William Hill Finale Handicap Stakes (gbbplus Race)

14:40 York Fri 09 Oct 2026 1m5f188y Class 2 Good 10 runners

Mr Fox’s call

Harper Violet

SPECULATIVE Advised 11/2 SP 9/2 Est. 28%

🏆 WON

Mr Fox says

Harper Violet (SR 90, 11/2) has shortened 30% in the market — the strongest steam among the credible SR-range contenders — and arrives on a 3-4-1 form line that shows a last-time-out win. Carrying 9-0, she has a clear weight edge over Tierra Del Toro (9-9) and Glory Road (9-6) while posting a comparable SR. The K.R. Burke yard runs at a 20% career strike rate with Clifford Lee at 17%, and the step up one class is a risk mitigated by the fact the market is actively backing her into this. The principal uncertainty is both DistFit and GoingFit are unproven (?), but with no negative flags and a 30% market move this morning, the money is doing the talking. Each-way alternative: Gaspacho. Main danger: Gaspacho — Gaspacho (SR 93, 4/1) carries the joint-highest SR in the field, has shortened 31% in the market, is trained by William Haggas (23% career strike rate — the best trainer stat in this field), and while the +10 mark rise and a step up two classes are concerns, the raw ability and market confidence make it the most credible threat to Harper Violet.

Verify· #22370

Full result

Winner: Harper Violet (IRE) at SP 9/2. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.

1 Harper Violet Fox #1 K. R. Burke · Clifford Lee 5/1
2 Bridge of Eagles David Menuisier · Silvestre De Sousa 17/2
3 Gaspacho Fox #2 William Haggas · Joanna Mason 9/2
4 Itica Andrew Balding · Jack Callan 12/1
5 Glory Road Ralph Beckett · Hector Crouch 4/1
6 Mythical Bay Andrew Balding · Callum Hutchinson 12/1
7 Tierra Del Toro Fox #4 Ralph Beckett · Jason Hart 3/1
8 Baltic Fleet Ian Williams · Jason Watson 12/1
9 Prince of Calypso Edward Bethell · Connor Beasley 28/1
— Bintknight Fox #3 Harry Charlton · Lewis Edmunds 15/2

Top 4 — how each finished

1 Harper Violet 11/2 SP 9/2 🏆 WON
2 Gaspacho 4/1 🥉 3RD
3 Bintknight 15/2
4 Tierra Del Toro 3/1 7TH