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Bodhi Solutions Handicap Steeple Chase (ARC Summer Chase Series Qualifier)

17:32 Sedgefield Fri 28 Aug 2026 2m3f65y Class 5 Good 9 runners

Mr Fox’s call

Fiskardo silks

Fiskardo

SPECULATIVE Advised 7/2 Est. 32%

🏁 4TH

Mr Fox says

Fiskardo (SR:97, 7/2) is the standout pick on the back of a dramatic 24% market move inward — the most significant steam of any runner in the field — which aligns with a yard (Mickey Bowen, 16% strike rate) that sends horses out primed. At 11-11, he carries 3lb less than top-weight Delpotro and his recent form 1-2344 shows consistent competitiveness at this class level with a win already on the board this season. He is only 9 days since his last run, indicating peak fitness rather than rustiness, and with a ClassMv:= he faces no step up in grade. The market is clearly telling us something here, and the weight, form, and trainer profile all corroborate the money. Each-way alternative: Wudya. Main danger: Delpotro — Delpotro (SR:97, 4/1) has an outstanding course record of W2P3 at Sedgefield, is dropping a class (ClassMv:↓1), and carries top jockey Sean Bowen (23% strike rate) — the drift of 14% is a concern but the course specialisation and rider quality make him a genuine threat.

Full result

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

  1. 1 Wudya silks Wudya Fox #3 Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith · Danny McMenamin 5/1
  2. 2 Thank You Blue silks Thank You Blue Jennie Candlish · Ian Power 5/1
  3. 3 Delpotro silks Delpotro Fox #2 Charlie Longsdon · Sean Bowen 10/3
  4. 4 Fiskardo silks Fiskardo Fox #1 Mickey Bowen · Shane Fenelon(5) 4/1
  5. 5 Clean Getaway silks Clean Getaway Fox #4 Philip Kirby · Joe Williamson 8/1
  6. 6 Huit Reflets silks Huit Reflets Mark Walford · Jamie Hamilton 11/2
  7. 7 Tom Creen silks Tom Creen Sam England · Jonathan England 9/1
  8. 8 Applejack Poet silks Applejack Poet Barry John Murphy · Callum Pritchard 50/1
  9. Wherearethejudges silks Wherearethejudges Daragh Bourke · Callum Bewley 33/1

Top 4 — how each finished

  1. 1 Fiskardo silks Fiskardo 7/2 🏁 4TH
  2. 2 Delpotro silks Delpotro 4/1 🥉 3RD
  3. 3 Wudya silks Wudya 4/1 SP 6/1 🏆 WON
  4. 4 Clean Getaway silks Clean Getaway 9/1 5TH