Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Handicap Hurdle

16:25 Fontwell Sat 03 Oct 2026 2m1f162y Class 5 Good 9 runners

Mr Fox’s call

Crown of India

SPECULATIVE Advised 7/2 Est. 28%

🥈 2ND

Mr Fox says

Crown of India (SR 105, 7/2) is the highest-rated horse in the field by a clear margin and carries a manageable 11-6, giving it a meaningful SR-per-pound advantage over Birthday Angel (SR 99, 11-10) and Diamond Egg (SR 95, 11-3). The market has firmed 17% since opening — the strongest inbound move in the field — which corroborates the form case rather than contradicting it. Running off a mark 6lb above its last win is a concern, but at Class 5 level the raw ability edge over rivals is significant. Alex Hales (11% yard strike rate) with Bryan Carver (13%) is a competent pairing, and the moderate GoingFit:~ on good ground is not a disqualifier given the class advantage. Each-way alternative: Birthday Angel. Main danger: A Tickatickatiming — A Tickatickatiming (SR 93, 4/1) has steamed in 28% in the market — the joint-largest inbound move in the race — carries the lightest weight at 10-13, and is proven at this distance (DistFit:+), which could offset the GoingFit:- concern if the ground rides better than advertised.

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Full result

Winner: Birthday Angel (IRE) at SP 3/1F. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.

1 Birthday Angel Fox #2 Lydia Richards · Rex Dingle 7/2
2 Crown of India Fox #1 Alex Hales · Bryan Carver 7/2
3 Black Dakota Daisy Hitchins · Robbie David(5) 17/2
4 Devon Red Nick Scholfield · Jack Quinlan 5/1
5 Diamond Egg Fox #3 Neil Mulholland · Bradley Harris(3) 13/2
6 King of The Bronx Syd Hosie · Ellis Collier(5) 28/1
7 Begin The Luck Daisy Hitchins · Ben Godfrey 22/1
— A Tickatickatiming Fox #4 Sheena West · Marc Goldstein 10/3
— Desert Halo Richard Bandey · Harry Bannister -

Top 4 — how each finished

1 Crown of India 7/2 🥈 2ND
2 Birthday Angel 7/2 SP 3/1F 🏆 WON
3 Diamond Egg 13/2 5TH
4 A Tickatickatiming 4/1