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Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Ebf Restricted Novice Stakes (for Horses In Bands B, C And D) (Ebf Restricted Race Qualifier) (GBB Race)

14:30 Wolverhampton (AW) Wed 26 Aug 2026 6f20y Class 5 Good 12 runners

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Mr Fox’s call

Lovely Dark Angel silks

Lovely Dark Angel

SPECULATIVE Advised evn Est. 32%

🥈 2ND

Mr Fox says

Lovely Dark Angel (SR:134, evens) is the clear SR leader among horses with any form, and the George Boughey yard's designated #1 in this field — confirmed by the booking of Pat Cosgrave (10%, 637 rides) over apprentice Megan Smith on stablemate Ventura Power, plus a meaningful 13% market shortening. The single run fourth (Form:4) at the same class (ClassMv:=) shows she's already run in a competitive environment and held her own, while carrying a light 9-2. Boughey's 18% strike rate is the strongest in the field and he targets these AW novice contests with purpose. At evens she's short, but the multi-signal alignment — best SR, stable's #1, steamer, experienced jockey booking — makes her the standout. Each-way alternative: Reddy. Main danger: Reddy — Reddy carries the highest SR in the field at 139 — ahead of Lovely Dark Angel's 134 — and on debut (Form:------) with Eve Johnson Houghton (11%, 691) a trainer who regularly places unexposed juveniles competitively; the 28% drift is a concern but the raw ability figure cannot be dismissed if she breaks cleanly.

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Full result

Winner: My Maria (IRE) at SP 6/4. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.

  1. 1 My Maria silks My Maria Archie Watson · Gina Mangan 3/1
  2. 2 Lovely Dark Angel silks Lovely Dark Angel Fox #1 George Boughey · Pat Cosgrave 4/6
  3. 3 Reddy silks Reddy Fox #2 Eve Johnson Houghton · Rhys Clutterbuck 16/1
  4. 4 He's Readytorumble silks He's Readytorumble Fox #4 Jack Channon · Edward Greatrex 9/2
  5. 5 Premium Seat silks Premium Seat J S Moore · Millie Wonnacott(5) 80/1
  6. 6 Ventura Power silks Ventura Power George Boughey · Megan Smith(7) 50/1
  7. 7 Launchpad silks Launchpad Nick Littmoden · Ryan Kavanagh(3) 66/1
  8. 8 Nil Satis Supreme silks Nil Satis Supreme Mark Loughnane · Hope Regan(7) 66/1
  9. 9 Hiram Bingham silks Hiram Bingham Michael Bell · Jonny Peate 40/1
  10. 10 Solar Mission silks Solar Mission Georgina Nicholls · Kieran O'Neill 50/1
  11. 11 Mr Montgomery silks Mr Montgomery Fox #3 Ollie Sangster · Stevie Donohoe 25/1
  12. — Marhaba Ya Tayib silks Marhaba Ya Tayib Richard Hughes · David Probert -

Top 4 — how each finished

  1. 1 Lovely Dark Angel silks Lovely Dark Angel evn 🥈 2ND
  2. 2 Reddy silks Reddy 12/1 🥉 3RD
  3. 3 Mr Montgomery silks Mr Montgomery 20/1 11TH
  4. 4 He's Readytorumble silks He's Readytorumble 7/2 🏁 4TH