins · Harry Reed 10/1
4 Morning Mayhem Fox #1 Nick Scholfield · Kielan Woods 7/2
— Zillow Faye Bramley · Harry Cobden 25/1
— Handlethekettle Fox #2 Jamie Snowden · Isabelle Ryder(5) 11/2
— Letterston Lily Fox #4 Mickey Bowen · Sean D Bowen 5/2
— Supreme Yeats Dan Skelton · Harry Skelton 8/1

Top 4 — how each finished

1 Morning Mayhem 10/3 🏁 4TH
2 Handlethekettle 9/2
3 American Sniper 7/1 SP 9/4 🏆 WON
4 Letterston Lily 3/1