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MJG Group Handicap Stakes

16:16 Salisbury Fri 11 Sep 2026 0m6f0y Class 5 Good to Soft 13 runners

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Mr Fox’s call

Bold Shout silks

Bold Shout

MEDIUM Advised 11/8 Est. 38%

8TH

Mr Fox says

Bold Shout (SR:84, 11/8) is the clear class standout in this modest Class 5 field, with an SR gap of at least 3 points over the next best (Maid In Devon SR:81) and 15+ points over most rivals. The 47% market steam — from a morning price much longer to 11/8 — is the most emphatic shortening in the field and represents genuine money confidence. Clive Cox (17% strike rate) with Hector Crouch (19%) is a high-quality booking, and the ClassMv:↓1 drop makes the task easier. Course:W1P1 at Salisbury confirms comfort on this track, and while GoingFit is unknown, good-to-soft is a common midseason surface that rarely inconveniences a horse of this ability. The last run figure of '3' from a form string of 4-4-1-3 shows consistency at a higher level; dropping back in class here tips the balance firmly in Bold Shout's favour. Each-way alternative: Maid In Devon. Main danger: Maid In Devon — Maid In Devon (SR:81, 9/2) has steamed 27% in the market, boasts a superb Course:W2P2 record at Salisbury, and a form string of 5-1-1-1-6-3 shows she wins here — the class-level familiarity and track bias could bridge the SR gap on Bold Shout if the pace sets up favourably.

Verify· #17217

Full result

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

  1. 1 Madman silks Madman Rachel Cook & John Bridger · Jack Callan 16/1
  2. 2 Red Snapper silks Red Snapper Fox #3 Kathy Turner · Ben Ffrench Davis(5) 13/2
  3. 3 Eightthreeone silks Eightthreeone Eve Johnson Houghton · Charles Bishop 22/1
  4. 4 Jenny Jerome silks Jenny Jerome Simon Hodgson · William Carver 50/1
  5. 5 Pilgrim's Progress silks Pilgrim's Progress Richard Hannon · Alec Voikhansky 28/1
  6. 6 Maid In Devon silks Maid In Devon Fox #2 Rod Millman · Lewis Edmunds 4/1
  7. 7 Guernsey Angel silks Guernsey Angel David Evans · Pat Cosgrave 28/1
  8. 8 Bold Shout silks Bold Shout Fox #1 Clive Cox · Hector Crouch evn
  9. 9 Mollstar silks Mollstar Ed Walker · George Downing 18/1
  10. 10 Pull The Rug silks Pull The Rug Grace Harris · Rossa Ryan 12/1
  11. 11 Nebbia silks Nebbia Hughie Morrison · Harry Davies 50/1
  12. 12 Black Endeavour silks Black Endeavour Fox #4 Mark Rimell · Callum Rodriguez 11/1
  13. — White Ladder silks White Ladder John Ryan · Callum Shepherd 7/1

Top 4 — how each finished

  1. 1 Bold Shout silks Bold Shout 11/8 8TH
  2. 2 Maid In Devon silks Maid In Devon 9/2 6TH
  3. 3 Red Snapper silks Red Snapper 9/1 🥈 2ND
  4. 4 Black Endeavour silks Black Endeavour 9/1 12TH