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13:45 Sandown Wed 16 Sep 2026 0m5f10y Class 5 Good 12 runners

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Mr Fox’s call

Hint of Humour silks

Hint of Humour

SPECULATIVE Advised 9/2 Est. 28%

5TH

Mr Fox says

Hint of Humour (SR:73, 9/2) is joint-top of the SR rankings and is the only runner in the field with confirmed DistFit:+ AND GoingFit:+ for today's 5f10y on good ground at Sandown — a combination no rival can match. The market has firmed 16% since opening, the strongest steam in the field among the genuine contenders, indicating significant confidence from the betting ring. Running off the same mark as last win (MarkMv:=) with 9-9 carried, Rossa Ryan (18% career strike rate, 2,854 runners) is a high-quality booking. The recent form 722533 shows consistency without a big win, but at Class 5 on a track and trip that suits, this is the moment. Each-way alternative: Good Earth. Main danger: Zoustar Dreams — Zoustar Dreams (SR:71, 11/2) is backed in 12% with Oisin Murphy booked — a top jockey signal — and carries only 9-9, but the GoingFit:- is the key concern that keeps it off the top spot.

Verify· #17987

Full result

Winner: Good Earth (IRE) at SP 3/1. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.

  1. 1 Good Earth silks Good Earth Fox #2 Michael Herrington · Sean Levey 3/1
  2. 2 Control Room silks Control Room Grace Harris · Seamus Cronin(5) 15/2
  3. 3 Zoustar Dreams silks Zoustar Dreams Fox #3 Ed Dunlop · Oisin Murphy 7/1
  4. 4 Cabeza de Llave silks Cabeza de Llave Michael Attwater · Kieran O'Neill 9/1
  5. 5 Hint of Humour silks Hint of Humour Fox #1 Tony Carroll · Rossa Ryan 10/3
  6. 6 Ardnamurchan silks Ardnamurchan Henry Candy · Nicola Currie 11/2
  7. 7 Harry Brown silks Harry Brown Peter Crate · Ashley Lewis(3) 16/1
  8. 8 Secret Handsheikh silks Secret Handsheikh John Gallagher · Cieren Fallon 14/1
  9. 9 Just Dreaming silks Just Dreaming Eve Johnson Houghton · Oliver Carmichael(7) 22/1
  10. 10 Bellini Spirit silks Bellini Spirit John & Rhys Flint · Rob Hornby 28/1
  11. — Level Up silks Level Up Fox #4 David Evans · Alexandra McDonnell(7) -
  12. — Forever Glamorous silks Forever Glamorous Christopher Mason · Gina Mangan 10/1

Top 4 — how each finished

  1. 1 Hint of Humour silks Hint of Humour 9/2 5TH
  2. 2 Good Earth silks Good Earth 4/1 SP 3/1 🏆 WON
  3. 3 Zoustar Dreams silks Zoustar Dreams 11/2 🥉 3RD
  4. 4 Level Up silks Level Up 6/1