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Dragonbet Daily Dragonboosts Handicap Hurdle Race

16:17 Chepstow Fri 09 Oct 2026 2m16y Class 4 Good to Soft 15 runners

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Mr Fox’s call

Unjeu Royal silks

Unjeu Royal

SPECULATIVE Advised 3/1 Est. 32%

Mr Fox says

Unjeu Royal (SR:113, 3/1) is comfortably the highest-rated horse in this field by a clear margin — 12 points clear of the next-best Typhoon Warrior — and carries 12-2 which is manageable given the SR advantage. The market has shortened 28% from opening, the strongest steaming move in the race, signalling significant market confidence. GoingFit:+ confirms proven ability on today's Good to Soft conditions, and the class drop (↓1) means this is an easier assignment than last time, even if the mark has nudged up 4lb. Tom Lacey (19% strike rate, 610 runners) is a yard that doesn't steam horses without reason, and Stan Sheppard complements well with 16% career strike rate. Each-way alternative: Jaminska. Main danger: Typhoon Warrior — Dan Skelton (22% strike rate, 2564 runners) and Harry Skelton (26%, 1658 runners) are the most powerful handler-jockey combination in the race, and Typhoon Warrior's SR:101 is second-best in the field — the DistFit:- and GoingFit:- are real concerns but Skelton raiders at 7/2 cannot be lightly dismissed.

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Full result

Winner: Knight Templar (GB) at SP 10/1. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.

  1. 1 Knight Templar silks Knight Templar Fox #4 Robert Stephens · Sean Houlihan 14/1
  2. 2 Jaminska silks Jaminska Fox #3 Mrs Jane Williams · Ciaran Gethings 13/2
  3. 3 Prairie Diamond silks Prairie Diamond Martin Keighley · Freddie Keighley(5) 10/1
  4. 4 Opening Bid silks Opening Bid Joe Tizzard · Brendan Powell 25/1
  5. 5 Raffles Nobu silks Raffles Nobu Nick Scholfield · Jack Quinlan 13/2
  6. 6 Holeshot silks Holeshot Tim Vaughan · David Noonan 33/1
  7. 7 Sioux Falls silks Sioux Falls Mrs C. Williams · Adam Wedge 16/1
  8. 8 Phoenix Risen silks Phoenix Risen Jeremy Scott · Chad Bament(5) 22/1
  9. 9 Typhoon Warrior silks Typhoon Warrior Fox #2 Dan Skelton · Harry Skelton 4/1
  10. 10 Coconut Twist silks Coconut Twist Daisy Hitchins · Robbie David(5) 80/1
  11. 11 Lully du Houx silks Lully du Houx Kim Bailey & Mat Nicholls · Jonathan Burke 15/2
  12. 12 Victory Shout silks Victory Shout Syd Hosie · Ellis Collier(5) 20/1
  13. 13 City of Diamonds silks City of Diamonds Clive Boultbee-Brooks · Richie McLernon 14/1
  14. — Unjeu Royal silks Unjeu Royal Fox #1 Tom Lacey · Stan Sheppard 4/1
  15. — Fight My Fire silks Fight My Fire Joe Tizzard · Freddie Gingell 16/1

Top 4 — how each finished

  1. 1 Unjeu Royal silks Unjeu Royal 3/1
  2. 2 Typhoon Warrior silks Typhoon Warrior 7/2 9TH
  3. 3 Jaminska silks Jaminska 11/1 🥈 2ND
  4. 4 Knight Templar silks Knight Templar 10/1 SP 10/1 🏆 WON