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Simon Scrope Dalby Screw-Driver Handicap Stakes (GBBPlus Race)

15:52 Pontefract Thu 24 Sep 2026 1m2f5y Class 3 Good 10 runners

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Mr Fox’s call

Be Patient silks

Be Patient

SPECULATIVE Advised 7/2 Est. 28%

5TH

Mr Fox says

Be Patient (SR 95, 7/2) is the highest-rated horse in the field by a clear margin and carries a favourable 8-13 — a 7lb+ advantage over Noble Horizon and Hollywell Stream on comparable SR levels, making that class-adjusted ability gap even more pronounced. The form string 31-123 shows consistent, progressive form including a recent second at this class, and trainer Edward Bethell runs at an excellent 18% strike rate from over 1,000 runners — a top-tier yard with genuine clout. The market has shortened 19% since opening, indicating informed support, and while distance and going fitness are marked '?' (insufficient sample as a 3-year-old), the step up to 1m2f is a natural progression for a maturing type from a trainer who places horses intelligently. Each-way alternative: Hollywell Stream. Main danger: Hollywell Stream — Hollywell Stream (SR 90, 9/2) is the second-highest SR in the field, carries only 9-1 with DistFit:+ confirmed, and trainer Jane Chapple-Hyam runs at 13% with a strong jockey booking in Kevin Stott — the market drift is the one concern, but its age (3) and light weight give it every chance to outrun the SR gap.

Verify· #19515

Full result

Winner: Wahdan (IRE) at SP 14/1. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.

  1. 1 Wahdan silks Wahdan Tim Easterby · Jake Dickson(5) 14/1
  2. 2 Circus of Rome silks Circus of Rome Richard Hughes · Finley Marsh 13/2
  3. 3 Per Contra silks Per Contra Tim Easterby · David Allan 13/2
  4. 4 Noble Horizon silks Noble Horizon Fox #3 Oli Rix · Daniel Tudhope 11/2
  5. 5 Be Patient silks Be Patient Fox #1 Edward Bethell · Oisin Orr 7/2
  6. 6 Jez Bomb silks Jez Bomb Sam England · Rhys Elliott(5) 22/1
  7. 7 Auld Toon Loon silks Auld Toon Loon Tom Dascombe · Jason Hart 10/1
  8. 8 Dain Ma Nut In silks Dain Ma Nut In Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore · Jack Nicholls(3) 14/1
  9. 9 Hollywell Stream silks Hollywell Stream Fox #2 Jane Chapple-Hyam · Kevin Stott 5/1
  10. — Keep An Eye On It silks Keep An Eye On It Fox #4 Tony Coyle & Kaine Wood · Cam Hardie 10/1

Top 4 — how each finished

  1. 1 Be Patient silks Be Patient 7/2 5TH
  2. 2 Hollywell Stream silks Hollywell Stream 9/2 9TH
  3. 3 Noble Horizon silks Noble Horizon 6/1 🏁 4TH
  4. 4 Keep An Eye On It silks Keep An Eye On It 9/1