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High Gosforth Park Golf Club Handicap Stakes

15:15 Newcastle (AW) Wed 02 Sep 2026 7f15y Class 5 Good 12 runners

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Mr Fox’s call

Beattie Is Back silks

Beattie Is Back

SPECULATIVE Advised 11/4 SP 3/1F Est. 28%

🏆 WON

Mr Fox says

Beattie Is Back (SR:73, 11/4) combines the strongest multi-signal case in the field: DistFit:+ confirms proven ability at 7f, a MarkMv:-3 means connections have found a mark 3lb below the last win, and the market has nudged in 5% with no drift concern. The Fahey yard runs at a solid 10% strike rate over a large sample (496 runners), and at 9-8 this horse carries a meaningful weight concession to Highland Shah (9-6 but SR:80 and drifting 10%) and the joint-top-rated Havana Prince and Orne (both SR:74 on heavier weights). The recent 206503 form at Class 5 level shows consistent competitiveness with no implosions, and a lower mark than the last win is the textbook handicapper's edge. Each-way alternative: Highland Shah. Main danger: Highland Shah — Highland Shah leads the field on SR (80), has a confirmed GoingFit:+ on this AW good surface, and drops a class — the 10% market drift is the only concern, but at 7/2 the ability edge is real enough to beat the selection if the drift is noise rather than signal.

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Full result

Winner: Beattie Is Back (GB) at SP 3/1F. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.

  1. 1 Beattie Is Back silks Beattie Is Back Fox #1 Richard & Peter Fahey · Warren Fentiman(3) 11/4
  2. 2 Highland Shah silks Highland Shah Fox #2 Julie Camacho · Ryan Sexton 7/2
  3. 3 Havana Prince silks Havana Prince Fox #3 Tony Coyle & Kaine Wood · Tom Eaves 6/1
  4. 4 Tasever silks Tasever Patrick Morris · Tom Kiely-Marshall(5) 25/1
  5. 4 Lessay silks Lessay Patrick Morris · Cian Horgan(5) 22/1
  6. 6 Bloodsweatandtyres silks Bloodsweatandtyres Fox #4 Brian Ellison · M. P. Sheehy 15/2
  7. 7 Orne silks Orne Antony Brittain · Cam Hardie 9/2
  8. 8 Havanagreattime silks Havanagreattime Ruth Carr · Joanna Mason 40/1
  9. 9 Up The Agenda silks Up The Agenda Jack Morland · Conor Whiteley(5) 7/1
  10. 10 Judicature silks Judicature Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith · Barry McHugh 14/1
  11. 11 Honved silks Honved Fred Watson · Rhys Elliott(5) 80/1
  12. 12 Douwantitrightnow silks Douwantitrightnow Kevin Ryan · Oisin McSweeney 50/1

Top 4 — how each finished

  1. 1 Beattie Is Back silks Beattie Is Back 11/4 SP 3/1F 🏆 WON
  2. 2 Highland Shah silks Highland Shah 7/2 🥈 2ND
  3. 3 Havana Prince silks Havana Prince 11/2 🥉 3RD
  4. 4 Bloodsweatandtyres silks Bloodsweatandtyres 9/1 6TH