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16:45 Southwell (AW) Sat 03 Oct 2026 2m0f103y Class 5 Good 6 runners

Mr Fox’s call

Captain Cairney silks

Captain Cairney

SPECULATIVE Advised 9/4 Est. 30%

🏁 4TH

Mr Fox says

Captain Cairney leads the field on SR:80, a clear 10-point advantage over the next-best Saxophonic (SR:70), and his recent form 725112 shows back-to-back wins with strong momentum. He drops a class (ClassMv:↓1) which is a positive move, and at 9-3 he carries a lighter weight than Kuredu King's 10-2 burden. Course:W1P1 confirms he handles Southwell specifically, and the 12-day turnaround from a winning run suggests connections are confident. The market drift (Mkt:out16%) is the one concern, but given the SR superiority and class drop, the market may simply be reacting to the short time between runs rather than a genuine negative signal. Each-way alternative: Saxophonic. Main danger: League of Justice — League of Justice has steamed in the market (Mkt:in21%) most aggressively of any runner and carries only 9-3 at age 3 with the same class as last time, suggesting connections expect a big run despite a form line that has not yet shown the horse's best.

Full result

Winner: Tinkety Tonk (GB) at SP 11/2. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.

  1. 1 Tinkety Tonk silks Tinkety Tonk Hughie Morrison · Rob Hornby 9/2
  2. 2 League of Justice silks League of Justice Fox #3 Gemma Tutty · Billy Garritty 6/1
  3. 3 Saxophonic silks Saxophonic Fox #2 David Simcock · Sean Dylan Bowen 2/1
  4. 4 Captain Cairney silks Captain Cairney Fox #1 William Muir & Chris Grassick · Ryan Kavanagh(3) 9/4
  5. 5 Kuredu King silks Kuredu King Donald McCain · Dougie Costello 16/1
  6. 6 Betelgeuse silks Betelgeuse S. P. C. Woods · Darragh Keenan 11/1

Top 4 — how each finished

  1. 1 Captain Cairney silks Captain Cairney 9/4 🏁 4TH
  2. 2 Saxophonic silks Saxophonic 5/2 🥉 3RD
  3. 3 League of Justice silks League of Justice 9/2 🥈 2ND