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Mini Golf At High Gosforth Park Handicap Stakes

16:35 Newcastle (AW) Thu 03 Sep 2026 7f14y Class 6 Good 14 runners

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Mr Fox’s call

Victory Sound silks

Victory Sound

SPECULATIVE Advised 9/4 SP 2/1F Est. 26%

🏆 WON

Mr Fox says

Victory Sound (SR 60, 9/4) is the highest-rated horse in the field and the only runner with a confirmed GoingFit:+ on today's good ground, giving a clear edge over rivals who are moderate or unproven on similar conditions. Carrying 9-6 is a manageable weight and Connor Beasley's 14% career strike rate is the joint-best jockey figure in the race. The form string 073362 shows a horse knocking on the door — a recent second last time out keeps form live — and Mark Usher's 6% trainer strike rate, while modest, is offset by the weight/SR/going combination aligning more cleanly than any rival. The 8% market drift is the one concern, but with Willowinghurn (DistFit:-, GoingFit:~) and Bizarre Law (DistFit:-) carrying clear negatives, Victory Sound's package of SR leadership, confirmed going preference and distance competency (~) is the strongest multi-signal case in the field. Each-way alternative: Willowinghurn. Main danger: Willowinghurn — Willowinghurn (SR 59, 10/3) drops 10lb off its mark (MarkMv:-10), is trained by the in-form David O'Meara yard (11% strike rate, 1328 runners), and at 3 years old represents the most progressive profile in the field — despite the DistFit:- and GoingFit:~ concerns, the weight relief and class experience could be decisive.

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Full result

Winner: Victory Sound (IRE) at SP 2/1F. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.

  1. 1 Victory Sound silks Victory Sound Fox #1 Mark Usher · Connor Beasley 9/4
  2. 2 Blairtum Night silks Blairtum Night Linda Perratt · Finlay Bassett(7) 20/1
  3. 3 Bantz silks Bantz Alan Brown · Rowan Scott 11/1
  4. 4 Forever Twenty silks Forever Twenty Ivan Furtado · Jonny Peate 10/1
  5. 5 Turbo Command silks Turbo Command Alison Hamilton · Paul Mulrennan 10/1
  6. 6 Bizarre Law silks Bizarre Law Fox #3 Michael Herrington · Kevin Stott 7/1
  7. 7 Ndoto silks Ndoto Richard & Peter Fahey · Oisin Orr 16/1
  8. 8 Willowinghurn silks Willowinghurn Fox #2 David O'Meara · Mark Winn 4/1
  9. 9 Yaahobby silks Yaahobby Antony Brittain · Cam Hardie 22/1
  10. 10 Power Of Chora silks Power Of Chora Jessica Macey · Ethan Tindall(5) 14/1
  11. 11 Fair Isle Sioux silks Fair Isle Sioux Adam Nicol · Billy Garritty 50/1
  12. 12 Maid On The Shelf silks Maid On The Shelf Charlie Johnston · Sean D Bowen 33/1
  13. 13 Mrbluesky silks Mrbluesky Gary Rutherford · Andrew Mullen 16/1
  14. — Shatin Beauty silks Shatin Beauty Linda Perratt · Tom Kiely-Marshall(5) -

Top 4 — how each finished

  1. 1 Victory Sound silks Victory Sound 9/4 SP 2/1F 🏆 WON
  2. 2 Willowinghurn silks Willowinghurn 10/3 8TH
  3. 3 Bizarre Law silks Bizarre Law 13/2 6TH