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16:20 Newbury Sat 15 Aug 2026 1m4f0y Class 4 Good to Firm 6 runners

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Mr Fox’s call

Masterinthewoods silks

Masterinthewoods

SPECULATIVE Advised 2/1 Est. 38%

🥈 2ND

Mr Fox says

Masterinthewoods (SR 99, 2/1) is the class leader by a clear margin — 6lb above Great Bedwyn and 11lb above Explode on the SR scale — and carries a favourable 9-9, the second-lightest weight in the field, giving it a real lbs advantage over the heavier-weighted runners. The form string 3-7122 shows two consecutive wins before a second last time out, confirming peak condition, and the DistFit:+ flag is the only confirmed distance suitability in this field over 1m4f. The market has shortened 24% from opening, the strongest move in the race by some distance, suggesting informed confidence. Running off a mark 8lb above last win is the one caution, but the SR lead and proven trip combine to make this a clear selection. Each-way alternative: Tryfan. Main danger: Tryfan — Tryfan (SR 88, 7/2) drops two class tiers and showed a last-time-out win (form ending in '1'), and while the MarkMv:+7 and market drift of 21% are concerns, Harry Charlton at 17% strike rate with Callum Rodriguez is a capable combination that could exploit the class drop if Masterinthewoods is held up by its higher mark.

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Full result

Winner: Explode (FR) at SP 6/1. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.

  1. 1 Explode silks Explode Fox #3 Faye Bramley · William Buick 9/2
  2. 2 Masterinthewoods silks Masterinthewoods Fox #1 Emma Lavelle · Marco Ghiani 15/8
  3. 3 Great Bedwyn silks Great Bedwyn Richard Hannon · Seamus Cronin(5) 10/3
  4. 4 Pinatique silks Pinatique Sir Mark Prescott Bt · Dylan Hogan 17/2
  5. 5 Tryfan silks Tryfan Fox #2 Harry Charlton · Callum Rodriguez 7/2
  6. — Nicator silks Nicator Kevin Philippart De Foy · Daniel Muscutt -

Top 4 — how each finished

  1. 1 Masterinthewoods silks Masterinthewoods 2/1 🥈 2ND
  2. 2 Tryfan silks Tryfan 7/2 5TH
  3. 3 Explode silks Explode 6/1 SP 6/1 🏆 WON