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JenningsBet In Bexhill On Sea Apprentice Classified Stakes

14:38 Brighton Thu 06 Aug 2026 0m6f210y Class 6 Good to Firm 8 runners

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Mr Fox’s call

River Wharfe silks

River Wharfe

MEDIUM Advised 15/8 Est. 35%

🥉 3RD

Mr Fox says

River Wharfe (SR:61, 15/8) is clearly the best-rated horse in this Class 6 field by a meaningful margin — 5 points clear of the next cluster at SR:56 — and backs that up with a stellar Course:W3P4 record at Brighton, confirming specialist track knowledge. The form string 606851 shows a decisive last-time-out win, and the market has shortened 10% since opening, indicating stable confidence despite running just 1 day ago (suggesting connections are happy). Carrying 9-13 is the heaviest weight in the field but at this class level that burden is manageable, and Tony Carroll (13%, 1397 runners) is a solid handler. The only reservation is Molly Gunn's modest 6% strike rate, but the course form and market support outweigh that concern. Each-way alternative: Barnsnape Boy. Main danger: Barnsnape Boy — Barnsnape Boy (SR:54, 13/2) holds Course:W2P2 at Brighton and a mark that has dropped 1lb since his last win, giving connections a well-timed handicap edge at a course where he demonstrably goes well.

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Full result

Winner: Valadero (IRE) at SP 17/2. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.

  1. 1 Valadero silks Valadero Fox #4 Brian Toomey · Liam Wright 7/1
  2. 2 Spirited Dancer silks Spirited Dancer Fox #3 Daniel & Claire Kubler · Warren Fentiman 11/2
  3. 3 River Wharfe silks River Wharfe Fox #1 Tony Carroll · Molly Gunn(5) 11/10
  4. 4 Rock Master silks Rock Master Tony Carroll · Myla Coppins(5) 9/1
  5. 5 Apple's Angel silks Apple's Angel Jim Boyle · Owen Lewis(5) 20/1
  6. 6 Voodoo Ray silks Voodoo Ray Gary & Josh Moore · Jude Fernandes(7) 14/1
  7. 7 Barnsnape Boy silks Barnsnape Boy Fox #2 Jim Boyle · Donagh Murphy(5) 8/1
  8. 8 Port Hedland silks Port Hedland Tony Carroll · Matthew Lloyd Slater(5) 14/1

Top 4 — how each finished

  1. 1 River Wharfe silks River Wharfe 15/8 🥉 3RD
  2. 2 Barnsnape Boy silks Barnsnape Boy 13/2 7TH
  3. 3 Spirited Dancer silks Spirited Dancer 5/1 🥈 2ND
  4. 4 Valadero silks Valadero 4/1 SP 17/2 🏆 WON