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17:13 Hamilton Mon 28 Sep 2026 1m4f15y Class 6 Soft 10 runners

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Mr Fox’s call

Uncle Liam silks

Uncle Liam

SPECULATIVE Advised 4/1 Est. 32%

🥉 3RD

Mr Fox says

Uncle Liam (SR:60, 4/1) shares the joint-highest SR in the field and carries a manageable 9-11, giving him a lbs advantage over Masekela (10-0, SR:30) who is effectively out of contention. Crucially, Uncle Liam posts a GoingFit:+ confirming proven ability in soft ground — the key going condition today — and holds outstanding course form (W2P5 at Hamilton), making him a genuine specialist here. The market has shortened 15% since opening, indicating stable confidence from Jim Goldie's yard (14% strike rate), and as Stable:1 he is clearly Goldie's number one runner over stablemate Storm On Jura who is drifting 21%. Running off a mark just 5lb above his last win (MarkMv:+5) is a modest enough rise at this Class 6 level. Each-way alternative: Off Spin. Main danger: Off Spin — Off Spin (SR:60, 4/1) matches Uncle Liam on SR, is 4lb lighter at 9-7, has steamed in 41% in the market, and drops a class (ClassMv:↓1) — though GoingFit:? and DistFit:- on soft ground and this trip are real concerns, the dramatic market support cannot be ignored.

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Full result

Winner: Off Spin (IRE) at SP 5/1. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.

  1. 1 Off Spin silks Off Spin Fox #2 Tim Easterby · David Allan 5/1
  2. 2 Storm On Jura silks Storm On Jura Jim Goldie · Rhys Elliott(5) 12/1
  3. 3 Uncle Liam silks Uncle Liam Fox #1 Jim Goldie · Lauren Young(5) 7/2
  4. 4 African Gib silks African Gib Fox #4 David Menuisier · Jack Dace(5) 7/1
  5. 5 Crown Inn To Win silks Crown Inn To Win Ivan Furtado · David Nolan 14/1
  6. 6 Hansteen silks Hansteen Fox #3 John & Sean Quinn · Jason Hart 9/1
  7. 7 Hickton silks Hickton Declan Carroll · Zak Wheatley 8/1
  8. 8 Masekela silks Masekela James Moffatt · Paul Mulrennan 33/1
  9. 9 Due To Shine silks Due To Shine Brian Ellison · Tom Kiely-Marshall(3) 50/1
  10. 10 Sunnysideofdstreet silks Sunnysideofdstreet Joseph Patrick O'Brien · Joanna Mason 11/4

Top 4 — how each finished

  1. 1 Uncle Liam silks Uncle Liam 4/1 🥉 3RD
  2. 2 Off Spin silks Off Spin 4/1 SP 5/1 🏆 WON
  3. 3 Hansteen silks Hansteen 11/1 6TH
  4. 4 African Gib silks African Gib 7/1 🏁 4TH