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16:33 Brighton Tue 06 Oct 2026 0m5f215y Class 6 Good 10 runners

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Mr Fox’s call

My Mate Mackley silks

My Mate Mackley

MEDIUM Advised 11/8 SP 15/8F Est. 38%

🏆 WON

Mr Fox says

My Mate Mackley (SR:67, 11/8) is the clear class leader in this field — 5 SR points clear of the next best — and combines that ability advantage with a Course:W1P2 record at Brighton, a proven DistFit:+ at today's 5f215y trip, and a market that has shortened 20% since opening, signalling informed confidence. The MarkMv:= means he runs off the same mark as his last win, avoiding any penalty hike, and his Form:132441 shows a last-time-out win with consistent placing throughout. Trainer Adam Kirby carries an 11% strike rate from 170 runners — modest but solid — and the booking of a 5lb apprentice (Taryn Langley, 10% from 407 rides) makes weight management efficient at 9-7. The main risk is that GoingFit:~ rather than + on good ground, but this is a Class 6 sprint and no rival combines SR, course specialisation, trip proof, and market steam to match. Each-way alternative: Candy Warhol. Main danger: Beach Partee — Beach Partee (SR:62) has a Course:W1P4 record at Brighton and a MarkMv:-11 drop that puts connections in a very favourable handicap position, and while GoingFit:- is a concern, the course specialisation and big mark reduction give it a realistic each-way squeak at 5/1.

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Full result

Winner: My Mate Mackley (GB) at SP 15/8F. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.

  1. 1 My Mate Mackley silks My Mate Mackley Fox #1 Adam Kirby · Taryn Langley(5) 15/8
  2. 2 Stock Market silks Stock Market Tony Carroll · Myla Coppins(5) 12/1
  3. 3 Beach Partee silks Beach Partee Fox #3 Scott Dixon · Kieran O'Neill 9/2
  4. 4 Everydaysasaturday silks Everydaysasaturday Tony Carroll · William Carson 22/1
  5. 5 Valadero silks Valadero Fox #4 Brian Toomey · Liam Wright(3) 13/2
  6. 6 Candy Warhol silks Candy Warhol Fox #2 Scott Dixon · Christian Howarth(3) 4/1
  7. 7 Real Gold silks Real Gold Rachel Cook & John Bridger · Joe Leavy 66/1
  8. 8 Ken Brulee silks Ken Brulee Mark Usher · Charlie Tucker(7) 14/1
  9. 9 Fai Fai silks Fai Fai Daniel Steele · Alec Voikhansky 12/1
  10. — Stapleford Park silks Stapleford Park Michael Attwater · Kieren Fox 28/1

Top 4 — how each finished

  1. 1 My Mate Mackley silks My Mate Mackley 11/8 SP 15/8F 🏆 WON
  2. 2 Candy Warhol silks Candy Warhol 9/2 6TH
  3. 3 Beach Partee silks Beach Partee 5/1 🥉 3RD
  4. 4 Valadero silks Valadero 8/1 5TH