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Mr Fox’s call
Song Of The Clouds
SPECULATIVE Advised 9/4 SP 2/1 Est. 38%
Mr Fox says
Song Of The Clouds (SR 158, 9/4) holds the highest Saturday Rating in the field and carries 5lb less than Wootz (SR 155, 9-11) — a meaningful weight advantage when SRs are this close. The William Haggas yard operates at a 23% career strike rate with 2,004 runners, one of the sharpest training operations in Britain, and Tom Marquand (16%, 2,478 career rides) is a reliable booking. The market has shortened 6% since opening, indicating quiet but genuine confidence from those in the know. Wootz is the obvious danger as the 1/2 favourite with an SR of 155 and a Roger Varian yard that runs at 20%, but Song Of The Clouds carries less weight and holds the SR edge — at 9/4 against an odds-on rival, the value lies clearly here. Each-way alternative: Virtue King. Main danger: Wootz — Wootz (SR 155, 1/2) is the dominant market selection trained by Roger Varian at 20% strike rate, and a sole winning run last time out at the same class means it arrives here on an unbeaten record with obvious upside — if it has improved since that debut win, Song Of The Clouds' SR edge narrows considerably.
Full result
Winner: Song Of The Clouds (IRE) at SP 2/1. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.
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Song Of The Clouds Fox #1 11/4
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Wootz Fox #2 1/3
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Certainty 150/1
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Journalism 12/1
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Screen Actor 150/1
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Virtue King Fox #3 66/1
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Regatta 80/1
Top 4 — how each finished
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