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16:09 Haydock Sat 08 Aug 2026 0m6f212y Class 5 Good 10 runners

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Mr Fox’s call

Norfolk Blue silks

Norfolk Blue

MEDIUM Advised 11/4 Est. 28%

5TH

Mr Fox says

Norfolk Blue (SR:78, 11/4) carries the joint-lightest weight in the field at 9-5, has a proven DistFit:+ at this trip, and is ridden by Oisin Murphy (22% career strike rate, 1280 runners — comfortably the best jockey booking on the card). The 18% market shortening is meaningful support that aligns with the strong booking. At SR:78 it leads the field on ability, and the same-class run (ClassMv:=) means no upward step in grade to absorb. The visor (HG:v) is a gear change worth noting but not alarming given the horse has been knocking on the door with four consecutive placed/near-placed efforts. The main caveat is GoingFit:? — insufficient sample on this going bucket — but on good ground there is no negative evidence to penalise the selection. Each-way alternative: Norcross Brow. Main danger: Norcross Brow — Norcross Brow (SR:85 — the field's highest rating, 7/2) has the strongest recent form string with three wins in its last six including a 121 sequence, DistFit:+ at the trip, and trainer Charlie Clover operating at a 22% strike rate; the MarkMv:+5 is the only real concern, and if it handles the higher mark the raw ability advantage could prove decisive.

Verify· #11398

Full result

Winner: Norcross Brow (GB) at SP 4/1. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.

  1. 1 Norcross Brow silks Norcross Brow Fox #2 Charlie Clover · Liam Wright(5) 3/1
  2. 2 Crafty Blue silks Crafty Blue Richard Hannon · Sean Levey 9/1
  3. 3 Galba silks Galba Fox #4 Kevin & Lauren Frost · Conor Whiteley(5) 11/2
  4. 4 Horace Wallace silks Horace Wallace Richard & Peter Fahey · Oisin McSweeney 17/2
  5. 5 Norfolk Blue silks Norfolk Blue Fox #1 William Knight · Oisin Murphy 5/2
  6. 6 Comprador silks Comprador Antony Brittain · Clifford Lee 40/1
  7. 7 Black Endeavour silks Black Endeavour Mark Rimell · Kieran Shoemark 8/1
  8. 8 Flyta silks Flyta Mark Loughnane · Jack Mitchell 9/1
  9. — Napolian silks Napolian David O'Meara · Daniel Tudhope 18/1
  10. — Berlinetta silks Berlinetta Fox #3 Jack Channon · George Bass -

Top 4 — how each finished

  1. 1 Norfolk Blue silks Norfolk Blue 11/4 5TH
  2. 2 Norcross Brow silks Norcross Brow 7/2 SP 4/1 🏆 WON
  3. 3 Berlinetta silks Berlinetta 11/2
  4. 4 Galba silks Galba 6/1 🥉 3RD