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19:30 Southwell (AW) Thu 27 Aug 2026 7f14y Class 3 Good 10 runners

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Mr Fox’s call

Night Of Gold silks

Night Of Gold

SPECULATIVE Advised 4/5 Est. 38%

🥉 3RD

Mr Fox says

Night Of Gold (SR 156, 4/5) is a debutant from George Boughey's yard — a trainer operating at 18% — paired with Billy Loughnane who hits at 19% across 1,792 career rides, the strongest jockey booking in the field. The SR of 156 is the joint-highest alongside Market Leader but Night Of Gold is sent off at 4/5, reflecting genuine market confidence in a horse that connections clearly believe is ready to win first time out. At 9-7 in an all-level-weights novice, there is no weight disadvantage to consider. The primary risk is Market Leader, who has the race experience and a high-calibre booking in James Doyle, plus a market move in of 9% despite two modest finishes (form: 35) — the drop in class (ClassMv:↓1) from Burke's yard could unlock improvement. Each-way alternative: El Morjan. Main danger: Market Leader — Market Leader (SR 156, 2/1) drops a class with James Doyle in the saddle from K.R. Burke's 19%-strike-rate yard, and the market has shortened 9% — the experience of two prior runs and a trainer known for placing horses accurately makes this a genuine threat to Night Of Gold's debut promise.

Verify· #14547

Full result

Winner: Market Leader (IRE) at SP 15/8. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.

  1. 1 Market Leader silks Market Leader Fox #2 K. R. Burke · James Doyle 11/4
  2. 2 Secano silks Secano Harry Charlton · Clifford Lee 40/1
  3. 3 Night Of Gold silks Night Of Gold Fox #1 George Boughey · Billy Loughnane 1/2
  4. 4 El Morjan silks El Morjan Fox #3 John & Thady Gosden · Robert Havlin 6/1
  5. 5 Ebt's Warrior silks Ebt's Warrior William Muir & Chris Grassick · Hector Crouch 33/1
  6. 6 Icy Moon silks Icy Moon Ivan Furtado · Tom Eaves 50/1
  7. 7 Alfa Hoodini silks Alfa Hoodini Ivan Furtado · Silvestre De Sousa 66/1
  8. 8 Nicamoo silks Nicamoo David Loughnane · William Pyle 125/1
  9. 9 Ground Force silks Ground Force James Owen · Christian Howarth(3) 80/1
  10. — Neverbeatdeswalker silks Neverbeatdeswalker Mark Walford · Jack Garritty 125/1

Top 4 — how each finished

  1. 1 Night Of Gold silks Night Of Gold 4/5 🥉 3RD
  2. 2 Market Leader silks Market Leader 2/1 SP 15/8 🏆 WON
  3. 3 El Morjan silks El Morjan 9/2 🏁 4TH