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20:30 Southwell (AW) Thu 24 Sep 2026 1m3f24y Class 5 Good 8 runners

Mr Fox’s call

Bearwith

SPECULATIVE Advised 5/1 Est. 30%

5TH

Mr Fox says

Bearwith (SR:72, 5/1, 10-1) is the highest-rated horse in the field and carries the second-heaviest weight yet remains competitive given the overall SR range. The critical signal is a massive Mkt:in32% move — the strongest market confidence in the field by some margin — combined with Course:W1P2, confirming this horse handles Southwell specifically. Trainer Harriet Bethell runs at 20% strike rate from 279 runners, one of the better yards represented here. The GoingFit:- is a genuine concern on today's Good surface, but the market appears to be overriding that worry, and at 5/1 there is clear value given the SR lead and course specialisation over a field where no rival cracks 72. Each-way alternative: Meet Me In Meraki. Main danger: Lord Mayor — Lord Mayor (SR:66, 4/1) holds a GoingFit:+ advantage — the only runner proven on today's Good surface — is trained by Andrew Balding at 18% strike rate, and carries a very lenient 9-0 with a 3-year-old allowance still applicable, making the weight profile attractive if the going turns out to be the key variable today.

Verify· #19587

Full result

Winner: Meet Me In Meraki (GB) at SP 3/1. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.

1 Meet Me In Meraki Fox #2 David Evans · Billy Loughnane 9/4
2 Takeitorleaveit Jonathan Portman · Callum Hutchinson 11/2
3 Cosmic Man Kevin Ryan · Shane Gray 8/1
4 Freddy Robinson Fox #4 Brian Ellison · Conor Whiteley(5) 7/1
5 Bearwith Fox #1 Harriet Bethell · Tom Kiely-Marshall(3) 4/1
6 Lord Mayor Fox #3 Andrew Balding · P. J. McDonald 4/1
7 Call Alert William Muir & Chris Grassick · Kieran O'Neill 50/1
— Rodoya Julie Camacho · Alex Jary(3) 28/1

Top 4 — how each finished

1 Bearwith 5/1 5TH
2 Meet Me In Meraki 9/4 SP 3/1 🏆 WON
3 Lord Mayor 4/1 6TH
4 Freddy Robinson 7/1 🏁 4TH