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17:07 Epsom Sun 27 Sep 2026 0m7f3y Class 4 Good 10 runners

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Mr Fox’s call

Musical Angel silks

Musical Angel

SPECULATIVE Advised 5/2 Est. 30%

8TH

Mr Fox says

Musical Angel (SR:81, 5/2) is the highest-rated runner in the field and carries 10-0, which is only 2lb above Silver Trumpet's 9-10 — a manageable burden given the 1-SR advantage. The market has shortened 7% since opening, reflecting quiet but meaningful confidence, and the horse has proven distance credentials (DistFit:+) alongside course placing form (W0P2 at Epsom). The recent form string -58632 shows consistent competitiveness at this class level (ClassMv:=) and the 1lb mark drop (MarkMv:-1) is a minor but welcome tailwind. Simon Dow at 11% with Harry Davies at 13% are modest but functional connections, and no red flags emerge on going (GoingFit:~) or trip. Each-way alternative: Silver Trumpet. Main danger: Silver Trumpet — Silver Trumpet (SR:82, 4/1) is the joint-highest SR in the field, has shortened 8% in the market, wears blinkers for the first time (HG:b), and carries the same weight as Wreck It Ryley at 9-10 — those blinkers applied fresh often spark a career-best performance and could tip the balance against Musical Angel.

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Full result

Winner: Eazy On The Eye (GB) at SP 7/2J. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.

  1. 1 Eazy On The Eye silks Eazy On The Eye Heather Main · George Wood 5/1
  2. 2 Silver Trumpet silks Silver Trumpet Fox #2 Eve Johnson Houghton · Charles Bishop 4/1
  3. 3 Havana Smile silks Havana Smile Gary & Josh Moore · Toby Moore(7) 10/1
  4. 4 Bridget's View silks Bridget's View Stuart Williams · Rossa Ryan 10/1
  5. 5 Velvet Rhythm silks Velvet Rhythm Fox #3 Charlie Johnston · Rowan Scott 9/2
  6. 6 Fresh Fade silks Fresh Fade Michael Attwater · Kieren Fox 22/1
  7. 7 Wreck It Ryley silks Wreck It Ryley Fox #4 Alan Brown · Hector Crouch 10/1
  8. 8 Musical Angel silks Musical Angel Fox #1 Simon Dow · Harry Davies 11/4
  9. 9 Middleton View silks Middleton View Stuart Williams · Sean Levey 28/1
  10. 10 Our Guy silks Our Guy Denis Coakley · George Bass 50/1

Top 4 — how each finished

  1. 1 Musical Angel silks Musical Angel 5/2 8TH
  2. 2 Silver Trumpet silks Silver Trumpet 4/1 🥈 2ND
  3. 3 Velvet Rhythm silks Velvet Rhythm 4/1 5TH
  4. 4 Wreck It Ryley silks Wreck It Ryley 9/1 7TH