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16:07 Redcar Wed 23 Sep 2026 1m2f1y Class 4 Good to Firm 12 runners

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Mr Fox’s call

Rizal silks

Rizal

SPECULATIVE Advised 5/2 SP 5/1 Est. 32%

🏆 WON

Mr Fox says

Rizal (SR 85, 5/2) is the highest-rated horse in the field by two clear SR points and has been freshened by a 33-day break following a recent 4-1-1 run of form that signals peak condition. The GoingFit:+ confirms he handles today's good-to-firm surface, and a 10% market move in strongly suggests money is following him despite the MarkMv:+5 burden. Carrying 10-2 is the heaviest weight in the field, but at SR 85 his class edge over the next-best contenders (Domination SR 83, Ciao Capo SR 81) is meaningful enough to offset that penalty on good-to-firm ground where topweights are not as disadvantaged as in testing conditions. Each-way alternative: Ciao Capo. Main danger: Domination — Domination (SR 83, 6/1) carries only 9-6 — a 10lb weight advantage over Rizal — and trainer Harriet Bethell's 21% strike rate is the best in the field; a recent 3-3-1-4 sequence including wins suggests genuine progression at this class level.

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Full result

Winner: Rizal (FR) at SP 5/1. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.

  1. 1 Rizal silks Rizal Fox #1 George Scott · Darragh Keenan 3/1
  2. 2 Optician silks Optician Michael Herrington · Conor Whiteley(5) 15/2
  3. 3 Percy's Daydream silks Percy's Daydream David O'Meara · Kevin Stott 6/1
  4. 4 Borjina silks Borjina Edward Bethell · P. J. McDonald 12/1
  5. 5 Domination silks Domination Fox #2 Harriet Bethell · Sean Dylan Bowen 11/2
  6. 6 Everyoneknowsadave silks Everyoneknowsadave Jessica Macey · Liam Wright(3) 12/1
  7. 7 Saxophonist silks Saxophonist Fox #4 David O'Meara · Daniel Tudhope 7/1
  8. 8 Ciao Capo silks Ciao Capo Fox #3 Richard & Peter Fahey · Oisin Orr 7/1
  9. 9 Night Wolf silks Night Wolf Seb Spencer · Dale Swift 50/1
  10. 10 Poet's Dawn silks Poet's Dawn Tim Easterby · Sean Kirrane 22/1
  11. 11 Mayflower Billy silks Mayflower Billy Jessica Macey · Rhys Elliott(5) 22/1
  12. 12 His Finest Hour silks His Finest Hour Tina Jackson · Joanna Mason 11/1

Top 4 — how each finished

  1. 1 Rizal silks Rizal 5/2 SP 5/1 🏆 WON
  2. 2 Domination silks Domination 6/1 5TH
  3. 3 Ciao Capo silks Ciao Capo 7/1 8TH
  4. 4 Saxophonist silks Saxophonist 13/2 7TH