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16:25 York Fri 09 Oct 2026 0m5f0y Class 3 Good 18 runners

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Mr Fox’s call

Toca Madera silks

Toca Madera

SPECULATIVE Advised 5/2 SP 13/8F Est. 28%

🏆 WON

Mr Fox says

Toca Madera (SR:100) is the clear ability leader in a field where the next-best SR is 94 (Hallo Spaceboy), giving a meaningful edge on a 17-runner handicap. The market has backed this in hard — 14% inward move to 5/2 — and Daniel Tudhope (18% career SR) is a significant jockey booking. The class drop (↓1) and weight of 9-9 are manageable given the SR advantage, and three places at York signal course familiarity even without a win here. The DistFit:- and GoingFit:- are genuine flags, but the SR gap is wide enough and the market confident enough to override on this occasion. Each-way alternative: Hallo Spaceboy. Main danger: Hallo Spaceboy — Hallo Spaceboy (SR:94, 13/2) has Course:W1P2, DistFit:+, GoingFit:+, and a 10% market inward move — the combination of proven course-and-distance form on today's going is a direct counterargument to Toca Madera's fitting concerns, and the class drop (↓2) means this is a much easier opportunity than its recent efforts.

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Full result

Winner: Toca Madera (IRE) at SP 13/8F. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.

  1. 1 Toca Madera silks Toca Madera Fox #1 David O'Meara · Daniel Tudhope 5/2
  2. 2 Baldomero silks Baldomero Michael Appleby · Joanna Mason 9/1
  3. 3 Boston Dan silks Boston Dan Tim Easterby · Cam Hardie 25/1
  4. 4 Equity Law silks Equity Law Tim Easterby · James Sullivan 20/1
  5. 5 Novamay silks Novamay Michael Dods · Rhys Elliott(5) 25/1
  6. 6 Stargazed silks Stargazed K. R. Burke · Jack Nicholls(3) 10/1
  7. 7 Copper Knight silks Copper Knight Tim Easterby · Duran Fentiman 33/1
  8. 8 Parisiac silks Parisiac Iain Jardine · Andrew Mullen 11/1
  9. 9 Hallo Spaceboy silks Hallo Spaceboy Fox #2 Ed Walker · Tom Marquand 6/1
  10. 10 Schrodinger's Cat silks Schrodinger's Cat Grant Tuer · Oliver Stammers 22/1
  11. 11 Kodiac Thriller silks Kodiac Thriller Mark Walford · Jason Hart 33/1
  12. 12 Exclamation silks Exclamation Grace Harris · Ashley Lewis(3) 40/1
  13. 13 Go Vince Go silks Go Vince Go Fox #3 Tim Easterby · William Pyle 9/2
  14. 14 Fidelius silks Fidelius Nigel Tinkler · Alex Jary(3) 66/1
  15. — Tatterstall silks Tatterstall Michael Dods · Connor Beasley 16/1
  16. — Against The Wind silks Against The Wind Kevin Ryan · Kevin Stott 14/1
  17. — Fortification silks Fortification Fox #4 Brian Ellison · Silvestre De Sousa 7/1
  18. — Eternal Sunshine silks Eternal Sunshine Jim Goldie · Lauren Young(5) -

Top 4 — how each finished

  1. 1 Toca Madera silks Toca Madera 5/2 SP 13/8F 🏆 WON
  2. 2 Hallo Spaceboy silks Hallo Spaceboy 13/2 9TH
  3. 3 Go Vince Go silks Go Vince Go 9/2 13TH
  4. 4 Fortification silks Fortification 10/1