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£10 County Racedays Handicap Hurdle Race

17:00 Market Rasen Sat 26 Sep 2026 2m2f140y Class 5 Good 11 runners

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Mr Fox’s call

Timely Salute silks

Timely Salute

SPECULATIVE Advised 5/2 SP 3/1 Est. 32%

🏆 WON

Mr Fox says

Timely Salute (SR 104) is the standout ability figure in this field by a clear margin — 13 points clear of the next-best Woodstock City (SR 91) and 17 points ahead of Buxted Reel (SR 87). Despite a GoingFit:- flag, the horse is only 3 years old on a form line of 1-2, suggesting a progressive profile that has attracted significant market confidence (Mkt:in31%, now as short as 5/2). Dropping a class (ClassMv:↓1) into Class 5 from a higher tier and carrying a relatively light 10-8 means connections are clearly expecting a straightforward opportunity. The inexperience flag (DistFit:?) is a concern at 2m2f140y but the class advantage over this field is too substantial to ignore, and trainer Max Comley's 12% strike rate is reasonable for a yard placing a horse confidently. Each-way alternative: Buxted Reel. Main danger: Buxted Reel — Buxted Reel (SR 87, 4/1) arrives on a recent form string of 8-2-3-1 showing clear improvement, carries a workable 11-8, and trainer Tom Lacey operates at a 19% strike rate — the form trajectory and connections quality make this the most credible threat, despite the heavy market drift (Mkt:out55%) which is the one red flag to monitor.

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Full result

Winner: Timely Salute (GB) at SP 3/1. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.

  1. 1 Timely Salute silks Timely Salute Fox #1 Max Comley · Freddie Mitchell(3) 11/4
  2. 2 Dante's Inferno silks Dante's Inferno Tony Culhane & Stella Barclay · David Noonan 11/1
  3. 3 Woodstock City silks Woodstock City Olly Murphy · Sean Bowen 9/4
  4. 4 Yanka Blue silks Yanka Blue Barry Murphy · Callum Pritchard 11/1
  5. 5 Buxted Reel silks Buxted Reel Fox #2 Tom Lacey · Stan Sheppard 5/1
  6. 6 Dream Jet silks Dream Jet Fox #3 Brian Ellison · Craig Nichol 8/1
  7. 7 Huit Reflets silks Huit Reflets Mark Walford · Jamie Hamilton 14/1
  8. 8 Battle Stride silks Battle Stride Richard Armson · Philip Armson(3) 66/1
  9. 9 Glance At Me silks Glance At Me Andrew J Martin · Shane Quinlan(3) 22/1
  10. 10 Cosmic Spirit silks Cosmic Spirit Ben Case · Mr Joseph Stevenson(7) 100/1
  11. 11 Finjimk silks Finjimk Nick Scholfield · Kielan Woods 14/1

Top 4 — how each finished

  1. 1 Timely Salute silks Timely Salute 5/2 SP 3/1 🏆 WON
  2. 2 Buxted Reel silks Buxted Reel 4/1 5TH
  3. 3 Dream Jet silks Dream Jet 9/1 6TH