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19:00 Newbury Wed 26 Aug 2026 7f Class 4 Good to Firm 6 runners

Mr Fox’s call

Lion Of Mali

SPECULATIVE Advised 5/2 SP 6/4F Est. 32%

🏆 WON

Mr Fox says

Lion Of Mali leads the field on SR (90) and carries a light 9-3, giving him a meaningful weight advantage over Brisk Symphony (9-9) and Artanis (9-8) while sitting only 4lb above Bold Shout's 8-13. His form string 215122 shows consistent competitiveness at this class with a last-time-out second, and critically both DistFit:+ and GoingFit:+ confirm he handles 7f on good-to-firm ground — the only shortlisted runner with both ticks confirmed. Fanshawe operates at a strong 18% strike rate from a relatively focused 222-runner sample, and Egan at 14% is a capable booking. The 5/2 market price reflects genuine confidence without being prohibitively short. Each-way alternative: Bold Shout. Main danger: Bold Shout — Bold Shout (SR 85, 13/8) has shortened 13% in the market, carries the lightest competitive weight at 8-13, boasts a sharp recent form line of 441 with a last-time-out win, and Hector Crouch's 18% strike rate is the strongest jockey booking in the race — if his unknown GoingFit proves no issue, he's the most likely winner.

Verify· #14354

Full result

Winner: Lion of Mali (GB) at SP 6/4F. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.

1 Lion Of Mali Fox #1 James Fanshawe · David Egan 2/1
2 Cool Molly Fox #3 Ollie Sangster · Tom Marquand 13/2
3 Bold Shout Fox #2 Clive Cox · Hector Crouch 7/4
4 Show Me Gold Tom Dascombe · Oisin Murphy 5/1
5 Artanis Ollie Sangster · Billy Loughnane 22/1
6 Brisk Symphony Jonathan Portman · Rob Hornby 12/1

Top 4 — how each finished

1 Lion Of Mali 5/2 SP 6/4F 🏆 WON
2 Bold Shout 13/8 🥉 3RD
3 Cool Molly 7/1 🥈 2ND