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16:30 Wolverhampton (AW) Tue 29 Sep 2026 1m1f104y Class 6 Good 13 runners

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Mr Fox’s call

Manton Road silks

Manton Road

SPECULATIVE Advised 11/4 Est. 32%

🥉 3RD

Mr Fox says

Manton Road (SR:62, 11/4) is the highest-rated runner in the field by a clear margin and has steamed in 17% in the market — the money is backing the SR case. Carrying 9-8 is manageable, and crucially Course:W3P7 demonstrates this horse is a genuine Wolverhampton specialist, which matters on an idiosyncratic AW track. The form string 231543 (most recent a 3rd) shows consistent competitiveness at this class, and while GoingFit:~ is only moderate, the going concern is shared by most of the field. MarkMv:+3 is a minor negative but not prohibitive at this level. The trainer Richard Phillips has a modest 4% strike rate but the market confidence overrides that concern here. Each-way alternative: Henfield. Main danger: Henfield — Henfield (SR:61, 4/1) carries the lightest competitive weight at 9-0, has the only GoingFit:+ flag in the field, and the recent form 982142 shows a genuine improver with a last-time-out second — despite the market drifting 28%, the weight and going profile give it a real chance of turning over the market leader.

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Full result

Winner: Rajendra (GB) at SP 12/1. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.

  1. 1 Rajendra silks Rajendra David Simcock · Callum Shepherd 12/1
  2. 2 It's A Love Thing silks It's A Love Thing Sam England · Jonny Peate 7/1
  3. 3 Manton Road silks Manton Road Fox #1 Richard Phillips · Kieren Fox 3/1
  4. 4 Love You More silks Love You More Fox #3 Joseph Parr · Billy Loughnane 11/2
  5. 5 Henfield silks Henfield Fox #2 Karen Jewell · Robert Havlin 5/1
  6. 6 Galactic Glow silks Galactic Glow Joe Tickle · Callum Hutchinson 25/1
  7. 7 Marveling silks Marveling James Evans · Clifford Lee 16/1
  8. 8 Lady Delila silks Lady Delila Patrick Morris · Paddy Bradley 40/1
  9. 9 Magic Runner silks Magic Runner Ruth Carr · James Sullivan 11/1
  10. 10 Implied Volatility silks Implied Volatility Jennie Candlish · George Wood 17/2
  11. 11 Big Moonrise silks Big Moonrise David Evans · John Egan 50/1
  12. 12 Port Noir silks Port Noir Robert Stephens · Luke Morris 28/1
  13. — Read All About It silks Read All About It Fox #4 William Muir & Chris Grassick · Hector Crouch 13/2

Top 4 — how each finished

  1. 1 Manton Road silks Manton Road 11/4 🥉 3RD
  2. 2 Henfield silks Henfield 4/1 5TH
  3. 3 Love You More silks Love You More 5/1 🏁 4TH
  4. 4 Read All About It silks Read All About It 13/2