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16:55 Wolverhampton (AW) Mon 28 Sep 2026 1m142y Class 4 Good 11 runners

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Mr Fox’s call

Shadow Boxer silks

Shadow Boxer

SPECULATIVE Advised 4/1 Est. 28%

🥉 3RD

Mr Fox says

Shadow Boxer carries the highest SR in the field at 150, a clear 2-point edge over Al Jolson (148) and a massive 23-50 point gap over the remaining field. Crucially, Oisin Murphy (22% career strike rate, 2735 runners) is a significant jockey upgrade signal — the Crisford yard's #1 booking over Harry Davies on stablemate Al Jolson makes this the yard's intended runner. The 9-4 weight gives Shadow Boxer a 7lb advantage over both Al Jolson and the two market principals, Najidi Storm and Wootz. While the 13% market drift is a mild concern, it may simply reflect Al Jolson's presence muddying the yard's intentions rather than genuine negative information, and at 4/1 the SR-150 profile represents value in a novice field where most rivals are SR 123-127. Each-way alternative: Al Jolson. Main danger: Wootz — Wootz (SR:100) is the 5/4 market leader from the Roger Varian yard (20% strike rate, 1412 runners) with a solid form line of 1-2 and only a 14-day turnaround suggesting peak fitness — the market's confidence may reflect private trial or workout information that outweighs the SR deficit.

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Full result

Winner: Wootz (IRE) at SP 7/4. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.

  1. 1 Wootz silks Wootz Fox #3 Roger Varian · Ray Dawson 11/8
  2. 2 Najidi Storm silks Najidi Storm Fox #4 Harry Charlton · Colin Keane 6/4
  3. 3 Shadow Boxer silks Shadow Boxer Fox #1 Simon & Ed Crisford · Oisin Murphy 4/1
  4. 4 Al Jolson silks Al Jolson Fox #2 Simon & Ed Crisford · Harry Davies 13/2
  5. 5 Petworth silks Petworth Andrew Balding · Callum Hutchinson 33/1
  6. 6 North Beach silks North Beach Mark Loughnane · Billy Loughnane 50/1
  7. 7 Herstmonceux silks Herstmonceux William Muir & Chris Grassick · Lewis Edmunds 150/1
  8. 8 Mashkur silks Mashkur Jamie Osborne · William Carver 100/1
  9. 9 Elsa Tan silks Elsa Tan George Baker · Benoit de la Sayette 250/1
  10. 10 Circle of Secrets silks Circle of Secrets Fergal O'Brien · Gina Mangan 250/1
  11. 11 Khachaturian silks Khachaturian John Mackie · Tyler Heard 250/1

Top 4 — how each finished

  1. 1 Shadow Boxer silks Shadow Boxer 4/1 🥉 3RD
  2. 2 Al Jolson silks Al Jolson 15/2 🏁 4TH
  3. 3 Wootz silks Wootz 5/4 SP 7/4 🏆 WON
  4. 4 Najidi Storm silks Najidi Storm 7/4 🥈 2ND