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Gents Night Saturday 24th October Handicap Stakes

20:30 Southwell (AW) Sat 10 Oct 2026 1m4f14y Class 5 Good 13 runners

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Mr Fox’s call

Domination silks

Domination

SPECULATIVE Advised 3/1 SP 5/2F Est. 30%

🏆 WON

Mr Fox says

Domination (SR 85, 3/1) is the standout ability figure in this field by a clear margin — 5 SR points clear of Melody de Vega and 8 clear of the joint-third rated horses. Dropping a class (ClassMv:↓1) with a mark only 3lb above last win suggests the handicapper has given connections a fair opportunity. Trainer Harriet Bethell's 20% strike rate is the strongest in the field, and the market has moved in 11% from opening — meaningful support in a 13-runner handicap. The GoingFit:- on good ground is the primary concern, but at age 3 stepping into a Class 5 1m4f contest against older horses, the class superiority and trainer/market alignment override that flag. Each-way alternative: Melody de Vega. Main danger: Melody de Vega — Melody de Vega (SR 80, 5/1) has steamed in 15% in the market, carries a favourable 9-8, shows GoingFit:+ confirming affinity for today's conditions, and jockey Marco Ghiani's 16% strike rate is the best booking in the field — a compelling multi-signal rival.

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Full result

Winner: Domination (IRE) at SP 5/2F. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.

  1. 1 Domination silks Domination Fox #1 Harriet Bethell · Oisin McSweeney 5/2
  2. 2 John T silks John T Jonathan Portman · Callum Hutchinson 14/1
  3. 3 Lilly Lux silks Lilly Lux Fox #3 George Baker · Callum Shepherd 5/1
  4. 4 Flightofthephoenix silks Flightofthephoenix Fox #4 Charles Hills · Dougie Costello 11/2
  5. 5 American State silks American State Ivan Furtado · Luke Morris 25/1
  6. 6 Dream Harder silks Dream Harder Mark Loughnane · Charles Bishop 14/1
  7. 7 Bondi silks Bondi Declan Carroll · Zak Wheatley 28/1
  8. 8 A Daughters Love silks A Daughters Love David Flood · Darragh Keenan 80/1
  9. 9 Honouramongthieves silks Honouramongthieves C. W. J. Farrell · Rory Cleary 7/1
  10. 10 Masterly silks Masterly Charlie Johnston · Jack Callan 14/1
  11. 11 Melody de Vega silks Melody de Vega Fox #2 Tom Ward · Marco Ghiani 4/1
  12. — Seacole silks Seacole Ralph Beckett · Rhys Clutterbuck -
  13. — Grand Pier silks Grand Pier Warren Greatrex · Edward Greatrex 25/1

Top 4 — how each finished

  1. 1 Domination silks Domination 3/1 SP 5/2F 🏆 WON
  2. 2 Melody de Vega silks Melody de Vega 5/1 11TH
  3. 3 Lilly Lux silks Lilly Lux 6/1 🥉 3RD
  4. 4 Flightofthephoenix silks Flightofthephoenix 9/2 🏁 4TH