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15:50 Brighton Thu 15 Oct 2026 1m1f207y Class 6 Good 11 runners

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Mr Fox’s call

Port Darwin silks

Port Darwin

SPECULATIVE Advised 15/2 Est. 14%

6TH

Mr Fox says

Port Darwin (SR:62, 7/2 equivalent at 15/2 with Mkt:in22%) combines the joint-highest SR in the field with a meaningful weight advantage — 9-5 versus Rogers Dream's 9-9 and Private Project's 8-11 — and drops a class (ClassMv:↓1), which is a genuine positive in a Class 6 handicap. Course:W1P1 at Brighton confirms he handles this track, and the 22% market support is the second-largest inward move in the field, suggesting professional confidence behind the booking of Rob Hornby. His form-string 551486 shows a recent 6th but the class drop and course record give him a clear route back to a finish. The GoingFit:- is a shared concern across most of the field, so it doesn't isolate him as vulnerable. Each-way alternative: Deep Sleep. Main danger: Deep Sleep — Deep Sleep (SR:59, 17/2) has steamed in 23% — the largest inward market move in the field — and while GoingFit:- is a concern, the first-time headgear (p) and James Owen's 18% strike rate over 2,292 runners suggests a yard that knows when a horse is ready.

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Full result

Winner: Thundering Breeze (IRE) at SP 6/1. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.

  1. 1 Thundering Breeze silks Thundering Breeze Gary & Josh Moore · Saffie Osborne 7/1
  2. 2 Fizzy Bear silks Fizzy Bear George Baker · Callum Shepherd 5/1
  3. 3 Rogers Dream silks Rogers Dream Gihan Arnolda · Rhys Clutterbuck 5/1
  4. 4 Twilight Guest silks Twilight Guest George Margarson · Jack Doughty 25/1
  5. 5 Deep Sleep silks Deep Sleep Fox #2 James Owen · George Wood 10/3
  6. 6 Port Darwin silks Port Darwin Fox #1 Charlie Johnston · Rob Hornby 8/1
  7. 7 Private Project silks Private Project Fox #3 Pat Phelan · Paddy Bradley 15/2
  8. 8 Delusional silks Delusional Tony Carroll · Tom Marquand 18/1
  9. 9 Haveagobeau silks Haveagobeau Jim Boyle · Jack Dace(5) 12/1
  10. 10 Celebrating Ethel silks Celebrating Ethel Tony Carroll · Myla Coppins(5) 12/1
  11. 11 Kaaress silks Kaaress Michael Attwater · Kieran O'Neill 66/1

Top 4 — how each finished

  1. 1 Port Darwin silks Port Darwin 15/2 6TH
  2. 2 Deep Sleep silks Deep Sleep 17/2 5TH
  3. 3 Private Project silks Private Project 7/1 7TH