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Cavani Style & Speed Handicap Stakes (Div I)

18:00 Wolverhampton (AW) Mon 28 Sep 2026 7f36y Class 6 Good 12 runners

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Mr Fox’s call

Escape Magic silks

Escape Magic

SPECULATIVE Advised 9/4 Est. 32%

11TH

Mr Fox says

Escape Magic (SR:69, 9/4) is the clear class leader in this field by a meaningful margin — 13 SR points clear of the next best — and carries a very manageable 9-6, the second-lightest weight among the principal contenders. The DistFit:+ confirms proven effectiveness at this trip, and the Owen Burrows yard runs at a strong 21% career strike rate with Callum Rodriguez (19%) aboard, a genuine top-tier jockey booking for a Class 6 Wolverhampton handicap. The 0-1-1-3-2 form string shows consistent placing at this level, and the MarkMv:+1 is a trivial rise that shouldn't inconvenience a horse of this SR. The 12% market drift is the one concern — the money has moved against — but at 9/4 in a weak Class 6 field where the SR advantage is this pronounced, the case remains compelling. Each-way alternative: Ridger. Main danger: Ridger — Ridger (SR:60, 7/4 favourite) carries the lightest weight in the field at 8-11, has Oisin Murphy in the saddle — the highest-strike-rate jockey by far at 22% from 2,735 runners — and runs for a yard (Ollie Sangster, 14%) that places horses well; even with DistFit:- the weight and jockey combination is a genuine threat.

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Full result

Winner: Ridger (IRE) at SP 8/11F. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.

  1. 1 Ridger silks Ridger Fox #2 Ollie Sangster · Oisin Murphy 5/6
  2. 2 Saisons d'Or silks Saisons d'Or Fox #4 Jedd O'Keeffe · Jack Garritty 17/2
  3. 3 Create silks Create Fox #3 Scott Dixon · Tyler Heard 14/1
  4. 4 Horus silks Horus Michael Attwater · Luke Morris 66/1
  5. 5 Romanovich silks Romanovich John O'Shea · William Carson 14/1
  6. 6 Mickey Mongoose silks Mickey Mongoose Olly Williams · Cian Horgan(5) 33/1
  7. 7 No News silks No News J. R. Jenkins · Lewis Edmunds 25/1
  8. 8 Pink Socks silks Pink Socks Stephanie Cassidy · Oliver Carmichael(7) 80/1
  9. 9 Mintana silks Mintana James Evans · Joe Leavy 14/1
  10. 10 Royal Justice silks Royal Justice Scott Dixon · Olivia Haines(7) 150/1
  11. 11 Escape Magic silks Escape Magic Fox #1 Owen Burrows · Callum Rodriguez 5/2
  12. — Blue Jay Way silks Blue Jay Way John David Riches · Non Runner -

Top 4 — how each finished

  1. 1 Escape Magic silks Escape Magic 9/4 11TH
  2. 2 Ridger silks Ridger 7/4 SP 8/11F 🏆 WON
  3. 3 Create silks Create 17/2 🥉 3RD
  4. 4 Saisons d'Or silks Saisons d'Or 15/2 🥈 2ND