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Jdl Consultants Ltd Apprentice Handicap Stakes

14:02 Bath Tue 29 Sep 2026 1m2f37y Class 5 Good to Firm 12 runners

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Mr Fox’s call

Decalogue silks

Decalogue

SPECULATIVE Advised 5/2 Est. 30%

5TH

Mr Fox says

Decalogue (SR:80, 5/2) holds the clear SR lead in this field by 7 points over the next-best Dryburgh, and his form line of -84321 shows a progressive 3-year-old arriving in good order off a 15-day break with cheekpieces fitted. Trainer Jamie Osborne runs at 12% strike rate from 938 runners — a solid professional yard — and jockey Mason Paetel has an 11% career strike rate across 510 rides, competent for this level. His only concern is ClassMv:= and MarkMv:+3 (running 3lb higher than last win), but in a Class 5 field this weak, the SR advantage is decisive enough to absorb that penalty. The weight of 9-9 is mid-pack, giving no significant burden relative to the SR edge he carries. Each-way alternative: Dryburgh. Main danger: Dryburgh — Dryburgh (SR:73, 13/2) has steamed in 30% in the market, holds confirmed DistFit:+ and GoingFit:+ for today's conditions, and the 3-year-old has a form line of 732829 that includes a recent placed effort — the combination of market confidence and going/distance suitability makes him the most credible threat to the selection.

Verify· #20406

Full result

Winner: Oman (IRE) at SP 7/2J. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.

  1. 1 Oman silks Oman Tony Carroll · Myla Coppins(5) 13/2
  2. 2 Dryburgh silks Dryburgh Fox #2 Oli Rix · Luke Catton 7/1
  3. 3 Arcadian Nights silks Arcadian Nights Mark Loughnane · Hope Regan(7) 50/1
  4. 4 Captain Fox silks Captain Fox Fox #3 Richard Hughes · Donagh Murphy(5) 8/1
  5. 5 Decalogue silks Decalogue Fox #1 Jamie Osborne · Mason Paetel 7/2
  6. 6 Rascallion silks Rascallion Henrietta C Knight · Taryn Langley(3) 28/1
  7. 7 Gallant Pioneer silks Gallant Pioneer Charlie Pike · Seamus Cronin 18/1
  8. 8 Pomme Pomme silks Pomme Pomme Jack Channon · Jack Dace 11/1
  9. 9 Shady Bay silks Shady Bay Tom Ward · Ashley Lewis 10/3
  10. 10 Pangbourne silks Pangbourne Fox #4 Roger Teal · Olivia Haines(5) 5/1
  11. — Cotswold Cottage silks Cotswold Cottage Faye Bramley · Harry Vigors(3) 14/1
  12. — It's Life silks It's Life Kathy Turner · Charlie Tucker(7) 11/1

Top 4 — how each finished

  1. 1 Decalogue silks Decalogue 5/2 5TH
  2. 2 Dryburgh silks Dryburgh 13/2 🥈 2ND
  3. 3 Captain Fox silks Captain Fox 15/2 🏁 4TH
  4. 4 Pangbourne silks Pangbourne 11/2 10TH