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19:40 Wolverhampton (AW) Mon 17 Aug 2026 5f21y Class 6 Good 9 runners

Mr Fox’s call

Let's Go Hugo

SPECULATIVE Advised 3/1 SP 4/1 Est. 28%

🏆 WON

Mr Fox says

Let's Go Hugo leads this modest Class 6 field with an SR of 61 — the highest in the race — and at 3/1 represents the market's clear preference. While DistFit:- is a concern, every runner in this field shares the same distance flag, neutralising it as a differentiator. GoingFit:? rather than a confirmed negative means the good ground is an open question rather than a proven problem, and the 9-day turnaround suggests connections are happy with the horse's current condition. The Ollie Pears yard runs at 7% strike rate, which is modest, but the SR edge of 4+ points over the nearest rivals (Jungle Dance and Megaphone at SR 55-57) combined with favourite market support in a thin field makes this the most defensible call. Each-way alternative: Megaphone. Main danger: Megaphone — Megaphone (SR:57) has steamed in 9% in the market and is the Scott Dixon yard's #1 runner — the stable's retained jockey Kieran O'Neill is booked, and Dixon's 8% strike rate with targeted runners makes this market move meaningful on an AW course where the horse has prior experience.

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Full result

Winner: Let's Go Hugo (IRE) at SP 4/1. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.

1 Let's Go Hugo Fox #1 Ollie Pears · Tom Kiely-Marshall(5) 4/1
2 Jungle Dance J. R. Jenkins · Clifford Lee 5/1
3 Rajeteriat Chris Gordon · Jack Callan 8/1
4 Battle Point Michael Attwater · Gina Mangan 18/1
5 Mister McGregor M Mullineaux · Silvestre De Sousa 9/2
6 Megaphone Fox #2 Scott Dixon · Kieran O'Neill 9/2
7 Alafdhal Fox #3 Phil McEntee · Daniel Muscutt 9/2
8 Our Hero Matty Tony Culhane & Stella Barclay · Stevie Donohoe 20/1
9 She Went Whoosh Scott Dixon · Christian Howarth(3) 28/1

Top 4 — how each finished

1 Let's Go Hugo 3/1 SP 4/1 🏆 WON
2 Megaphone 9/2 6TH
3 Alafdhal 9/2 7TH