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Attheraces.com Novices' Limited Handicap Hurdle

17:35 Fontwell Sat 03 Oct 2026 2m3f29y Class 5 Good 9 runners

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Mr Fox’s call

Winston's Oath silks

Winston's Oath

SPECULATIVE Advised 4/1 SP 7/4F Est. 28%

🏆 WON

Mr Fox says

Winston's Oath holds the highest SR in the field at 84, carries a favourable 10-11 — a full stone lighter than top-weight Lord Virginia — and a GoingFit:~ confirms he handles today's good ground adequately. Trainer James Owen runs at a solid 19% strike rate from over 2,000 runners, and jockey Jonathan Burke (15%) is a competent partner. The recent form figure of '2' last time out (11 days ago, ClassMv:=) shows consistency at this level, and the visor headgear suggests connections are riding him positively. While DistFit:- is a flag at 2m3f, the weight advantage over the entire field is the decisive factor in a Class 5 novices' limited handicap where SRs are uniformly modest. Each-way alternative: No Mean Feat. Main danger: Lord Virginia — Lord Virginia has steamed in 29% in the market, drops a class (ClassMv:↓1), and carries only 11-12 despite a modest SR:75 — that market move is the strongest single signal in the race and cannot be ignored.

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Full result

Winner: Winston's Oath (IRE) at SP 7/4F. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.

  1. 1 Winston's Oath silks Winston's Oath Fox #1 James Owen · Jonathan Burke 9/4
  2. 2 County Champs silks County Champs Chris Gordon · Freddie Gordon 4/1
  3. 3 Lord Virginia silks Lord Virginia Fox #3 Martin Keighley · Freddie Keighley(5) 8/1
  4. 4 Ghost Jury silks Ghost Jury Kayley Woollacott · Sean Bowen 10/1
  5. 5 One For Rian silks One For Rian Neil Mulholland · Conor O'Farrell 13/2
  6. 6 No Mean Feat silks No Mean Feat Fox #2 Simon Hodgson · James Davies 4/1
  7. 7 Freddie Fleetfoot silks Freddie Fleetfoot Carroll Gray · Jack Stenhouse(7) 28/1
  8. — Blue Siam silks Blue Siam Syd Hosie · Ellis Collier(5) 66/1
  9. — Callero silks Callero Gary & Josh Moore · Caoilin Quinn 14/1

Top 4 — how each finished

  1. 1 Winston's Oath silks Winston's Oath 4/1 SP 7/4F 🏆 WON
  2. 2 No Mean Feat silks No Mean Feat 4/1 6TH
  3. 3 Lord Virginia silks Lord Virginia 9/1 🥉 3RD