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Market Steamers — Friday 21 August 2026

Each-way reads for Friday 21 August 2026 — every flat-card steamer under 19/1, backed 40% or more. Wins fund losses, places trim them. Mr Fox's stake: 1pt each-way.

13 flat-card horses have been backed 40% or more — at sane prices. The signal's 90-day track record: roughly one winner in seven, one place in two and a half. We stake these each-way, 1pt to win plus 1pt to place — the wins fund the losses, the places trim them, and the place rate (around 40%) is where the actual edge lives.

The market reads each horse for a reason: a clean piece of work, a stable whisper, a first-time gear change, or the simple acknowledgement that the early price was wrong. Read each move below, then weigh it against the horse's case on the page.

Curation note — the published board is filtered for names that have historically paid: under 19/1 board price, flat-card only. Long-odds lottery steamers and jumps DNFs are stripped because they don't pay each-way. The full live board at /steamers/ shows every move without the filter.

Drifters worth knowing live in the sidebar at the foot of the article — names the layers are happy to keep on side, and worth treating with caution.

The Verdict

Mr Fox's stake: 1pt each-way on every name above. The 90-day track record shows the place rate (around 40%) is where this signal earns its keep — winners fund losses, places trim them, and the maths works out positive on the place side. Follow the steam, fade the drift — and always at each-way.

+83% STEAMER Salisbury 19:27

Stopherandgo

100/1 16/1
4th 4th of 5

The smart money has spoken. Stopherandgo is being backed from 100/1 into 16/1 — a 83% shortening that suggests the smart money's seen something worth backing on the 19:27 Salisbury card.

Trainer David Flood Jockey Sean Levey Trip 1m1f201y Best price Coral
+83% STEAMER Salisbury 19:27

That's All Folks

100/1 16/1
5th 5th of 5

Layers running for cover. That's All Folks is being backed from 100/1 into 16/1 — a 83% shortening that suggests the smart money's seen something worth backing on the 19:27 Salisbury card.

Trainer Jeff Mullins Jockey Taylor Fisher Trip 1m1f201y Best price Coral
+56% STEAMER Newmarket (July) 16:51

Ironist

33/1 14/1
Did not finish

Quiet build, loud finish. Ironist is being backed from 33/1 into 14/1 — a 56% shortening that suggests the smart money's seen something worth backing on the 16:51 Newmarket (July) card.

Trainer George Margarson Jockey Callum Shepherd Trip 0m7f0y Best price Coral
+47% STEAMER Hamilton 19:15

Jannas Journey

16/1 8/1
PLACED · 3rd 3rd of 11

Quiet build, loud finish. Jannas Journey is being backed from 16/1 into 8/1 — a 47% shortening that suggests the smart money's seen something worth backing on the 19:15 Hamilton card.

Trainer Jim Goldie Jockey Rhys Elliott Trip 6f6y Best price Coral
+47% STEAMER Killarney 19:20

Chutzpal

14/1 7/1
4th 4th of 13

Layers running for cover. Chutzpal is being backed from 14/1 into 7/1 — a 47% shortening that suggests the smart money's seen something worth backing on the 19:20 Killarney card.

Trainer Henry De Bromhead Jockey Conor Cusack Trip 1m6f80y Best price Paddy Power
+46% STEAMER York 13:50

Bearish

12/1 6/1
13th 13th of 20

Punters piled in. Bearish is being backed from 12/1 into 6/1 — a 46% shortening that suggests the smart money's seen something worth backing on the 13:50 York card.

Trainer Ed Dunlop Jockey Oisin Murphy Trip 0m7f192y Best price Paddy Power
+46% STEAMER Killarney 18:20

Carolina Jetstream

5/1 9/4
PLACED · 2nd 2nd of 11

The smart money has spoken. Carolina Jetstream is being backed from 5/1 into 9/4 — a 46% shortening that suggests the smart money's seen something worth backing on the 18:20 Killarney card.

Trainer Robson De Aguiar Jockey Wayne Lordan Trip 1m0f30y Best price William Hill
+45% STEAMER Newmarket (July) 16:51

Allegrino

10/1 5/1
WON · 1st +£5.00 per £1

The trainer's been talking. Allegrino is being backed from 10/1 into 5/1 — a 45% shortening that suggests the smart money's seen something worth backing on the 16:51 Newmarket (July) card.

Trainer Andrew Balding Jockey Callum Hutchinson Trip 0m7f0y Best price William Hill
+45% STEAMER Ffos Las 15:55

Medyg

9/1 9/2
6th 6th of 12

The smart money has spoken. Medyg is being backed from 9/1 into 9/2 — a 45% shortening that suggests the smart money's seen something worth backing on the 15:55 Ffos Las card.

Trainer Edward Smyth-Osbourne Jockey Harry Vigors Trip 0m7f80y Best price Bet365
+44% STEAMER York 15:35

Redorange

33/1 18/1
11th 11th of 18

Quiet build, loud finish. Redorange is being backed from 33/1 into 18/1 — a 44% shortening that suggests the smart money's seen something worth backing on the 15:35 York card.

Trainer Clive Cox Jockey P J McDonald Trip 0m5f0y Best price William Hill
+43% STEAMER Killarney 19:50

Charlie Brow'n

22/1 12/1
PLACED · 3rd 3rd of 10

The smart money has spoken. Charlie Brow'n is being backed from 22/1 into 12/1 — a 43% shortening that suggests the smart money's seen something worth backing on the 19:50 Killarney card.

Trainer T J O'Mara Jockey Adam Browne-Souza Trip 1m6f80y Best price Betfred
+43% STEAMER Killarney 17:12

Old Joanie

22/1 12/1
PLACED · 3rd 3rd of 8

Punters piled in. Old Joanie is being backed from 22/1 into 12/1 — a 43% shortening that suggests the smart money's seen something worth backing on the 17:12 Killarney card.

Trainer James M Barrett Jockey Rory Mulligan Trip 1m0f30y Best price Betfred
+42% STEAMER Salisbury 19:27

Golden Island

11/2 11/4
PLACED · 2nd 2nd of 5

The smart money has spoken. Golden Island is being backed from 11/2 into 11/4 — a 42% shortening that suggests the smart money's seen something worth backing on the 19:27 Salisbury card.

Trainer Heather Main Jockey Jack Mitchell Trip 1m1f201y Best price Coral
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