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Sky Bet Dav Reid Finale Handicap Stakes (Heritage Handicap) (GBBPlus Race)

17:20 York Sat 22 Aug 2026 1m2f56y Class 2 Good to Soft 22 runners

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Mr Fox’s call

Raammee silks

Raammee

SPECULATIVE Advised 5/2 SP 13/8F Est. 32%

🏆 WON

Mr Fox says

Raammee (SR 109, 5/2, 9-12) is the clear class leader in this field — the next best SR is Diego El Queso at 103 — and carries the highest weight yet still attracts the strongest market signal in the race: a 25% steam from opening price. Roger Varian's yard operates at 20% strike rate and has fired 662 career runners, a serious operation that books Ray Dawson with purpose. Course form of W1P1 at York adds meaningful confidence, and the 4-year-old's recent 11-421 form string (rightmost = last) shows consistent placing after back-to-back wins. The MarkMv:+8 is a concern — running off a mark 8lb higher than at last win — but the SR advantage is sufficiently wide and the market has decisively answered the question of whether connections believe it. Diego El Queso (SR 103, 9/2) is the each-way alternative; Bourbon Blues (SR 99, 9-2, 12/1) is the danger, having been backed in 20% with Oisin Murphy aboard, proven distance form, and a favourable weight. Each-way alternative: Diego El Queso. Main danger: Bourbon Blues — Bourbon Blues (SR 99, 9-2 weight, 12/1) has steamed in 20% with Oisin Murphy booked, holds proven distance form (DistFit:+), carries the lightest weight among the credible contenders at 9-2, and a 3-year-old allowance in a heritage handicap is a genuine structural edge.

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Full result

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

  1. 1 Raammee silks Raammee Fox #1 Roger Varian · Ray Dawson 6/4
  2. 2 Thunder Run silks Thunder Run K. R. Burke · Clifford Lee 14/1
  3. 3 Bourbon Blues silks Bourbon Blues Fox #3 Brian Meehan · Oisin Murphy 18/1
  4. 4 Shafdar silks Shafdar Ian Williams · David Egan 14/1
  5. 5 Castle Stuart silks Castle Stuart Richard & Peter Fahey · Barry McHugh 14/1
  6. 6 Dark Moon Rising silks Dark Moon Rising Kevin Ryan · Shane Gray 40/1
  7. 7 Mr Swivell silks Mr Swivell Kevin Philippart De Foy · Cieren Fallon 33/1
  8. 8 Al Aali silks Al Aali George Scott · William Buick 14/1
  9. 9 Parole d'Oro silks Parole d'Oro Michael Bell · Rossa Ryan 33/1
  10. 10 Accredit silks Accredit Fox #4 John & Thady Gosden · Colin Keane 10/1
  11. 11 Salam Dubawi silks Salam Dubawi Jim Goldie · Lauren Young(5) 16/1
  12. 12 Erzindjan silks Erzindjan T J Kent · Ryan Moore 11/1
  13. 13 Double Parked silks Double Parked Tim Easterby · Saffie Osborne 50/1
  14. 14 Quai De Bethune silks Quai De Bethune Hamad Al Jehani · James Doyle 33/1
  15. 15 Dhahabi silks Dhahabi Ian Williams · Charles Bishop 250/1
  16. 16 Dain Ma Nut In silks Dain Ma Nut In Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore · Lexie Clarkson(7) 28/1
  17. 17 Rainbow Nebula silks Rainbow Nebula Richard & Peter Fahey · Cam Hardie 100/1
  18. 18 Diego El Queso silks Diego El Queso Fox #2 G M Lyons · Gary Carroll 9/2
  19. 19 Sujet silks Sujet Declan Carroll · Zak Wheatley 125/1
  20. 20 Have Secret silks Have Secret Richard & Peter Fahey · Jamie Spencer 50/1
  21. — Nepal silks Nepal Ivan Furtado · Joanna Mason 150/1
  22. — King's Code silks King's Code David Evans · Alexandra McDonnell(7) 40/1

Top 4 — how each finished

  1. 1 Raammee silks Raammee 5/2 SP 13/8F 🏆 WON
  2. 2 Diego El Queso silks Diego El Queso 9/2 18TH
  3. 3 Bourbon Blues silks Bourbon Blues 12/1 🥉 3RD
  4. 4 Accredit silks Accredit 7/1 10TH