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14:21 Thirsk Mon 14 Sep 2026 1m4f8y Class 6 Good 12 runners

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Mr Fox’s call

Satyress silks

Satyress

MEDIUM Advised 13/8 SP 11/8F Est. 38%

🏆 WON

Mr Fox says

Satyress (SR:67, 13/8) is the standout on every meaningful metric in this Class 6 field. Her SR of 67 is comfortably the highest in the race, and her form string 6-4111 — three consecutive wins building right-to-left — shows a horse in peak, progressive form at this exact class level. Crucially, she is proven at today's trip (DistFit:+) and on good ground (GoingFit:+), removing both trip and going uncertainty. Trainer Harriet Bethell runs at a solid 21% strike rate from 268 runners, and at 13/8 the market reflects genuine confidence without being prohibitively short. The +3 mark move is a modest penalty for her recent hat-trick and is offset by carrying 9-12 in a field where the nearest SR rival is 9lb lower on the scale. Each-way alternative: Dream Of Ithaca. Main danger: Dream Of Ithaca — Dream Of Ithaca (SR:61, 7/2) carries only 9-5 — a 7lb weight advantage over Satyress — and arrives on the back of back-to-back wins (form 11 most recently), though the 32% market drift is a significant concern that likely reflects the unknown GoingFit:? on today's good ground or a barrier draw issue rather than any form reversal.

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Full result

Winner: Satyress (GB) at SP 11/8F. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.

  1. 1 Satyress silks Satyress Fox #1 Harriet Bethell · Tom Kiely-Marshall 6/4
  2. 2 Off Spin silks Off Spin Fox #3 Tim Easterby · Jake Dickson(3) 6/1
  3. 3 Hickton silks Hickton Declan Carroll · Cian Horgan(3) 8/1
  4. 4 Muhib silks Muhib Olly Williams · Warren Fentiman 11/1
  5. 5 Time Twister silks Time Twister Michael & David Easterby · Shay Farmer(3) 28/1
  6. 6 Caledonian Dream silks Caledonian Dream John Dawson · William Pyle 33/1
  7. 7 Dream Of Ithaca silks Dream Of Ithaca Fox #2 John Gallagher · Liam Wright 7/2
  8. 8 Storm On Jura silks Storm On Jura Jim Goldie · Lauren Young(3) 14/1
  9. 9 Pop The Question silks Pop The Question Samantha & Jacqueline Coward · Conor Whiteley(3) 18/1
  10. 10 Clova Royale silks Clova Royale Peter Niven · Alex Jary 33/1
  11. 11 Balance Of Trade silks Balance Of Trade Gary Rutherford · Ethan Tindall(3) 80/1
  12. — Alcanzor silks Alcanzor Tim Easterby · Jack Nicholls 12/1

Top 4 — how each finished

  1. 1 Satyress silks Satyress 13/8 SP 11/8F 🏆 WON
  2. 2 Dream Of Ithaca silks Dream Of Ithaca 7/2 7TH
  3. 3 Off Spin silks Off Spin 7/2 🥈 2ND