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British Stallion Studs EBF Beckford Stakes (Listed Race) (GBBPlus Race)

15:15 Bath Thu 08 Oct 2026 1m6f Class 1 Good 13 runners

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Mr Fox’s call

Pierian silks

Pierian

SPECULATIVE Advised 4/1 Est. 32%

🏁 4TH

Mr Fox says

Pierian (SR 99, 4/1) is the most compelling package in this field. The Haggas yard operates at a 23% strike rate from 2,101 runners — elite volume credentials — and Tom Marquand (16%, 2,559 runners) is a high-quality booking. Crucially, the market has steamed in 19%, the strongest positive market move in the entire field, suggesting informed money has arrived since opening. Course form of W1P1 at Bath is a concrete advantage over rivals with no course record, and GoingFit:+ confirms this good ground suits. The SR of 99 leads the field on a 3yo age-adjusted basis, especially noting the younger horses carry 9-0 against the older rivals on 9-6, giving Pierian a meaningful weight edge. The ClassMv:↑3 is the one caveat, but Haggas horses don't get stepped up three tiers without the handler believing the horse is ready. Each-way alternative: Brilliant Star. Main danger: Brilliant Star — Brilliant Star (SR 113, 6/4) is the highest-rated horse in the field by a clear margin and carries the Gosden yard's 24% strike rate — the 112-day absence and unproven going (GoingFit:?) are the only reasons it doesn't top the pick, but if it returns to the form that earned that SR, it wins comfortably.

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Full result

Winner: Brilliant Star (GB) at SP 11/8F. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.

  1. 1 Brilliant Star silks Brilliant Star Fox #2 John & Thady Gosden · Robert Havlin 6/4
  2. 2 Littlecote silks Littlecote Andrew Balding · William Carver 50/1
  3. 3 Little Dorrit silks Little Dorrit Roger Varian · Ray Dawson 7/1
  4. 4 Pierian silks Pierian Fox #1 William Haggas · Tom Marquand 4/1
  5. 5 Peace Belle silks Peace Belle Jennie Candlish · George Wood 20/1
  6. 6 Lady Vivian silks Lady Vivian Fox #4 Ralph Beckett · James Doyle 12/1
  7. 7 Miss Dolly Rocker silks Miss Dolly Rocker Faye Bramley · Jason Watson 40/1
  8. 8 Dojin silks Dojin S. P. C. Woods · David Probert 40/1
  9. 9 Orchard Keeper silks Orchard Keeper Roger Varian · Jack Mitchell 28/1
  10. 10 Alla Stella silks Alla Stella Sir Mark Prescott Bt · Luke Morris 9/1
  11. 11 Venetia silks Venetia Fox #3 Ralph Beckett · Rossa Ryan 11/2
  12. 12 Aravalli silks Aravalli Joe Tickle · Taylor Fisher 100/1
  13. — Personal Best silks Personal Best Jonathan Portman · Harry Davies 40/1

Top 4 — how each finished

  1. 1 Pierian silks Pierian 4/1 🏁 4TH
  2. 2 Brilliant Star silks Brilliant Star 6/4 SP 11/8F 🏆 WON
  3. 3 Venetia silks Venetia 5/1 11TH
  4. 4 Lady Vivian silks Lady Vivian 11/1 6TH