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Inkerman London Handicap Stakes

16:42 Goodwood Sun 11 Oct 2026 1m0f0y Class 2 Good to Soft 13 runners

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Mr Fox’s call

Cerulean Bay silks

Cerulean Bay

SPECULATIVE Advised 6/1 Est. 28%

8TH

Mr Fox says

Cerulean Bay (SR:95, 6/1) combines the strongest course record in the field (W2P3 at Goodwood) with a 21% market shortening — the most significant steam of any runner — and proven ability on Good to Soft going (GoingFit:+). Carrying 10-0 is a concern in a competitive Class 2 handicap, but Cieren Fallon (18% strike rate, 1,893 career runners) is a high-quality booking and David O'Meara (13%, 2,923 runners) is a dependable handler in these conditions. The form string 842905 looks patchy but the market move of 21% inward is hard to dismiss at a track where this horse has won twice before — Goodwood specialists at Goodwood on their preferred going are a significant positive combination. The weight concedes ground to the lighter-weighted younger horses but the course-specific edge and money coming is sufficient to tip the balance. Each-way alternative: Naval Light. Main danger: Storming Point — Storming Point (SR:91, 15/2) has steamed in 27% — the second-largest market move in the race — carries only 8-7 (a full 7lb less than Cerulean Bay), and James Doyle's booking with 51 days freshness may signal a yard targeting this race specifically after a prep break.

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Full result

Winner: Naval Light (GB) at SP 3/1J. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.

  1. 1 Naval Light silks Naval Light Fox #2 K. R. Burke · James Doyle 6/1
  2. 2 Eternal Force silks Eternal Force William Haggas · Tom Marquand 15/2
  3. 3 Supido silks Supido Ian Williams · Silvestre De Sousa 25/1
  4. 4 Urban Lion silks Urban Lion Jack Channon · Edward Greatrex 25/1
  5. 5 Sword Maker silks Sword Maker Saeed bin Suroor · Oisin Murphy 6/1
  6. 6 Storming Point silks Storming Point Fox #3 Gary & Josh Moore · Luke Morris 15/2
  7. 7 Wechaad silks Wechaad Fox #4 Roger Varian · Ray Dawson 4/1
  8. 8 Cerulean Bay silks Cerulean Bay Fox #1 David O'Meara · Cieren Fallon 5/1
  9. 9 Al Mubhir silks Al Mubhir Kevin Ryan · Billy Loughnane 40/1
  10. 10 Brian silks Brian J. S. Moore · David Egan 11/1
  11. 11 Balmacara silks Balmacara Eve Johnson Houghton · Charles Bishop 40/1
  12. 12 Goodwood Galaxy silks Goodwood Galaxy David Menuisier · Sean Levey 28/1
  13. 13 Crazee Icon silks Crazee Icon Andrew Balding · Jason Watson 13/2

Top 4 — how each finished

  1. 1 Cerulean Bay silks Cerulean Bay 6/1 8TH
  2. 2 Naval Light silks Naval Light 6/1 SP 3/1J 🏆 WON
  3. 3 Storming Point silks Storming Point 15/2 6TH
  4. 4 Wechaad silks Wechaad 10/3 7TH