Attheraces.com/marketmovers Juvenile Hurdle (gbb Race)

15:10 Fontwell Sat 03 Oct 2026 2m1f162y Class 4 Good 8 runners

Mr Fox’s call

Salkadan

MEDIUM Advised 11/10 Est. 42%

🥉 3RD

Mr Fox says

Salkadan (SR 107, 11/10) is the standout on every meaningful metric in this field. Its SR of 107 is the highest by 18 points over the next-best Our Wee Horse (SR 89), a massive edge in a Class 4 juvenile hurdle. The form string '31' — a place and a win — shows genuine ability already proven under rules, and GoingFit:+ confirms the good ground suits. Dan Skelton (22% strike rate, 2534 runners) with Harry Skelton aboard (26%, 1640) is the most powerful yard-jockey combination in the race by some distance. The MarkMv:+42 flag is noted — this horse is running off a significantly higher mark — but in a juvenile hurdle of this class with untested rivals, raw ability dominates and Salkadan's SR advantage is simply too large to overcome. Each-way alternative: Our Wee Horse. Main danger: Our Wee Horse — Our Wee Horse (SR 89, 5/2) has a meaningful SR advantage over all non-Salkadan runners, Harry Derham's yard runs at 21%, and Paul O'Brien at 15% — the horse may be unexposed enough over hurdles to spring a surprise if Salkadan underperforms on its new mark.

Verify· #21254

Full result

Winner: Royal Sapphire (IRE) at SP 7/2. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.

1 Royal Sapphire Fox #3 Jennie Candlish · I. J. Power 3/1
2 Our Wee Horse Fox #2 Harry Derham · Paul O'Brien 3/1
3 Salkadan Fox #1 Dan Skelton · Harry Skelton evn
4 Antiquarian Gary & Josh Moore · Caoilin Quinn 28/1
5 Sapphire Dream Jo Davis · Gavin Sheehan 20/1
6 Pepper Fizz Georgina Nicholls · Lorcan Williams 25/1
7 Irish Fusilier Gary & Josh Moore · Freddie Mitchell(3) 33/1
— Flawless Fusion Jessica Bedi · Conor O'Farrell 50/1

Top 4 — how each finished

1 Salkadan 11/10 🥉 3RD
2 Our Wee Horse 5/2 🥈 2ND
3 Royal Sapphire 7/2 SP 7/2 🏆 WON