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Origin Amenity Solutions Nursery Handicap Stakes
Mr Fox’s call
Ground Force
SPECULATIVE Advised 7/4 Est. 32%
Mr Fox says
Ground Force (SR:57, 7/4) is the market's clear pick and the data backs it up: a 22% market move inward signals informed money, trainer James Owen hits at 19% strike rate — the best in the field — and jockey Rossa Ryan (18%, 2918 runners) is a significantly stronger booking than any other runner's pilot. Dropping two class tiers (ClassMv:↓2) into this Class 6 nursery gives it a structural advantage, and at 9-7 it carries a manageable weight. The main weakness is DistFit:- at 7f3y and an unresolved GoingFit:?, but two-year-old form lines are short and the class drop plus connections quality outweigh those concerns here. Each-way alternative: Crystal Kraken. Main danger: Crystal Kraken — Crystal Kraken (SR:59, 12/1) has steamed in 62% — the biggest market move in the race — carries a GoingFit:+ advantage on today's Good to Firm ground that no other runner can match, and a DistFit:~ rating suggests it handles the trip adequately, making it a live each-way and realistic upset threat.
Full result
Winner: Chaise Longue (GB) at SP 9/2. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.
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1
Chaise Longue Fox #4 10/3
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2
Ground Force Fox #1 7/4
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3
Roberts Legacy 10/1
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4
Ventura Power 20/1
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5
Crystal Kraken Fox #2 12/1
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6
Marralyn Fox #3 12/1
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7
Nightspell 40/1
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8
Santo 5/1
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Ava Louise 11/1
Top 4 — how each finished
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1
Ground Force 7/4 🥈 2ND
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2
Crystal Kraken 12/1 5TH
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3
Marralyn 9/1 6TH
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4
Chaise Longue 7/2 SP 9/2 🏆 WON