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17:07 York Sat 10 Oct 2026 1m2f56y Class 4 Soft 20 runners

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Mr Fox’s call

Ashnak silks

Ashnak

SPECULATIVE Advised 7/2 Est. 28%

🥉 3RD

Mr Fox says

Ashnak (SR:88, 7/2) is the highest-rated horse in the field by a clear margin and has been backed in sharply — 30% market compression is a strong signal in a 20-runner handicap. Daniel Tudhope (18% career strike rate) is a top booking, and the drop in class (↓1) gives connections confidence. The GoingFit:- is a genuine concern on today's soft ground, but the market is fully aware of this and has still shortened markedly, suggesting connections believe soft ground is manageable. At 9-12 he is not overburdened by weight relative to his SR advantage over the field. Each-way alternative: Be The Standard. Main danger: Be The Standard — Be The Standard (SR:86, 13/2) matches Ashnak on SR, carries only 9-7 — a 7lb weight advantage — and drops a class, giving Hugo Palmer and David Probert a live each-way squeak even if the going query resolves unfavourably for the selection.

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Full result

Winner: Loz Vegas (IRE) at SP 9/2J. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.

  1. 1 Loz Vegas silks Loz Vegas Peter Chapple-Hyam · Oisin Orr 8/1
  2. 2 Pearl Eye silks Pearl Eye Jim Goldie · Rhys Elliott(5) 10/1
  3. 3 Ashnak silks Ashnak Fox #1 David O'Meara · Daniel Tudhope 4/1
  4. 4 Mano Chicago silks Mano Chicago Iain Jardine · Andrew Mullen 66/1
  5. 5 Double Parked silks Double Parked Tim Easterby · Jake Dickson(5) 16/1
  6. 6 Mehmas Champion silks Mehmas Champion David O'Meara · Kevin Stott 33/1
  7. 7 Almekarem silks Almekarem Fox #4 Sir Mark Prescott Bt · Jack Gilligan 9/1
  8. 8 Per Contra silks Per Contra Fox #3 Tim Easterby · David Allan 9/1
  9. 9 Empire of Light silks Empire of Light Grant Tuer · Oliver Stammers 28/1
  10. 10 Kissmehoneyhoney silks Kissmehoneyhoney William Haggas · Tom Marquand 7/1
  11. 11 Be The Standard silks Be The Standard Fox #2 Hugo Palmer · David Probert 6/1
  12. 12 Lean d'Aislingean silks Lean d'Aislingean Charlie Pike · Kieren Fox 40/1
  13. 13 Project Geofin silks Project Geofin Geoff Oldroyd · P. J. McDonald 18/1
  14. 14 Mohaaraj silks Mohaaraj Richard Hughes · Finley Marsh 28/1
  15. 15 Optician silks Optician Michael Herrington · Jack Nicholls(3) 16/1
  16. 16 Applesandpears silks Applesandpears Edward Bethell · Jason Hart 14/1
  17. 17 Advance Twentyfive silks Advance Twentyfive Paul Midgley · David Nolan 66/1
  18. 18 Pol Roger silks Pol Roger Michael Dods · Connor Beasley 14/1
  19. 19 Rainbow Nebula silks Rainbow Nebula Richard & Peter Fahey · Billy Garritty 14/1
  20. — Dark Moon Rising silks Dark Moon Rising Kevin Ryan · Tom Eaves 18/1

Top 4 — how each finished

  1. 1 Ashnak silks Ashnak 7/2 🥉 3RD
  2. 2 Be The Standard silks Be The Standard 13/2 11TH
  3. 3 Per Contra silks Per Contra 9/1 8TH
  4. 4 Almekarem silks Almekarem 9/1 7TH