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Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Restricted Novice Stakes (For Horses In Bands C And D) (GBB Race)

18:00 Wolverhampton (AW) Tue 18 Aug 2026 0m7f36y Class 4 Good 12 runners

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Mr Fox’s call

Javelot silks

Javelot

MEDIUM Advised 11/10 SP 1/1F Est. 42%

🏆 WON

Mr Fox says

Javelot (SR:154, 11/10) is the standout on rating — a 3-point SR gap over the next best (Peaberry SR:151) that is meaningful in a Class 4 novice field. The 15% market shortening signals strong stable confidence, Marco Botti runs at a 15% career strike rate with Silvestre De Sousa booked — a top-end pilot for this level. Dropping two class tiers (ClassMv:↓2) from what was presumably a stronger novice test is a significant advantage, and the 11/10 price with that degree of market support represents genuine confidence rather than just public favouritism. The only caveat is a single run showing a fourth, but in a novice of this quality that form figure is entirely consistent with the SR and the class drop makes a forward move very likely. Each-way alternative: Peaberry. Main danger: Peaberry — Peaberry (SR:151, 11/4) is the second-highest rated horse in the field, also drops two class tiers, and at 11/4 represents better-than-market value if Javelot underperforms on the AW surface — Sean Levey is a quality booking and the SR is only 3 points off the favourite.

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Full result

Winner: Javelot (GB) at SP 1/1F. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.

  1. 1 Javelot silks Javelot Fox #1 Marco Botti · Silvestre De Sousa 1/1
  2. 2 Peaberry silks Peaberry Fox #2 Tom Ward · Sean Levey 3/1
  3. 3 L B Double U silks L B Double U Tom Dascombe · Pierre-Louis Jamin 6/1
  4. 4 April's Luck silks April's Luck Dylan Cunha · Stevie Donohoe 100/1
  5. 5 Maliqui silks Maliqui Fox #3 Charlie Fellowes · Oisin Murphy 10/3
  6. 6 Backmeifyoucan silks Backmeifyoucan Ivan Furtado · Hector Crouch 25/1
  7. 7 Chaise Longue silks Chaise Longue Ed Dunlop · Jack Callan 33/1
  8. 8 Dark Detective silks Dark Detective Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero · Harry Russell 50/1
  9. 9 Arlecchino's Moon silks Arlecchino's Moon Mark Usher · Robert Havlin 80/1
  10. 10 Without Fail silks Without Fail Michael Bell · Joe Bradnam(7) 50/1
  11. 11 Brazilian Blitz silks Brazilian Blitz Ivan Furtado · Robbie Downey 150/1
  12. 12 Spes Durat Avorum silks Spes Durat Avorum Jack Morland · Callum Shepherd 150/1

Top 4 — how each finished

  1. 1 Javelot silks Javelot 11/10 SP 1/1F 🏆 WON
  2. 2 Peaberry silks Peaberry 11/4 🥈 2ND
  3. 3 Maliqui silks Maliqui 10/3 5TH