Mwh Handicap Stakes

19:15 Newcastle (AW) Fri 25 Sep 2026 1m0f5y Class 6 Good 11 runners

Mr Fox’s call

Sassy Glory

SPECULATIVE Advised 17/2 Est. 28%

9TH

Mr Fox says

Sassy Glory (SR:60, 17/2) carries the lightest competitive weight at 9-3 and arrives on the back of a recent win (form reads 921051, last run a win 23 days ago). Most critically, the market has steamed 22% — the strongest inward move in this field by a significant margin — signalling informed money. Course record of W3P5 at Newcastle is outstanding specialist form, and DistFit:+ confirms proven ability at this distance. The GoingFit:- is the one concern, but the weight advantage over rivals, the course specialisation, and the 22% market support combine to make this the clearest multi-signal case in the race. Each-way alternative: Barleybrown. Main danger: Barleybrown — Barleybrown (SR:63, 4/1) is the second-highest SR in the competitive shortlist, carries only 9-3, has an exceptional Course:W4P12 record at Newcastle — the most visits of any runner — and has nudged in 6% in the market, providing a credible multi-signal threat to the selection.

Verify· #19773

Full result

Winner: Adelaide Bay (GB) at SP 20/1. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.

1 Adelaide Bay Daragh Bourke · Shane Gray 17/2
2 Reginald Charles Fox #4 Geoff Oldroyd · P. J. McDonald 7/2
3 Bajan Bandit Patrick Morris · David Nolan 9/2
4 Barleybrown Fox #2 Ruth Carr · Joanna Mason 7/2
5 Volenti Sam England · Rowan Scott 7/1
6 Travis Fox #3 Geoffrey Harker · Sean Kirrane 8/1
7 Toralou Mark Loughnane · Jack Callan 14/1
8 Trais Fluors Linda Perratt · Paul Mulrennan 28/1
9 Sassy Glory Fox #1 Mark Walford · Conor Whiteley(5) 15/2
10 One More Bottle Lizzie Quinlan · Aiden Brookes 25/1
11 Aurora's Doublesix Brian Rothwell · Laura Coughlan(3) 100/1

Top 4 — how each finished

1 Sassy Glory 17/2 9TH
2 Barleybrown 4/1 🏁 4TH
3 Travis 9/1 6TH
4 Reginald Charles 9/2 🥈 2ND