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Marilyn And Millie's Retirement Handicap Steeple Chase (gbb Race)

19:12 Newton Abbot Thu 27 Aug 2026 2m4f216y Class 4 Good 5 runners

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Mr Fox’s call

Lady Kara silks

Lady Kara

SPECULATIVE Advised 9/2 Est. 35%

🏁 4TH

Mr Fox says

Lady Kara (SR:112, 9/2) is the highest-rated runner in this field and brings a red-hot form string of -3111U — three consecutive wins before an unseating that tells us nothing about ability. A 24% market steam to 9/2 is significant in a five-runner field and signals informed money. Course:W2P3 at Newton Abbot is outstanding specialist form, and GoingFit:+ confirms the good ground suits. Yes, she's running off a mark 5lb higher than her last win (MarkMv:+5), but that small premium is offset by the lightest top-weight she can command given the SR advantage over the field. Each-way alternative: Thickthorn Tom. Main danger: Thickthorn Tom — Thickthorn Tom (SR:110, 7/4) is the marginal favourite with an excellent recent form string of -21211, Course:W1P1 at Newton Abbot, and the powerful Dan/Harry Skelton combination who strike at 21%/27% respectively — the class rise (↑1) and a 12lb higher mark than last win are the only concerns, but this yard manages progressive horses expertly.

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Full result

Winner: Thickthorn Tom (IRE) at SP 5/4F. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.

  1. 1 Thickthorn Tom silks Thickthorn Tom Fox #2 Dan Skelton · Harry Skelton 11/8
  2. 2 It's A Breeze silks It's A Breeze Paul Nicholls · Paddy Hanlon(5) 9/4
  3. 3 Quick Sharpener silks Quick Sharpener Jamie Snowden · Gavin Sheehan 8/1
  4. 4 Lady Kara silks Lady Kara Fox #1 Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole · Charlie Hammond 10/3
  5. — Mcgregors Charge silks Mcgregors Charge Fox #3 Polly Gundry · Ben Godfrey 7/2

Top 4 — how each finished

  1. 1 Lady Kara silks Lady Kara 9/2 🏁 4TH
  2. 2 Thickthorn Tom silks Thickthorn Tom 7/4 SP 5/4F 🏆 WON
  3. 3 Mcgregors Charge silks Mcgregors Charge 7/2