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18:30 Newcastle (AW) Thu 01 Oct 2026 1m0f5y Class 6 Good 10 runners

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Mr Fox’s call

Exotic Baby silks

Exotic Baby

SPECULATIVE Advised 13/2 Est. 28%

🥉 3RD

Mr Fox says

Exotic Baby (SR:67, 13/2) has steamed in 64% in the market — by far the most significant money movement in this field — which is a powerful signal in a Class 6 AW handicap where connections rarely commit this strongly without confidence. Sharing the joint-top SR of 67 alongside Sailor's Return and Alkumatic Jo Jo, Exotic Baby drops a class (ClassMv:↓1), which is a tangible advantage in this grade, and Paul Mulrennan (14% strike rate, 2,425 career rides) is a strong booking. The DistFit:- and GoingFit:- are genuine concerns, but the class drop and the sheer magnitude of market support — 64% in — suggests connections believe those negatives are manageable, and at 13/2 there is real each-way value baked in if the money is directionally correct. Each-way alternative: Alkumatic Jo Jo. Main danger: Alkumatic Jo Jo — Alkumatic Jo Jo (SR:67, 3/1) has steamed in 26% with Billy Loughnane — an 18% career strike-rate jockey — booked, and at 9-7 carries 2lb less than Exotic Baby with the same peak SR, making this the most plausible alternative winner on a pure signals basis.

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Full result

Winner: Dalamara (GB) at SP 4/1. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.

  1. 1 Dalamara silks Dalamara Fox #4 Ben Haslam · Andrew Mullen 4/1
  2. 2 Sailor's Return silks Sailor's Return Fox #3 David O'Meara · Daniel Tudhope 7/2
  3. 3 Exotic Baby silks Exotic Baby Fox #1 Ian Williams · Paul Mulrennan 13/2
  4. 4 Maynora silks Maynora Craig Lidster · Tom Kiely-Marshall(3) 22/1
  5. 5 Alkumatic Jo Jo silks Alkumatic Jo Jo Fox #2 Ivan Furtado · Billy Loughnane 10/3
  6. 6 Dacres Cross silks Dacres Cross Kevin Ryan · Tom Eaves 12/1
  7. 7 Suntino Lady silks Suntino Lady David & Nicola Barron · William Pyle 25/1
  8. 8 Baldosa silks Baldosa Nigel Tinkler · Faye McManoman 10/1
  9. 9 Fickle McSelfish silks Fickle McSelfish Tony Coyle & Kaine Wood · David Nolan 9/1
  10. 10 Truly Special silks Truly Special John Wainwright · Jason Hart 16/1

Top 4 — how each finished

  1. 1 Exotic Baby silks Exotic Baby 13/2 🥉 3RD
  2. 2 Alkumatic Jo Jo silks Alkumatic Jo Jo 3/1 5TH
  3. 3 Sailor's Return silks Sailor's Return 7/2 🥈 2ND
  4. 4 Dalamara silks Dalamara 5/1 SP 4/1 🏆 WON