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13:35 Haydock Sat 26 Sep 2026 0m7f212y Class 2 Soft 10 runners

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Mr Fox’s call

Eternal Force silks

Eternal Force

SPECULATIVE Advised 10/3 Est. 28%

🥉 3RD

Mr Fox says

Eternal Force (SR 98, 10/3) combines the strongest multi-signal case in this field: William Haggas at 23% strike rate is the standout training operation, Cieren Fallon at 18% is a high-quality booking, and the market has steamed in 17% — meaningful confidence from the money. DistFit:+ confirms proven ability at this trip, Course:W1P1 shows Haydock-specific form, and dropping the hood (HG:p suggests previously wore headgear, now removed or applied first-time) adds a tactical question the market appears to have answered positively. The MarkMv:+8 is a concern but Haggas runners with market support at this class routinely justify higher marks, and 9-6 is a workable weight in this field on soft ground. Each-way alternative: Commander's Intent. Main danger: Centigrade — Centigrade (SR 100, 5/1) matches Eternal Force on SR, carries DistFit:+ and drops a class tier under Ralph Beckett's 19% yard — the 47% drift is worrying but could reflect soft-ground inexperience (GoingFit:?) rather than insider negatives, and on a rating basis alone it has every right to lead the market.

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Full result

Winner: Centigrade (IRE) at SP 5/1. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.

  1. 1 Centigrade silks Centigrade Fox #2 Ralph Beckett · Hector Crouch 5/1
  2. 2 Checkandchallenge silks Checkandchallenge William Knight · Callum Shepherd 16/1
  3. 3 Eternal Force silks Eternal Force Fox #1 William Haggas · Cieren Fallon 7/2
  4. 4 Desperate Dan silks Desperate Dan Peter Chapple-Hyam · George Wood 14/1
  5. 5 Cerulean Bay silks Cerulean Bay David O'Meara · Daniel Tudhope 13/2
  6. 6 Mister Winston silks Mister Winston Andrew Balding · P. J. McDonald 17/2
  7. 7 Arctic Thunder silks Arctic Thunder Ed Walker · Ashley Lewis(3) 17/2
  8. 8 Looka silks Looka Fox #4 Marco Botti · Sean Levey 13/2
  9. 9 Commander's Intent silks Commander's Intent Fox #3 George Scott · Callum Rodriguez 9/1
  10. — Godwinson silks Godwinson Jack Channon · David Probert 11/1

Top 4 — how each finished

  1. 1 Eternal Force silks Eternal Force 10/3 🥉 3RD
  2. 2 Centigrade silks Centigrade 5/1 SP 5/1 🏆 WON
  3. 3 Commander's Intent silks Commander's Intent 15/2 9TH
  4. 4 Looka silks Looka 8/1 8TH