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14:10 Ripon Tue 01 Sep 2026 1m1f170y Class 5 Soft 8 runners

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Mr Fox’s call

His Finest Hour silks

His Finest Hour

SPECULATIVE Advised 7/4 Est. 32%

5TH

Mr Fox says

His Finest Hour (SR:80, 7/4) is the highest-rated horse in this field by a clear margin and drops a class on a mark level with his last win — the ideal handicapper's scenario. His DistFit:+ confirms he handles this 1m1f170y trip, and at 9-12 he carries less than Poet's Dawn (10-0) despite superior ability. Trainer Tina Jackson runs at 15% — the sharpest strike rate in this field — and though GoingFit is unknown, there's no negative soft-ground record to worry about. The favourite tag here is earned by class and conditions rather than market noise. Each-way alternative: Cosmos Raj. Main danger: Cosmos Raj — Cosmos Raj (SR:70, 4/1) arrives on a form line of 766441 showing a recent win, holds strong course form (W2P3), and carries a handy 9-7 with a DistFit:+ — though the 33% drift is a concern, his apprentice jockey Whiteley runs at 18% which is the best in the race.

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Full result

Winner: Yermanthere (IRE) at SP 100/30. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.

  1. 1 Yermanthere silks Yermanthere Tim Easterby · Rhys Elliott(3) 4/1
  2. 2 Draupnir silks Draupnir Fox #3 Michael & David Easterby · Shay Farmer(3) 4/1
  3. 3 Poet's Dawn silks Poet's Dawn Tim Easterby · Jake Dickson(5) 15/2
  4. 4 Cosmos Raj silks Cosmos Raj Fox #2 David O'Meara · Conor Whiteley(3) 5/1
  5. 5 His Finest Hour silks His Finest Hour Fox #1 Tina Jackson · Warren Fentiman 7/4
  6. 6 No Knee Never silks No Knee Never James Owen · Seamus Cronin 12/1
  7. 7 Precious Spartan silks Precious Spartan Patrick Neville · Cian Horgan(3) 28/1
  8. — Triple Force silks Triple Force Craig Lidster · Alex Jary -

Top 4 — how each finished

  1. 1 His Finest Hour silks His Finest Hour 7/4 5TH
  2. 2 Cosmos Raj silks Cosmos Raj 4/1 🏁 4TH
  3. 3 Draupnir silks Draupnir 9/2 🥈 2ND