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20:30 Wolverhampton (AW) Tue 01 Sep 2026 1m4f51y Class 6 Good 7 runners

Mr Fox’s call

Ottoman

SPECULATIVE Advised 5/1 SP 11/1 Est. 26%

🏆 WON

Mr Fox says

Ottoman (SR:68, 5/1) is the pick on a convergence of signals: a mark 5lb higher than last win is offset by a drop of one class tier, the blinkers are fitted to sharpen focus, Rossa Ryan (16% strike rate, 1,477 career rides) is a high-quality booking, and crucially the market has shortened 8% — money is coming for this horse. The weight of 9-4 is the second-lightest in the field, giving a meaningful lbs advantage over Sansanetti (9-9) and Luan (9-6). GoingFit:~ on good AW surface is not a negative, and the form string 325155 shows consistent placed form at this class level with a win in the sequence — this is a horse competing on its merits, not hiding. Each-way alternative: Luan. Main danger: Luan — Luan holds the highest SR in the field (73), has a confirmed Course:W1P1 record at Wolverhampton and a GoingFit:+ flag — if Billy Loughnane can get a good position from the front, the class edge could tell despite the MarkMv:+5 burden.

Verify· #15527

Full result

Winner: Ottoman (IRE) at SP 11/1. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.

1 Ottoman Fox #1 Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero · Rossa Ryan 9/1
2 Luan Fox #2 Nick Scholfield · Billy Loughnane 3/1
3 Sevenkingsmustdie Alan King · Luke Catton(3) 2/1
4 Sansanetti Fox #3 Stuart Williams · Pat Cosgrave 9/4
5 Bulldog Spirit Bernard Llewellyn · William Cox 18/1
6 Phaedra Fox #4 Joey Ramsden · Lewis Edmunds 12/1
— Dancingondiamonds Patrick Morris · Donagh Murphy(7) 28/1

Top 4 — how each finished

1 Ottoman 5/1 SP 11/1 🏆 WON
2 Luan 10/3 🥈 2ND
3 Sansanetti 2/1 🏁 4TH
4 Phaedra 7/1 6TH