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Sky Sports Racing Virgin 512 EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race)

18:30 Wolverhampton (AW) Tue 29 Sep 2026 6f20y Class 4 Good 8 runners

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Mr Fox’s call

Gilded Call silks

Gilded Call

SPECULATIVE Advised 3/1 Est. 35%

🏁 4TH

Mr Fox says

Gilded Call (SR 154, 3/1) has steamed in 60% from opening — the most dramatic market move in this field by a considerable margin — signalling strong stable/market confidence in a runner stepping up in class. At 9-7 it carries the same weight as Oxbridge but has a 1lb advantage on Urumita. The SR of 154 is second only to Oxbridge (153) but the market trajectory tells a very different story: Oxbridge has drifted 6% while Gilded Call has been backed aggressively. Form of 64 in novice company shows progression and a recent 8-day turnaround from a fit horse with Hector Crouch (18% strike rate, 1907 runners) in the saddle confirms the yard is primed for a win. Each-way alternative: Urumita. Main danger: Oxbridge — Oxbridge (SR 153, 8/11) is a debutant from the high-strike-rate George Boughey yard (18%) with Billy Loughnane booked — a combination that routinely wins first time out — and its SR is competitive with Gilded Call, meaning any debut run matching its rating would be hard to beat.

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Full result

Winner: Nightbloom (IRE) at SP 11/1. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.

  1. 1 Nightbloom silks Nightbloom Kevin Philippart de Foy · Clifford Lee 17/2
  2. 2 Urumita silks Urumita Fox #3 Richard Hannon · Sean Levey 9/1
  3. 3 Oxbridge silks Oxbridge Fox #2 George Boughey · Billy Loughnane 1/2
  4. 4 Gilded Call silks Gilded Call Fox #1 Brian Meehan · Hector Crouch 4/1
  5. 5 Hidden Layers silks Hidden Layers Jamie Osborne · William Carver 16/1
  6. 6 Black Treasure silks Black Treasure Ollie Sangster · Sean Dylan Bowen 250/1
  7. 7 Starbolt silks Starbolt Ed Dunlop · Robert Havlin 50/1
  8. — Goldtrader silks Goldtrader Ed Walker · George Downing 66/1

Top 4 — how each finished

  1. 1 Gilded Call silks Gilded Call 3/1 🏁 4TH
  2. 2 Oxbridge silks Oxbridge 8/11 🥉 3RD
  3. 3 Urumita silks Urumita 7/2 🥈 2ND