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19:00 Kempton (AW) Wed 07 Oct 2026 0m7f0y Class 6 Good to Soft 14 runners

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Mr Fox’s call

Royal County Glory silks

Royal County Glory

SPECULATIVE Advised 15/8 SP 5/6F Est. 32%

🏆 WON

Mr Fox says

Royal County Glory (SR:80, 15/8) is comfortably the highest-rated horse in a moderate Class 6 field — a 12-point SR gap over Seeing Stars is substantial at this level. The market has firmed 8% since opening, and Oisin Murphy (21% career strike rate from 2,747 rides) is a significant booking for a Class 6 handicap, suggesting connections are serious. The form string ending in '9' is the one concern, but the preceding '11' shows a horse capable of winning, and the drop back to this class (ClassMv:=) keeps the mark manageable at +3 above last win. DistFit:~ at the 7f trip is adequate, and Murphy's record at keeping horses balanced on AW surfaces makes this a credible call. Each-way alternative: Seeing Stars. Main danger: Seeing Stars — Seeing Stars (SR:68, 11/4) has steamed in 29% in the market — the sharpest move in the field — carries a MarkMv:-5 drop to a mark well below its last win, holds course form (W1P1 at Kempton), and drops a class, all of which point to connections expecting a big run.

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Full result

Winner: Royal County Glory (IRE) at SP 5/6F. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.

  1. 1 Royal County Glory silks Royal County Glory Fox #1 Jack Jones · Oisin Murphy 7/4
  2. 2 Credit Forgedd It silks Credit Forgedd It Simon Dow · Sean Levey 14/1
  3. 3 Because We Can silks Because We Can Fox #3 Clive Cox · P. J. McDonald 8/1
  4. 4 Seeing Stars silks Seeing Stars Fox #2 William Knight · Luke Morris 11/4
  5. 5 Cixi silks Cixi Jim Boyle · Finley Marsh 12/1
  6. 6 Black Endeavour silks Black Endeavour Mark Rimell · Jack Mitchell 20/1
  7. 7 Oddjob silks Oddjob Ed Walker · George Downing 14/1
  8. 8 Station Bar silks Station Bar Eve Johnson Houghton · Oliver Carmichael(7) 22/1
  9. 9 Senor Campanaro silks Senor Campanaro David Killahena & Graeme McPherson · Callum Hutchinson 22/1
  10. 10 Upsomdowns silks Upsomdowns Pat Phelan · Paddy Bradley 18/1
  11. 11 For Ever Hopefull silks For Ever Hopefull J. R. Jenkins · Jonny Peate 50/1
  12. 12 Barbuda Bay silks Barbuda Bay Roger Teal · Dougie Costello 33/1
  13. 13 Surgeon Commander silks Surgeon Commander Craig Lidster · Billy Loughnane 20/1
  14. 14 Mojito silks Mojito Richard Hannon · Cieren Fallon 20/1

Top 4 — how each finished

  1. 1 Royal County Glory silks Royal County Glory 15/8 SP 5/6F 🏆 WON
  2. 2 Seeing Stars silks Seeing Stars 11/4 🏁 4TH
  3. 3 Because We Can silks Because We Can 17/2 🥉 3RD