Devonport Royal Dockyard Social Club Handicap Hurdle Race

15:30 Newton Abbot Mon 07 Sep 2026 3m2f105y Class 4 Good 7 runners

Mr Fox’s call

My Girl Katie

SPECULATIVE Advised 2/1 Est. 35%

🥈 2ND

Mr Fox says

My Girl Katie (SR 101, 2/1) arrives on a devastating recent run of 1-1-1 — three consecutive wins — and crucially owns the strongest course record in the field (W4P6 at Newton Abbot), confirming she is a proven specialist here. She is DistFit:+ and GoingFit:+ for today's conditions, meaning every key variable checks out. The market has shortened 8% to 2/1, showing clear informed confidence. Although stepping up a class (ClassMv:↑1) and carrying a 4lb higher mark than her last win, her 8lb weight advantage over top-weight Jager Time (12-0 vs 11-1) is a material equaliser in a 3m2f hurdle on good ground, and her SR of 101 is essentially level with Jager Time's 102 on far more favourable terms. Each-way alternative: Jager Time. Main danger: Jager Time — Jager Time (SR 102, 9/4) holds the highest SR in the field and a W1P2 course record at Newton Abbot, and while the 7% market drift and +6lb mark rise are concerns, a 7-year-old at peak age with form 1-4321 retains enough class to win if My Girl Katie finds the class rise too much.

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Full result

Winner: Fairlawn Skipper (GB) at SP 5/1. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.

1 Fairlawn Skipper Mickey Bowen · Shane Fenelon(5) 13/2
2 My Girl Katie Fox #1 Grace Harris · Alix Balfe(7) 7/4
3 Jager Time Fox #2 Fergal O'Brien · Fern O'Brien(5) 5/2
4 Alberts Bay Jackie Du Plessis · James Best 7/1
5 Bashful Boy Fox #3 David Pipe · Jack Tudor 14/1
6 Henry Box Brown Mrs C Williams · Adam Wedge 9/1
7 Masterdream Neil Mulholland · Conor O'Farrell 14/1

Top 4 — how each finished

1 My Girl Katie 2/1 🥈 2ND
2 Jager Time 9/4 🥉 3RD
3 Bashful Boy 12/1 5TH