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Sky Sports Racing Virgin 512 Handicap Stakes
Mr Fox’s call
Booziebrunch
SPECULATIVE Advised 2/1 SP 7/4F Est. 38%
Mr Fox says
Booziebrunch (SR 89, 2/1) is comfortably the highest-rated horse in this six-runner Class 5 handicap and carries a manageable 9-9. The DistFit:+ and GoingFit:+ flags confirm proven effectiveness over this exact trip and going conditions at Wolverhampton, reinforced by Course:W0P2 showing placed form at this track. The market has shortened 10% from the opening price — Cieren Fallon booking (19% strike rate, 869 runners) adds further confidence. The MarkMv:+5 means it runs off a slightly higher mark than at last win, but a form line of 443124 shows consistent competitiveness and a recent win suggests the horse is in form; at SR 89 in a field where the next best are SR 76, this is a meaningful class edge. Each-way alternative: Variety Act. Main danger: Variety Act — Sir Mark Prescott's 20% yard strike rate combined with a ClassMv:= and the lightest competitive weight (9-5) means that if the 229-day layoff is managed — Prescott is renowned for producing horses ready first time back — Variety Act could outrun its SR 76 rating at 9/4.
Full result
Winner: Booziebrunch (IRE) at SP 7/4F. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.
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Booziebrunch Fox #1 5/2
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Lucky Luna Fox #3 6/1
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Knowledge 4/1
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Variety Act Fox #2 2/1
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Silken Bay 12/1
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Lux Aeterna 16/1
Top 4 — how each finished
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