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18:45 Kempton (AW) Mon 26 Oct 2026 1m Class 4 Good to Soft 14 runners

Mr Fox’s call

Crossbar silks

Crossbar

SPECULATIVE Advised 6/1 Est. 16%

🥈 2ND

Mr Fox says

Crossbar (SR:88, 6/1, Wgt:9-7) combines the strongest cluster of signals in this field: a 20% market move in (Mkt:in20%) is meaningful money, Clive Cox fires at 17% strike rate, Rossa Ryan at 18%, and the horse is proven at Kempton (Course:W1P1) over this mile (DistFit:+). The form string 1-3-5 shows a winner followed by placed efforts at a level consistent with this Class 4 contest, and carrying only 9-7 gives a 5lb pull on top-weight Drifts Away. GoingFit is unknown for all runners so that caveat applies equally across the field. The combination of course form, significant market support, elite jockey/trainer pairing, and a light weight makes this the most compelling convergence of signals in the race. Each-way alternative: Breathe Easy. Main danger: Breathe Easy — Breathe Easy (SR:93, 7/2 favourite, Oisin Murphy) is the highest SR in the field, carries only 9-9, has course form (W1P1) and proven distance fitness (DistFit:+), with Andrew Balding's 18% stable strike rate; the 240-day absence is the one concern but Murphy's booking on a horse of this profile for Balding is a strong endorsement that it is ready.

Full result

Winner: Fight Your Corner (IRE) at SP 4/1. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.

  1. 1 Fight Your Corner silks Fight Your Corner Fox #3 James Tate · Lewis Edmunds 4/1
  2. 2 Crossbar silks Crossbar Fox #1 Clive Cox · Rossa Ryan 6/1
  3. 3 Loblolly silks Loblolly S. P. C. Woods · David Egan 17/2
  4. 4 Breathe Easy silks Breathe Easy Fox #2 Andrew Balding · Oisin Murphy 10/3
  5. 5 Gilet silks Gilet Fox #4 Warren Greatrex · Edward Greatrex 13/2
  6. 6 Drifts Away silks Drifts Away T. J. Kent · Ray Dawson 11/2
  7. 7 Studious silks Studious Mark Loughnane · Rob Hornby 66/1
  8. 8 Fallacious Promise silks Fallacious Promise John Butler · Luke Morris 10/1
  9. 9 Bold Suitor silks Bold Suitor Craig Benton · Georgia Dobie 25/1
  10. 10 Get Outta Here silks Get Outta Here David Menuisier · Callum Shepherd 14/1
  11. 11 Bubbles Wonky silks Bubbles Wonky Mark Pattinson · Kieran Shoemark 18/1
  12. 12 Uniting silks Uniting Luke Dace · Ryan Kavanagh(3) 28/1
  13. 13 Warning Sign silks Warning Sign Jamie Moore & Josh Moore · Tom Queally 66/1
  14. — Musical Angel silks Musical Angel Simon Dow · Paddy Bradley -

Top 4 — how each finished

  1. 1 Crossbar silks Crossbar 6/1 🥈 2ND
  2. 2 Breathe Easy silks Breathe Easy 7/2 🏁 4TH
  3. 3 Fight Your Corner silks Fight Your Corner 9/2 SP 4/1 🏆 WON
  4. 4 Gilet silks Gilet 13/2 5TH