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15:00 Ascot Fri 02 Oct 2026 1m0f0y Class 3 Good 12 runners

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Mr Fox’s call

Cockade silks

Cockade

SPECULATIVE Advised 9/4 Est. 32%

7TH

Mr Fox says

Cockade (SR:99, 9/4) is the highest-rated runner in the field and carries a favourable 9-6 against rivals on 9-9, giving a real weight edge despite stepping up in class. The Gosden/Buick combination strikes at 24%/25% respectively — elite booking signals yard confidence — and the market has firmed 16% into favouritism. The form of 4-1-3 reads as a horse who ran second last time out after a novice win, and DistFit:+ confirms the mile trip is proven. The 104-day absence is the only caveat, but Gosden horses routinely return fresh and the market is not penalising it. Each-way alternative: Princling. Main danger: Princling — Princling (SR:101, 5/2) is actually the highest SR in the field by two points, has steamed 18% in the market under Haggas/Marquand, carries 9-6, and DistFit:+ confirms the mile suits — if Cockade's 104-day layoff blunts its sharpness, Princling is poised to capitalise.

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Full result

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

  1. 1 Drymee silks Drymee Fox #3 James Fanshawe · James Doyle 13/2
  2. 2 Henlein silks Henlein Kevin Ryan · Kevin Stott 14/1
  3. 3 Princling silks Princling Fox #2 William Haggas · Tom Marquand 2/1
  4. 4 The Liffey silks The Liffey Hayley Burton · Marco Ghiani 28/1
  5. 5 Monarch's Gold silks Monarch's Gold Kevin Philippart de Foy · Sean Levey 16/1
  6. 6 The Angel King silks The Angel King Ian Williams · Charles Bishop 25/1
  7. 7 Cockade silks Cockade Fox #1 John & Thady Gosden · William Buick 11/4
  8. 8 Suspicious Mindz silks Suspicious Mindz Seb Spencer · Dale Swift 11/1
  9. 9 Hygge silks Hygge Fox #4 Gordon Elliott · Colin Keane 12/1
  10. — A Major Payne silks A Major Payne Michael Bell · Hector Crouch 12/1
  11. — Collecting Coin silks Collecting Coin Jennie Candlish · George Wood 9/1
  12. — Final Night silks Final Night John Butler · Rossa Ryan 33/1

Top 4 — how each finished

  1. 1 Cockade silks Cockade 9/4 7TH
  2. 2 Princling silks Princling 5/2 🥉 3RD
  3. 3 Drymee silks Drymee 13/2 SP 5/1 🏆 WON
  4. 4 Hygge silks Hygge 12/1 9TH