← Honest Record · Pick Winner · Mr Fox

RWK Goodman Veterans' Handicap Steeple Chase (Leg 6 Of The Stayers' Veterans' Chase Series)

14:55 Ffos Las Wed 14 Oct 2026 2m7f177y Class 2 Good to Soft 10 runners

View the racecard →

Mr Fox’s call

Guard Your Dreams silks

Guard Your Dreams

SPECULATIVE Advised 3/1 Est. 29%

Mr Fox says

Guard Your Dreams (SR 135, 3/1, 12-0) carries top-weight but leads the field on ability by a clear margin and has been backed aggressively — a 20% market move in tells us significant money is behind this selection. At 3/1 the implied probability is around 33%, trimmed to roughly 30% after overround adjustment, and the SR advantage over the next-rated Fanion d'Estruval (SR 134) and The Boola Boss (SR 124) is meaningful even under top-weight. Trainer Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies (14% SR) send him out with Sam Twiston-Davies booked, a yard-jockey combination that rarely needs a confidence win — they run to win. The form string /21B4- shows a fall interruption and a blank last run, which the market appears to be discounting as excusable rather than a form collapse. Each-way alternative: Fanion d'Estruval. Main danger: The Boola Boss — The Boola Boss (SR 124, 9/2) has four stars from the AI model, carries a featherweight 10-4 — a massive 28lb pull on the selection — has proven course form (W0P3 at Ffos Las), DistFit:+, and Sean Bowen's booking (24% career strike rate) signals the yard's number-one runner; the weight concession could overcome the SR gap if the Good to Soft ground tests Guard Your Dreams under top-weight.

Verify· #23334

Full result

Winner: The Boola Boss (IRE) at SP 5/1. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.

  1. 1 The Boola Boss silks The Boola Boss Fox #2 Rebecca Curtis · Sean Bowen 9/2
  2. 2 Hold Your Fort silks Hold Your Fort Debra Hamer · Shane Fenelon(5) 11/1
  3. 3 Fanion d'Estruval silks Fanion d'Estruval Fox #3 Rebecca Curtis · Jamie Brace(5) 14/1
  4. 4 Nocte Volatus silks Nocte Volatus Tom Lacey · Stan Sheppard 10/1
  5. 5 Sherborne silks Sherborne Joe Tizzard · Freddie Gingell 12/1
  6. — Guard Your Dreams silks Guard Your Dreams Fox #1 Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies · Sam Twiston-Davies 10/3
  7. — Iron Bridge silks Iron Bridge Jonjo & A.J. O'Neill · Jonjo O'Neill Jr. 5/1
  8. — Lord Accord silks Lord Accord Neil Mulholland · Richie McLernon 12/1
  9. — Lermoos Legend silks Lermoos Legend Mickey Bowen · Mr James Murray(7) 9/2
  10. — Time To Bite silks Time To Bite Chris Honour · Bryan Carver -

Top 4 — how each finished

  1. 1 Guard Your Dreams silks Guard Your Dreams 3/1
  2. 2 The Boola Boss silks The Boola Boss 9/2 SP 5/1 🏆 WON
  3. 3 Fanion d'Estruval silks Fanion d'Estruval 11/1 🥉 3RD