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13:32 Brighton Thu 15 Oct 2026 5f215y Class 6 Good 11 runners

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Mr Fox’s call

Valadero silks

Valadero

SPECULATIVE Advised 11/2 Est. 18%

🏁 4TH

Mr Fox says

Valadero (SR:65, 11/2) is the highest-rated horse in the field alongside Stock Market, but carries only 9-3 — the lightest competitive weight — giving it a meaningful lbs advantage over Stock Market (9-8) and Roman Spring (9-8). Its form string 783125 shows a recent win (penultimate run) and a placed effort last time, and it has course form (Course:W1P2) at Brighton that no rival can match among the top-rated horses. The market has backed it in 15% (Mkt:in15%) and Tom Marquand's booking (16% strike rate, 2590 career rides) is the strongest jockey assignment in the race — connections clearly mean business. GoingFit:- applies to every runner here, so that negative cancels out across the field. Each-way alternative: Roman Spring. Main danger: Roman Spring — Roman Spring (SR:63, 5/1) has an outstanding course record (Course:W3P4 — three wins at Brighton) that is the best track stat in the field, and its form 542116 shows consecutive wins before last time, making it the most obvious threat if Valadero's weight advantage doesn't tell.

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Full result

Winner: Roman Spring (IRE) at SP 9/2. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.

  1. 1 Roman Spring silks Roman Spring Fox #2 Rachel Cook & John Bridger · Kieran O'Neill 9/2
  2. 2 Bessie Wallis silks Bessie Wallis Michael Attwater · Seamus Cronin(3) 33/1
  3. 3 Unico silks Unico Chris Gordon · Charles Bishop 8/1
  4. 4 Valadero silks Valadero Fox #1 Brian Toomey · Tom Marquand 4/1
  5. 5 Stock Market silks Stock Market Fox #3 Tony Carroll · Myla Coppins(5) 9/2
  6. 6 Danger Alert silks Danger Alert Adam Kirby · Taryn Langley(5) 6/1
  7. 7 Grand Citadel silks Grand Citadel Micky Fenton · Grace McEntee 7/1
  8. 8 Bonnita silks Bonnita Patrick Chamings · David Probert 16/1
  9. 9 Mart silks Mart Des Donovan · Rob Hornby 12/1
  10. — Big Bard silks Big Bard Gary & Josh Moore · Toby Moore(7) 6/1
  11. — Rianka silks Rianka Martin Dunne · Saffie Osborne 11/1

Top 4 — how each finished

  1. 1 Valadero silks Valadero 11/2 🏁 4TH
  2. 2 Roman Spring silks Roman Spring 5/1 SP 9/2 🏆 WON
  3. 3 Stock Market silks Stock Market 9/2 5TH