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19:00 Southwell (AW) Thu 24 Sep 2026 4f215y Class 4 Good 5 runners

Mr Fox’s call

Sunday River silks

Sunday River

SPECULATIVE Advised 8/1 Est. 38%

🥉 3RD

Mr Fox says

Sunday River's SR of 148 towers over this field — the next best is Leading Times at SR 84, making this a near-unassailable ability edge. The 22% market inward move from 8/1 is the strongest market signal in the race and strongly suggests connections know this horse is capable of expressing that rating today. Carrying just 8-13, the lightest weight among the runners, further aids the case. The sparse form (Form:0-) is a concern, but in a novice stakes against rivals rated 75-84, raw ability at this SR differential is the overriding factor, and the stable is clearly sending Sunday River as the intended winner over stablemate Qila (who is drifting 10% and is the yard's secondary runner here). Each-way alternative: Qila. Main danger: Qila — Qila (SR 80) has a positive going record (GoingFit:+), has run just 8 days ago keeping race-fitness sharp, and as the stablemate holding a proven going advantage could outperform her rating if Sunday River fails to translate ability into a first run of note.

Full result

Winner: Leading Times (GB) at SP 11/2. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.

  1. 1 Leading Times silks Leading Times Fox #3 Tim Easterby · Sean Kirrane 9/4
  2. 2 Qila silks Qila Fox #2 Brian Ellison · Harry Russell 7/4
  3. 3 Sunday River silks Sunday River Fox #1 Brian Ellison · Tom Kiely-Marshall(3) 8/1
  4. 4 Believeinmenow silks Believeinmenow Nigel Tinkler · Alex Jary(3) 11/4
  5. 5 Wouldilietoyou silks Wouldilietoyou David O'Meara · Mark Winn 20/1

Top 4 — how each finished

  1. 1 Sunday River silks Sunday River 8/1 🥉 3RD
  2. 2 Qila silks Qila 7/4 🥈 2ND
  3. 3 Leading Times silks Leading Times 9/4 SP 11/2 🏆 WON