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17:30 Southwell (AW) Thu 24 Sep 2026 7f15y Class 5 Good 9 runners

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Mr Fox’s call

Feel The Need silks

Feel The Need

SPECULATIVE Advised 15/8 SP 5/4F Est. 32%

🏆 WON

Mr Fox says

Feel The Need (SR:82, 15/8) is the clear SR leader in this field and has steamed in 20% in the market, the strongest market move of any runner — the money is firmly on. The 6lb weight edge over Thapa VC and Phoenix of Dreams at 9-13 is a concern, but at SR:82 it is meaningfully clear of the next best (Thapa VC at SR:79, Phoenix of Dreams at SR:77). The DistFit:- and GoingFit:- flags are the main cautions — this horse has a poor record at 7f on good going at Southwell — but Course:W1P4 shows it knows the track well, MarkMv:-4 means it is running off a lowered mark, and the trainer/jockey combination of Herrington (14%) and Levey (13%) is workmanlike but capable at this level. The 20% market move since opening is the decisive additional signal that outweighs the distance and going concerns. Each-way alternative: Phoenix of Dreams. Main danger: Shades of May — Shades of May (SR:69, 11/2) carries the lightest weight at 9-4, has a strong course record (W2P2), a confirmed GoingFit:+ on today's going bucket, and recent form of 118341 shows it is in good order — the class rise (↑1) and elevated mark (+8) are the only drags.

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Full result

Winner: Feel The Need (GB) at SP 5/4F. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.

  1. 1 Feel The Need silks Feel The Need Fox #1 Michael Herrington · Sean Levey 7/4
  2. 2 Phoenix of Dreams silks Phoenix of Dreams Fox #2 John & Sean Quinn · Jack Mitchell 11/2
  3. 3 Shades of May silks Shades of May Fox #3 Mark Usher · Rose Dawes(5) 4/1
  4. 4 Enpassant silks Enpassant Scott Dixon · Kieran O'Neill 10/1
  5. 5 Because We Can silks Because We Can Clive Cox · P. J. McDonald 12/1
  6. 6 Profit Street silks Profit Street Joey Ramsden · Alex Jary(3) 25/1
  7. 7 Thapa VC silks Thapa VC Fox #4 Mark Rimell · Billy Loughnane 9/2
  8. 8 Tactical Blitz silks Tactical Blitz Liam Bailey · Billy Garritty 28/1
  9. 9 King of York silks King of York Scott Dixon · Tyler Heard 28/1

Top 4 — how each finished

  1. 1 Feel The Need silks Feel The Need 15/8 SP 5/4F 🏆 WON
  2. 2 Phoenix of Dreams silks Phoenix of Dreams 4/1 🥈 2ND
  3. 3 Shades of May silks Shades of May 11/2 🥉 3RD
  4. 4 Thapa VC silks Thapa VC 6/1 7TH