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18:00 Kempton (AW) Wed 30 Sep 2026 1m Class 3 Good to Soft 11 runners

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Mr Fox’s call

Votadini silks

Votadini

SPECULATIVE Advised 5/2 SP 100/30 Est. 32%

🏆 WON

Mr Fox says

Votadini (SR:153, 5/2) carries the joint-highest SR in the field alongside Jinman, but crucially pairs it with the strongest connections on the card — John & Thady Gosden at 24% strike rate and William Buick at 25%, a combination that represents a powerful intent signal in a maiden where unraced animals are being introduced deliberately. At 5/2 it is the market leader, and Gosden/Buick rarely deploy this pairing unless confident. The SR of 153 places Votadini firmly in the competitive handicap-mark range, and on a maiden card where half the field is unraced, connections quality and ability rating carry outsized weight. Jinman has drifted 13% since opening (Mkt:out13%), which further validates Votadini as the market's preferred choice among the higher-rated runners. Each-way alternative: Sabulo. Main danger: Sabulo — Sabulo (SR:152, 4/1) matches Votadini's rating tier, is trained by Ralph Beckett (20% strike rate) and ridden by Rossa Ryan (18%), a yard that regularly introduces well-prepared debutants to win first time out on the all-weather.

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Full result

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

  1. 1 Votadini silks Votadini Fox #1 John & Thady Gosden · William Buick 11/4
  2. 2 Talamon silks Talamon George Boughey · Billy Loughnane 3/1
  3. 3 Jinman silks Jinman Fox #4 Roger Varian · Ray Dawson 9/2
  4. 4 Finger Cross silks Finger Cross Harry Charlton · Lewis Edmunds 14/1
  5. 5 Imperialism silks Imperialism Fox #3 Andrew Balding · Oisin Murphy 7/1
  6. 6 Sashimono silks Sashimono Alan King · Sean Levey 50/1
  7. 7 Kesari silks Kesari Sir Mark Prescott Bt · Jack Gilligan 33/1
  8. 8 Stephen's Secret silks Stephen's Secret John Butler · Kieren Fox 150/1
  9. 9 Sabulo silks Sabulo Fox #2 Ralph Beckett · Rossa Ryan 7/2
  10. 10 Montgomery Bell silks Montgomery Bell Heather Main · Finley Marsh 150/1
  11. — Last Horizon silks Last Horizon Charlie Appleby · William Buick -

Top 4 — how each finished

  1. 1 Votadini silks Votadini 5/2 SP 100/30 🏆 WON
  2. 2 Sabulo silks Sabulo 4/1 9TH
  3. 3 Imperialism silks Imperialism 15/2 5TH
  4. 4 Jinman silks Jinman 4/1 🥉 3RD