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17:25 Haydock Sat 05 Sep 2026 0m7f212y Class 4 Heavy 12 runners

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Mr Fox’s call

Final Night silks

Final Night

SPECULATIVE Advised 11/2 Est. 28%

🏁 4TH

Mr Fox says

Final Night (SR 84, 11/2) is John Butler's clear yard number one — paired with the stable's senior booking David Egan (14%, 602 runners) while stablemate Metal Merchant gets Sean Levey, and the market has already shortened 10% on Final Night. DistFit:+ confirms proven competence at this 7f212y trip, a crucial edge in a field where most rivals carry DistFit:- or DistFit:~. The form string 236022 is consistent rather than flashy but at ClassMv:= this is the horse's level, and heavy going on a galloping track like Haydock suits a stayer-type who stays this extended 7f trip. Crown Office (SR 87) has the highest SR but carries DistFit:- over this trip and the Haggas yard's 3yo may be caught out by the conditions. Each-way alternative: Bearin Up. Main danger: Crown Office — Crown Office (SR 87, 2/1) represents William Haggas at a 21% strike rate, has shortened 8% in the market, and if the DistFit:- is less significant than the class and raw ability suggest, it is clearly capable of winning on form string 1-0462.

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Full result

Winner: Monoceros (GB) at SP 14/1. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.

  1. 1 Monoceros silks Monoceros Iain Jardine · Andrew Mullen 10/1
  2. 2 Military Leader silks Military Leader Fox #4 Phillip Makin · Paul Mulrennan 13/2
  3. 3 Bearin Up silks Bearin Up Fox #3 Tim Easterby · Duran Fentiman 14/1
  4. 4 Final Night silks Final Night Fox #1 John Butler · David Egan 13/2
  5. 5 Crown Office silks Crown Office Fox #2 William Haggas · Tom Marquand 15/8
  6. 6 Caim silks Caim Edward Bethell · Daniel Tudhope 15/2
  7. 7 Jungle Ruler silks Jungle Ruler Michael Appleby · Clifford Lee 10/1
  8. 8 Miletus silks Miletus James Keane · Ray Dawson 16/1
  9. 9 Metal Merchant silks Metal Merchant John Butler · Sean Levey 16/1
  10. 10 The Sweet Escape silks The Sweet Escape David Loughnane · Laura Pearson 16/1
  11. 11 Kindest Nation silks Kindest Nation Hugo Palmer · Joe Leavy 28/1
  12. 12 Yanifer silks Yanifer Harriet Bethell · Oisin McSweeney 22/1

Top 4 — how each finished

  1. 1 Final Night silks Final Night 11/2 🏁 4TH
  2. 2 Crown Office silks Crown Office 2/1 5TH
  3. 3 Bearin Up silks Bearin Up 20/1 🥉 3RD
  4. 4 Military Leader silks Military Leader 7/1 🥈 2ND