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Copybet Arc Summer Chase Series Final Handicap Steeple Chase (gbb Race)

14:05 Worcester Fri 25 Sep 2026 2m4f0y Class 2 Good 12 runners

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Mr Fox’s call

Youdecide silks

Youdecide

SPECULATIVE Advised 4/1 Est. 28%

🥈 2ND

Mr Fox says

Youdecide (SR 111, 4/1) presents the most compelling multi-signal case in the field. The 4P-112 form string shows a horse that recovered from a pulled-up run to post back-to-back wins, and crucially this is a same-class run (ClassMv:=) meaning those wins came at comparable level — no class-rise penalty to absorb. The weight of 11-0 is favourable against the top-rated horses in the field, and both DistFit:+ and GoingFit:+ confirm suitability for today's 2m4f on good ground. The market has shortened 9% since opening — quiet but consistent support — and the Course:W0P1 record shows Worcester familiarity. Ben Pauling's 17% yard strike rate with Ben Jones at 16% are reliable connections at this level. Each-way alternative: Palamon. Main danger: Palamon — Palamon (SR 113, 3/1) is the joint-top-rated runner and has shortened 17% in the market — the most significant steam in the field — with Dan and Harry Skelton at the peak of their powers (22% and 27% career strike rates respectively), and at 11-5 carries a manageable weight for a horse with room to improve on a going/distance combination that is at least moderate (GoingFit:~, DistFit:~), though the 63-553 recent form is the one reservation against it heading to the front of the market.

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Full result

Winner: Pep Talking (GB) at SP 11/2. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.

  1. 1 Pep Talking silks Pep Talking Fox #4 Billy Aprahamian · James Bowen 8/1
  2. 2 Youdecide silks Youdecide Fox #1 Ben Pauling · Ben Jones 7/2
  3. 3 Merely A Detail silks Merely A Detail Toby Bulgin · Jonathan Burke 6/1
  4. 4 She Is For Me Boys silks She Is For Me Boys Jamie Snowden · Gavin Sheehan 12/1
  5. 5 Palamon silks Palamon Fox #2 Dan Skelton · Harry Skelton 5/2
  6. 6 Karnaval Point silks Karnaval Point David Pipe · Rian Corcoran(5) 28/1
  7. 7 Loki's Mischief silks Loki's Mischief Chester Williams · Lorcan Williams 15/2
  8. 8 Coastguard Station silks Coastguard Station Henry Oliver · Shane Fenelon(5) 80/1
  9. — Regal Renaissance silks Regal Renaissance Fox #3 Jack Jones · Sean Bowen 14/1
  10. — Country Park silks Country Park Jonjo & A.J. O'Neill · Jonjo O'Neill Jr. 9/1
  11. — Martin's Denuo silks Martin's Denuo David Pipe · Jack Tudor 33/1
  12. — Disco Davis silks Disco Davis Sarah-Jayne Davies · James Best 80/1

Top 4 — how each finished

  1. 1 Youdecide silks Youdecide 4/1 🥈 2ND
  2. 2 Palamon silks Palamon 3/1 5TH
  3. 3 Regal Renaissance silks Regal Renaissance 9/1
  4. 4 Pep Talking silks Pep Talking 9/1 SP 11/2 🏆 WON