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Paul & Margo Barley Mow Cosgrove Farewell Handicap Stakes (GBBPlus Race)
Mr Fox’s call
Solarize
SPECULATIVE Advised 15/8 SP 11/4 Est. 35%
Mr Fox says
Solarize (SR 100, 15/8) shares the field's joint-highest SR with Ruby Wedding but carries 9lb less than King's Code and 7lb less than top-weight, a meaningful advantage over 1m3f179y on good to firm. The form string 115-21 is the strongest in the field — two wins from last four completed runs, including a recent second that reads as in-form and consistent. DistFit:+ confirms proven effectiveness at this trip, which is critical in a race where King's Code and Parlando both carry DistFit:-. The 8% market drift is the one concern, but at 15/8 the ability edge and distance suitability outweigh the market noise — the drift is not dramatic enough to override a clear class and fitness case in a five-runner field. Each-way alternative: Ruby Wedding. Main danger: Ruby Wedding — Ruby Wedding (SR 100, 10/3) matches Solarize on SR and carries the lightest weight in the field at 9-6, with DistFit:+ confirming effectiveness at this trip — the 3yo weight-for-age allowance and lighter burden could overcome the MarkMv:+5 concern if it bounces back from its last run zero.
Full result
Winner: Solarize (GB) at SP 11/4. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.
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Solarize Fox #1 2/1
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Ruby Wedding Fox #2 5/2
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King's Code 9/1
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Percy's Daydream Fox #3 5/1
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Parlando 7/2
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