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Armah Switchgear Handicap Stakes

18:45 Newcastle (AW) Fri 02 Oct 2026 7f14y Class 6 Good 13 runners

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Mr Fox’s call

Victory Sound silks

Victory Sound

MEDIUM Advised 9/2

🥉 3RD

Mr Fox says

Victory Sound tops the composite score at SR 62 trading at 9/2. Composite ranks the field on SR + market + form + connections + distance/going fit — the pick is the best cross-signal case, not just the best SR.

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Full result

Winner: Finn Ironside (GB) at SP 11/4F. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.

  1. 1 Finn Ironside silks Finn Ironside Fox #4 Ivan Furtado · Elle-May Croot(5) 11/4
  2. 2 Spartan Fighter silks Spartan Fighter Antony Brittain · Cam Hardie 11/1
  3. 3 Victory Sound silks Victory Sound Fox #1 Mark Usher · Connor Beasley 4/1
  4. 4 Cable Beach silks Cable Beach Tom Tate · Andrew Elliott 5/1
  5. 5 Luminous Warrior silks Luminous Warrior Fox #2 Christopher Kellett · Jason Hart 7/1
  6. 6 Sadiiki silks Sadiiki Fred Watson · Rhys Elliott(5) 125/1
  7. 7 Palmarian silks Palmarian Fox #3 Ruth Carr · James Sullivan 11/2
  8. 8 Why Because silks Why Because Paul Midgley · Oisin McSweeney 16/1
  9. 9 Secret Road silks Secret Road Samantha & Jacqueline Coward · David Allan 40/1
  10. 10 Age of Baroque silks Age of Baroque Jessica Macey · Oliver Stammers 12/1
  11. 11 Surprised silks Surprised Bryan Smart · Paul Mulrennan 18/1
  12. 12 Just Queen High silks Just Queen High Ian Williams · Jack Callan 14/1
  13. 13 Aurora's Doublesix silks Aurora's Doublesix Brian Rothwell · Faye McManoman 150/1

Top 4 — how each finished

  1. 1 Victory Sound silks Victory Sound 9/2 🥉 3RD
  2. 2 Luminous Warrior silks Luminous Warrior 7/1 5TH
  3. 3 Palmarian silks Palmarian 13/2 7TH
  4. 4 Finn Ironside silks Finn Ironside 7/2 SP 11/4F 🏆 WON