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14:51 Redcar Wed 09 Sep 2026 1m2f1y Class 4 Good 11 runners

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Mr Fox’s call

Lucky Hero silks

Lucky Hero

SPECULATIVE Advised 3/1 Est. 32%

🥉 3RD

Mr Fox says

Lucky Hero (SR 90, 3/1) is the highest-rated horse in the field by a clear margin and carries a very manageable 9-10. The form string 104311 shows three wins in the last four completed runs, demonstrating peak form at exactly this moment. Crucially, Course:W2P2 at Redcar is a powerful signal — this horse has already won twice at this track and placed twice more, confirming it handles the course layout. GoingFit:+ confirms the good ground suits, and DistFit:+ shows the 1m2f trip is proven. The class rise (ClassMv:↑1) and a MarkMv:+10 are the only concerns, but the raw SR 90 — 8 points clear of the next best — combined with confirmed course-and-distance credentials makes it the standout selection. The market drift of 16% is a mild negative, but the stablemate Percy's Daydream (SR 69, 14/1) is clearly the yard's second string and poses no realistic threat. Each-way alternative: Lillie Margot. Main danger: Per Contra — Per Contra has steamed in 24% in the market, drops a class, and has a MarkMv:-5 indicating it is running off a more lenient mark than its last win, suggesting connections see this as a prime opportunity despite the going and distance concerns.

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Full result

Winner: Per Contra (IRE) at SP 100/30. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.

  1. 1 Per Contra silks Per Contra Fox #2 Tim Easterby · David Allan 10/3
  2. 2 Percy's Daydream silks Percy's Daydream David O'Meara · Kevin Stott 11/1
  3. 3 Lucky Hero silks Lucky Hero Fox #1 David O'Meara · Conor Whiteley(5) 3/1
  4. 4 Fox Avatar silks Fox Avatar Fox #4 Roger Varian · P J McDonald 11/2
  5. 5 Yafreh silks Yafreh Richard & Peter Fahey · Warren Fentiman(3) 14/1
  6. 6 Farasi Lane silks Farasi Lane Micky Hammond · Aiden Brookes 50/1
  7. 7 Lillie Margot silks Lillie Margot Jedd O'Keeffe · James Sullivan 20/1
  8. 8 Sea The Power silks Sea The Power Seb Spencer · Dale Swift 40/1
  9. 9 Thunder Wonder silks Thunder Wonder Fox #3 Charlie Johnston · Callum Shepherd 3/1
  10. 10 Nepal silks Nepal Ivan Furtado · Hector Crouch 20/1
  11. 11 Golden Redemption silks Golden Redemption Geoffrey Harker · Oisin McSweeney 33/1

Top 4 — how each finished

  1. 1 Lucky Hero silks Lucky Hero 3/1 🥉 3RD
  2. 2 Per Contra silks Per Contra 10/3 SP 100/30 🏆 WON
  3. 3 Thunder Wonder silks Thunder Wonder 7/2 9TH
  4. 4 Fox Avatar silks Fox Avatar 11/2 🏁 4TH