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Paul Ferguson's Jumpers To Follow Handicap Hurdle Race (Go North Brindisi Breeze Series Qualifier)

16:34 Perth Thu 24 Sep 2026 2m7f207y Class 5 Good 9 runners

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Mr Fox’s call

Way Maker silks

Way Maker

SPECULATIVE Advised 11/4 Est. 32%

🥉 3RD

Mr Fox says

Way Maker (SR:104, 11/4) is the clear class leader in this field, sitting 7 points clear of the next-best cluster and carrying 11-13 — a weight advantage over top-weight Wee Alki (12-0) that matters at 2m7f207y on good ground. The GoingFit:+ confirmation is the key corroborating signal: this horse demonstrably handles today's conditions, unlike several rivals who carry GoingFit:- flags. The trainer Mickey Bowen (16% career SR) and jockey James Bowen (20%, 1,192 career rides) form a proven partnership, and the ClassMv:↓1 drop means Way Maker meets a weaker field than last time. The DistFit:? flag is the one caveat — the trip is unproven — but at Class 5 over 2m7f in good ground, the class advantage and going confirmation outweigh that uncertainty. Each-way alternative: Steps In The Sand. Main danger: Steps In The Sand — Steps In The Sand (SR:97, 7/2) carries the lightest competitive weight at 11-7, boasts a top-tier jockey booking in Sean Bowen (24% strike rate, 2,353 rides), and the ClassMv:↓2 drop is the sharpest class descent in the field — if it handles the going better than its GoingFit:- record suggests on a drying autumn track, it represents the primary threat to Way Maker.

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Full result

Winner: Wee Alki (IRE) at SP 14/1. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.

  1. 1 Wee Alki silks Wee Alki Susan Corbett · Nathan Moscrop 12/1
  2. 2 Broken Ice silks Broken Ice John McConnell · Alex Harvey(3) 6/1
  3. 3 Way Maker silks Way Maker Fox #1 Mickey Bowen · James Bowen 10/3
  4. 4 Reflection of You silks Reflection of You Fox #4 Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore · Gregor Walkingshaw(10) 9/1
  5. 5 Steps In The Sand silks Steps In The Sand Fox #2 Ciaran Murphy · Sean Bowen 11/4
  6. 6 Secret Secret silks Secret Secret James Moffatt · Leah Noreci(7) 10/1
  7. 7 Jetovango silks Jetovango Fox #3 Tristan Davidson · Harry Reed 9/2
  8. 8 Maillot Blanc silks Maillot Blanc N. W. Alexander · Dominic Hislop(7) 20/1
  9. 9 Dalileo silks Dalileo Lisa Harrison · Peter Kavanagh 28/1

Top 4 — how each finished

  1. 1 Way Maker silks Way Maker 11/4 🥉 3RD
  2. 2 Steps In The Sand silks Steps In The Sand 7/2 5TH
  3. 3 Jetovango silks Jetovango 11/2 7TH
  4. 4 Reflection of You silks Reflection of You 10/1 🏁 4TH