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Black Country Mental Health 50th Anniversary Handicap Stakes

19:45 Wolverhampton (AW) Fri 18 Sep 2026 2m120y Class 6 Good 6 runners

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Mr Fox’s call

Niffler silks

Niffler

MEDIUM Advised 8/15 Est. 52%

🥈 2ND

Mr Fox says

Niffler (SR:80, 8/15) is the clear class standout in this field — a 11-point SR gap over the next-best Wedonttellthetruth (SR:69) in a six-runner Class 6 handicap is decisive. The form string 890111 tells the full story: three consecutive wins into today's race, demonstrating peak form on an upward trajectory. GoingFit:+ confirms the good ground suits, and the featherweight 9-3 means connections haven't loaded on a big penalty despite the winning streak. Sir Mark Prescott's 19% strike rate from 696 runners is the highest in the field, and Luke Morris complements that with 2,984 career rides behind him. The only caveat — MarkMv:+3 and DistFit:? — are minor concerns in a field this weak. Each-way alternative: Shopaholic. Main danger: Wedonttellthetruth — Wedonttellthetruth (SR:69) holds Course:W1P1 form at Wolverhampton and ran a recent 2nd in this form string, but the 99-day absence, MarkMv:+7 (running off a mark 7lb higher than last win), and an 11% market drift make this a secondary threat at best.

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Full result

Winner: Shopaholic (GB) at SP 7/2. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.

  1. 1 Shopaholic silks Shopaholic Fox #2 Jack Jones · Billy Loughnane 11/4
  2. 2 Niffler silks Niffler Fox #1 Sir Mark Prescott Bt · Luke Morris 4/6
  3. 3 Wedonttellthetruth silks Wedonttellthetruth Fox #3 Fergal O'Brien · Gina Mangan 6/1
  4. 4 Hellion silks Hellion Donald McCain · Silvestre De Sousa 50/1
  5. 5 Al's River silks Al's River James Horton · Darragh Keenan 22/1
  6. 6 Billy Bathgate silks Billy Bathgate Ewan Whillans · Greg Fairley 18/1

Top 4 — how each finished

  1. 1 Niffler silks Niffler 8/15 🥈 2ND
  2. 2 Shopaholic silks Shopaholic 5/1 SP 7/2 🏆 WON
  3. 3 Wedonttellthetruth silks Wedonttellthetruth 5/1 🥉 3RD