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17:03 Pontefract Thu 24 Sep 2026 0m6f0y Class 4 Good 16 runners

Mr Fox’s call

Fiscal Policy

SPECULATIVE Advised 4/1 Est. 26%

🏁 4TH

Mr Fox says

Fiscal Policy (SR:84, 4/1, 8-13) combines the field's joint-highest SR with a featherweight 8-13, giving a clear lbs advantage over rivals carrying significantly more — notably 13lb less than top-weight The Good Biscuit. The market has shortened 21% since opening, signalling genuine confidence, and a Course:W3P4 record at Pontefract is outstanding in a 16-runner field. Last-run form of '1' confirms peak condition, and despite a class rise (↑1), Ruth Carr's yard has two other runners providing tactical flexibility, with Fiscal Policy carrying the strongest signals as the yard's #1 pick by SR and weight-in-hand. Each-way alternative: Woodstock. Main danger: Alpha Capture — Alpha Capture (SR:85, 7/1) has the highest SR in the field, a confirmed GoingFit:+, Daniel Tudhope in the plate at 18% career strike rate, and has steamed 36% in the market — the strongest inbound move of any runner — suggesting yard confidence that could translate directly into a win.

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Full result

Winner: The Good Biscuit (GB) at SP 17/2. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.