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Friday 16 October 2026

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M6Toll Road To Victory Handicap (Div 1)

  • 3YO plus  |   Class 3  |   7f 212y  |   Heavy  |   10 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 14:17  |   Winning time: 1m 51.14s
1st
Horse silk
6
(1)
Viper
39-7
11/2
T: B EllisonJ: Rowan Scott
Midfield, pushed along and headway over 3f out, led over 2f out, went two lengths clear over 1f out, kept on on well inside final furlong, always doing enough near finish tchd 6/1
2nd
Horse silk
2
9
(4)
On The River
79-3
16/1
T: H BethellJ: O McSweeney
Midfield, ridden and headway over 2f out, chased winner from over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, always held op 12/1
3rd
Horse silk
7
10
(3)
Empirestateofmind
89-0
9/2
T: J & S QuinnJ: Jason Hart
Chased leaders, ridden and challenged over 2f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong, no extra near finish tchd 4/1
4th
Horse silk
9
1
(8)
Tina's Indian
510-0
25/1
T: Brian ToomeyJ: Tom Marquand
Led, ridden when headed over 2f out, no further impression over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong op 28/1
5th
Horse silk
¾
8
(9)
Food For Thought
39-5
7/1
T: R M BeckettJ: H Crouch
Towards rear, switched to near side well over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, hung left 1f out, plugged on inside final furlong op 13/2
6th
Horse silk
6 ½
3
(6)
Desperate Dan
59-9
2/1f
T: P W Chapple-HyamJ: Marco Ghiani
Slowly away, in rear, ridden and outpaced 3f out, no impression over 1f out op 5/2
7th
Horse silk
12
2
(2)
Empire Of Light
59-11
14/1
T: Grant TuerJ: Oliver Stammers
Chased leaders, ridden and challenged over 2f out, no further impression over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong tchd 12/1
8th
Horse silk
9 ½
7
(7)
Monoceros
39-6
5/1
T: I JardineJ: Billy Loughnane
Midfield, ridden and headway over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong op 9/2
9th
Horse silk
4 ¼
4
(5)
Rajapour
69-9
25/1
T: D O'MearaJ: Mark Winn
In rear, ridden over 3f out, always outpaced op 20/1
10th
Horse silk
16
5
(10)
Sujet
49-9
80/1
T: D CarrollJ: Zak Wheatley
Chased leader, ridden over 3f out, soon beaten, weakened 3f out, eased well over 1f out, lost left-fore shoe op 66/1 tchd 100/1
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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£6.80Pl:£1.60, £3.60, £1.60EX:£72.50Trifecta:£464.00Tricast:£352.02SF:£87.10Swingers:£19.00, £5.70, £14.00

Forecasts

Desperate Dan (2/1), Empirestateofmind (9/2), Monoceros (5/1), Viper (11/2), Food For Thought (7/1), Empire Of Light (14/1), On The River (16/1), Tina's Indian (25/1), Rajapour (25/1), Sujet (80/1)

Verdict

DESPERATE DAN and Empirestateofmind both make plenty of appeal given the likely conditions, with Peter Chapple-Hyam's class-dropping 5-y-o narrowly preferred. In-form Food For Thought merits plenty of respect for the Ralph Beckett yard, while On The River won this corresponding event in 2024 and should fare better back on turf.

  1. DESPERATE DAN (IRE)
  2. EMPIRESTATEOFMIND (IRE)
  3. FOOD FOR THOUGHT

Previous Winners

2025
Eternal Force
Weight: 9-9  |Age: 3
J: Tom Marquand  |  T: W J Haggas
5/2

Prize Money

1st: £8,100.002nd: £3,802.003rd: £1,902.004th: £951.00

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