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Market Steamers — Thursday 20 August 2026

Each-way reads for Thursday 20 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.

7 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.

+65% STEAMER Newmarket (July) 14:00

Plastic Dream

33/1 11/1
4th 4th of 6

The smart money has spoken. Plastic Dream is being backed from 33/1 into 11/1 — a 65% shortening that suggests the smart money's seen something worth backing on the 14:00 Newmarket (July) card.

Trainer Chris Dwyer Jockey Harry Davies Trip 0m6f0y Best price Coral
+43% STEAMER York 13:50

Crownbreaker

22/1 12/1
7th 7th of 19

Punters piled in. Crownbreaker is being backed from 22/1 into 12/1 — a 43% shortening that suggests the smart money's seen something worth backing on the 13:50 York card.

Trainer Kevin Philippart De Foy Jockey David Egan Trip 0m6f0y Best price Ladbrokes
+43% STEAMER York 13:50

Miss Kodi

22/1 12/1
4th 4th of 19

Punters piled in. Miss Kodi is being backed from 22/1 into 12/1 — a 43% shortening that suggests the smart money's seen something worth backing on the 13:50 York card.

Trainer Clive Cox Jockey Rossa Ryan Trip 0m6f0y Best price Betfred
+42% STEAMER Newmarket (July) 14:00

Scoot Away

18/1 10/1
5th 5th of 6

The trainer's been talking. Scoot Away is being backed from 18/1 into 10/1 — a 42% shortening that suggests the smart money's seen something worth backing on the 14:00 Newmarket (July) card.

Trainer James Fanshawe Jockey Daniel Muscutt Trip 0m6f0y Best price Coral
+42% STEAMER Lingfield (AW) 15:55

Starlight Sami

11/1 6/1
9th 9th of 14

Quiet build, loud finish. Starlight Sami is being backed from 11/1 into 6/1 — a 42% shortening that suggests the smart money's seen something worth backing on the 15:55 Lingfield (AW) card.

Trainer Denis Coakley Jockey George Bass Trip 0m7f2y Best price William Hill
+41% STEAMER Lingfield (AW) 14:10

Glamorous Wild

28/1 16/1
6th 6th of 9

Punters piled in. Glamorous Wild is being backed from 28/1 into 16/1 — a 41% shortening that suggests the smart money's seen something worth backing on the 14:10 Lingfield (AW) card.

Trainer Mark Loughnane Jockey Paddy Bradley Trip 0m5f6y Best price Coral
+41% STEAMER York 13:50

Ruby Moon

16/1 9/1
9th 9th of 19

Layers running for cover. Ruby Moon is being backed from 16/1 into 9/1 — a 41% shortening that suggests the smart money's seen something worth backing on the 13:50 York card.

Trainer Richard & Peter Fahey Jockey Oisin Orr Trip 0m6f0y Best price Ladbrokes
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