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Marske Fabrications & Engineering Straight-mile Series Final Handicap Stakes

16:35 Redcar Sat 03 Oct 2026 7f219y Class 2 Good 14 runners

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Mr Fox’s call

Welbury silks

Welbury

SPECULATIVE Advised 9/2 Est. 32%

🥉 3RD

Mr Fox says

Welbury (SR 91, 9/2) is the clear form pick in this field, combining the highest Saturday Rating with a 30% market inward move — the strongest steaming signal in the race. The 3-year-old's form reading right-to-left shows 0-1-1-4-2-2, with back-to-back wins in the two most recent outings, confirming a horse in peak form. Both DistFit:+ and GoingFit:+ confirm proven ability at today's trip and on good going, and Course:W1P1 at Redcar removes any track-specialist concern. The +11 mark move is a flag, but the trainer Edward Bethell runs at 18% strike rate, and the jockey Oisin Orr at 14% — a confident booking that fits the market move. At 9/2 with this breadth of aligning signals, Welbury is the standout selection. Each-way alternative: Double Parked. Main danger: Double Parked — Double Parked (SR 84, 5/1) has steamed in 40% — the joint-strongest move in the race — carries only 9-4 (8lb less than Welbury), has Course:W3P6 making it a genuine Redcar specialist, and both DistFit:+ and GoingFit:+ confirm today's conditions suit; Tim Easterby's #1 from four runners, this is a serious challenger.

Verify· #21292

Full result

Winner: Nyman (IRE) at SP 14/1. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.

  1. 1 Nyman silks Nyman Roger Fell · Joanna Mason 11/1
  2. 2 Classic Encounter silks Classic Encounter Fox #3 George Boughey · Pat Cosgrave 5/1
  3. 3 Welbury silks Welbury Fox #1 Edward Bethell · Oisin Orr 9/2
  4. 4 Wild Dahlia silks Wild Dahlia William Haggas · Jason Hart 9/2
  5. 5 Law of Design silks Law of Design Ian Williams · Tom Kiely-Marshall(3) 8/1
  6. 6 Barley silks Barley Tim Easterby · Duran Fentiman 16/1
  7. 7 Shadow Run silks Shadow Run Scott Dixon · James Sullivan 50/1
  8. 8 Harswell Ruby silks Harswell Ruby Roger Fell · Rhys Elliott(5) 22/1
  9. 9 Mount King silks Mount King Tim Easterby · Amie Waugh(3) 40/1
  10. 10 Rajapour silks Rajapour David O'Meara · Mark Winn 10/1
  11. 11 Up The Jazz silks Up The Jazz Richard & Peter Fahey · Cam Hardie 50/1
  12. 12 Double Parked silks Double Parked Fox #2 Tim Easterby · David Allan 9/2
  13. 13 Theoryofeverything silks Theoryofeverything David O'Meara · Conor Whiteley(5) 17/2
  14. 14 Poet's Dawn silks Poet's Dawn Tim Easterby · William Pyle 40/1

Top 4 — how each finished

  1. 1 Welbury silks Welbury 9/2 🥉 3RD
  2. 2 Double Parked silks Double Parked 5/1 12TH
  3. 3 Classic Encounter silks Classic Encounter 5/1 🥈 2ND