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John Guest Racing Bengough Stakes (Group 3)

15:00 Ascot Sat 03 Oct 2026 0m6f0y Class 1 Good to Firm 12 runners

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Mr Fox’s call

Division silks

Division

SPECULATIVE Advised 7/4 Est. 32%

🏁 4TH

Mr Fox says

Division (SR 122, 7/4) is the clear ability leader in this field and combines the strongest SR with the lightest weight in the race at 9-3, giving her a genuine pounds advantage over most rivals. The Haggas yard is firing at 23% and has sent Daniel Tudhope — their go-to jockey at 18% — rather than the lesser-booked Harry Davies on stablemate Elmonjed, a clear signal this is the yard's number one. DistFit:+ and GoingFit:+ confirm she handles today's 6f on good-to-firm, and the market has shortened 12% since opening, meaning informed money is backing her despite MarkMv:+24 being the one note of caution. Prince of India (SR 119, 11/4) is a genuine danger with course form (W1P1) and a 21% market move in his favour, but Division's superior SR and lighter weight make her the call. Each-way alternative: Prince of India. Main danger: Prince of India — Prince of India (SR 119, 11/4) is proven at Ascot (W1P1), handles good-to-firm (GoingFit:+), has shortened 21% in the market, and his last-run form figure of 1 shows he arrives in peak condition — a fully credible threat to Division at a slightly bigger price.

Verify· #21247

Full result

Winner: Hidden Force (GB) at SP 6/1. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.

  1. 1 Hidden Force silks Hidden Force Fox #3 Charlie Appleby · Billy Loughnane 13/2
  2. 2 Prince of India silks Prince of India Fox #2 Marco Botti · Pat Dobbs 7/2
  3. 3 Stratusnine silks Stratusnine Hugo Palmer · Jason Watson 12/1
  4. 4 Division silks Division Fox #1 William Haggas · Daniel Tudhope 13/8
  5. 5 Fitzella silks Fitzella Hugo Palmer · Sean Levey 50/1
  6. 6 Jasour silks Jasour Clive Cox · P. J. McDonald 22/1
  7. 7 Completely Random silks Completely Random Harry Charlton · Lewis Edmunds 12/1
  8. 8 Elmonjed silks Elmonjed William Haggas · Harry Davies 12/1
  9. 9 Diligent Harry silks Diligent Harry Clive Cox · Callum Shepherd 33/1
  10. 10 Into The Sky silks Into The Sky Jim Boyle · Kieran Shoemark 14/1
  11. 11 Sayidah Dariyan silks Sayidah Dariyan Fox #4 Richard Hughes · Clifford Lee 12/1
  12. — James's Delight silks James's Delight Clive Cox · George Wood 25/1

Top 4 — how each finished

  1. 1 Division silks Division 7/4 🏁 4TH
  2. 2 Prince of India silks Prince of India 11/4 🥈 2ND
  3. 3 Hidden Force silks Hidden Force 6/1 SP 6/1 🏆 WON
  4. 4 Sayidah Dariyan silks Sayidah Dariyan 11/1 11TH