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Neu-Servo Bet On Great Repairs Handicap Steeple Chase (ARC Summer Chase Series Qualifier) (GBB Race)

14:08 Worcester Sun 23 Aug 2026 2m7f0y Class 4 Good 9 runners

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Mr Fox’s call

Axel Bleue silks

Axel Bleue

SPECULATIVE Advised 11/4 SP 5/2F Est. 32%

🏆 WON

Mr Fox says

Axel Bleue (SR 113, 11/4) is the clear class leader in this field and the standout for Mickey Bowen's yard — flagged as Stable:1 with the trainer's best jockey booking (James Bowen, 18% strike rate). The recent form string 9-3312 shows a horse improving sharply, finishing second last time out, and the combination of Course:W1P5 (one win and five places at Worcester), DistFit:+ and GoingFit:+ means every key variable suits today. Carrying 11-10 gives a weight edge of 5lb over the only comparable SR horse (Gata Ban at 10-7 has SR 105 but is drifting 30% and jockey booking is far weaker at Dylan Johnston 16%/44 runners — shallow sample). Despite running off a mark 9lb higher than last win (MarkMv:+9), the course specialist angle combined with the strongest SR in the field and positive going/distance record makes this the most complete profile. Each-way alternative: Gata Ban. Main danger: Gata Ban — Gata Ban (SR 105, 9/2) has Course:W1P1, DistFit:+ and GoingFit:+ to match Axel Bleue's key signals, and carries a featherweight 10-7 — a full 17lb less than the selection — which on good ground at 2m7f could prove decisive if the mark rise of +3 is within compass.

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Full result

Winner: Axel Bleue (GB) at SP 5/2F. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.

  1. 1 Axel Bleue silks Axel Bleue Fox #1 Mickey Bowen · James Bowen 11/4
  2. 2 Ras Kassar silks Ras Kassar Fox #3 David Pipe · Rian Corcoran(5) 13/2
  3. 3 Twist Of Fatecatch silks Twist Of Fatecatch Neil Mulholland · Richie McLernon 10/1
  4. 4 Gata Ban silks Gata Ban Fox #2 Neil Mulholland · Dylan Johnston 9/2
  5. 5 Billy Boi Blue silks Billy Boi Blue David Killahena & Graeme McPherson · Kielan Woods 11/1
  6. 6 Gaelic Rambler silks Gaelic Rambler Jonjo & A.J. O'Neill · Jonjo O'Neill Jr. 9/1
  7. — All Inn Hand silks All Inn Hand Mickey Bowen · Sean Bowen 14/1
  8. — Camino Rocio silks Camino Rocio Fox #4 Dan Skelton · Harry Skelton 4/1
  9. — Artiste d'Ainay silks Artiste d'Ainay Billy Aprahamian · James Bowen -

Top 4 — how each finished

  1. 1 Axel Bleue silks Axel Bleue 11/4 SP 5/2F 🏆 WON
  2. 2 Gata Ban silks Gata Ban 9/2 🏁 4TH
  3. 3 Ras Kassar silks Ras Kassar 11/2 🥈 2ND
  4. 4 Camino Rocio silks Camino Rocio 10/3