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19:10 Southwell (AW) Thu 03 Sep 2026 1m0f14y Class 4 Good 9 runners

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Mr Fox’s call

Hot And Cold silks

Hot And Cold

SPECULATIVE Advised 9/4 SP 7/4J Est. 35%

🏆 WON

Mr Fox says

Hot And Cold (SR:89, 9/4) is the class standout by a clear margin — 9 SR points clear of the next best Franschhoek (SR:80) and 19 points ahead of the field average — and carries a workable 9-10 against the heavier-weighted runners. The 18% market shortening is the most significant steaming signal in the field and reflects sharp stable confidence from Sir Mark Prescott (20% strike rate, 323 runners), a yard renowned for placing horses precisely. The form line 61-125 shows a win on the second start of this campaign followed by a placed run, suggesting the horse is building in form, and Luke Morris (12%, 1,488 career runners) is a reliable booking for Prescott. The unknown distance and going fit (DistFit:? GoingFit:?) are the main caveat, but at Class 4 on AW good with the strongest SR and biggest market move, the case is compelling. Each-way alternative: Franschhoek. Main danger: Franschhoek — Franschhoek (SR:80, 9/4) shares the same odds, carries 2lb less than Hot And Cold, and has a trainer (Fanshawe, 19%) and jockey (Loughnane, 19%) pairing with elite strike rates — the 31 form (win then win) is a flawless recent sequence, and if the drift from the morning reflects ante-post activity rather than genuine concern, the horse retains every chance of reversing the SR deficit through weight and raw progression.

Verify· #15903

Full result

Winner: Hot And Cold (GB) at SP 7/4J. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.

  1. 1 Hot And Cold silks Hot And Cold Fox #1 Sir Mark Prescott Bt · Luke Morris 15/8
  2. 2 Hale End silks Hale End Fox #3 Michael Dods · Sean Kirrane 15/2
  3. 3 Kaleido silks Kaleido David O'Meara · Daniel Tudhope 17/2
  4. 4 American State silks American State Ivan Furtado · Jason Hart 17/2
  5. 5 Roaring Ralph silks Roaring Ralph Michael Dods · Joanna Mason 16/1
  6. 6 Franschhoek silks Franschhoek Fox #2 James Fanshawe · Billy Loughnane 5/2
  7. 7 Kalamunda silks Kalamunda Joseph Parr · Darragh Keenan 10/1
  8. 8 Savile Row silks Savile Row Antony Brittain · Harry Russell 28/1
  9. 9 Double Eagle silks Double Eagle Michael Wigham · Kieran O'Neill 125/1

Top 4 — how each finished

  1. 1 Hot And Cold silks Hot And Cold 9/4 SP 7/4J 🏆 WON
  2. 2 Franschhoek silks Franschhoek 9/4 6TH
  3. 3 Hale End silks Hale End 7/1 🥈 2ND