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17:23 Newbury Fri 14 Aug 2026 5f34y Class 1 Good to Firm 13 runners

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Mr Fox’s call

Fast Track silks

Fast Track

SPECULATIVE Advised 5/2 Est. 32%

🥈 2ND

Mr Fox says

Fast Track (SR 109, 5/2) is the clear SR leader in this field and combines that ability edge with the strongest multi-signal case: DistFit:+ and GoingFit:+ confirm proven effectiveness at today's trip and on good-to-firm ground, the market has shortened 14% since opening indicating informed confidence, and Oisin Murphy (21% career strike rate) is the standout jockey booking. The form string 32012 shows consistent competitiveness at higher levels, and a ClassMv:↑1 is the most modest class rise in the field — far less of a jump than most rivals face. The tongue-tie (HG:t) is already a known quantity from prior runs. MarkMv:+3 is a negligible penalty and poses no real concern at this level. Each-way alternative: Efsixteen. Main danger: Efsixteen — Efsixteen (SR 101, 4/1) is an unbeaten winner on debut stepping up just one class tier, trained by the in-form George Scott, and while the 103-day absence is a concern, a first-time tongue-tie and Tom Marquand retaining the ride suggest connections are confident this horse is ready to run a big race fresh.

Verify· #12281

Full result

Winner: Angels Lane (GB) at SP 100/30. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.

  1. 1 Angels Lane silks Angels Lane Fox #4 Henry Candy · Nicola Currie 6/1
  2. 2 Fast Track silks Fast Track Fox #1 Andrew Balding · Oisin Murphy 9/4
  3. 3 Wateera silks Wateera K. R. Burke · Clifford Lee 22/1
  4. 4 Efsixteen silks Efsixteen Fox #2 George Scott · Tom Marquand 4/1
  5. 5 Elevating silks Elevating Richard Hannon · Sean Levey 12/1
  6. 6 Havana Lightning silks Havana Lightning George Boughey · Billy Loughnane 16/1
  7. 7 Acclamation Star silks Acclamation Star Fox #3 James Owen · Lewis Edmunds 15/2
  8. 8 Sexy Chick silks Sexy Chick Richard Spencer · George Wood 16/1
  9. 9 Cosmic Mystery silks Cosmic Mystery Archie Watson · Callum Rodriguez 33/1
  10. 10 Dubai Charm silks Dubai Charm Richard Hughes · Pat Dobbs 40/1
  11. 11 Lover Girl silks Lover Girl Kevin Philippart De Foy · Sam James 50/1
  12. 12 Acting Lady silks Acting Lady Charlie Appleby · William Buick 9/1
  13. 13 Blue Flight silks Blue Flight James Fanshawe · Daniel Muscutt 16/1

Top 4 — how each finished

  1. 1 Fast Track silks Fast Track 5/2 🥈 2ND
  2. 2 Efsixteen silks Efsixteen 4/1 🏁 4TH
  3. 3 Acclamation Star silks Acclamation Star 8/1 7TH
  4. 4 Angels Lane silks Angels Lane 13/2 SP 100/30 🏆 WON