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16:50 Musselburgh Mon 12 Oct 2026 1m7f217y Class 6 Good to Soft 8 runners

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Mr Fox’s call

Fairydale silks

Fairydale

SPECULATIVE Advised 7/2 Est. 22%

8TH

Mr Fox says

Fairydale (SR 65, 7/2, Wgt 8-12) carries the joint-lowest weight in the field alongside Falaise Blanc but posts the highest SR by a clear margin, giving her a meaningful lbs advantage over rivals who carry more. The market has firmed 11% since opening — genuine confidence from connections — and her recent 427351 form line shows a win last time out, indicating she arrives in peak condition. Tim Easterby (11% strike rate, 4,698 career runners) is a volume trainer who places horses carefully, and David Allan (13%, 2,210 runners) is the stronger jockey booking over the Ewan Whillans pair. The unknown distance and going (DistFit:?, GoingFit:?) are the main risks, but the weight, SR, and market signals all point the same way. Each-way alternative: Alpine Sierra. Main danger: Alpine Sierra — Alpine Sierra (SR 59, 5/1) has steamed in 17% — the joint-strongest market move in the race — carries just 10-0, drops a class (ClassMv:↓1), and has course form (W1P5 at Musselburgh) that Fairydale cannot match, making it the Goldie yard's clear number one and the horse most likely to derail the selection.

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Full result

Winner: Storm On Jura (GB) at SP 5/1. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.

  1. 1 Storm On Jura silks Storm On Jura Jim Goldie · Lauren Young(5) 6/1
  2. 2 Galahad Threepwood silks Galahad Threepwood Ewan Whillans · Greg Fairley 11/1
  3. 3 Ned Broy silks Ned Broy Iain Jardine · Jack Nicholls(3) 4/1
  4. 4 Falaise Blanc silks Falaise Blanc Katie Scott · Zak Wheatley 33/1
  5. 5 Simple Star silks Simple Star Fox #3 Gary Rutherford · Sam James 15/2
  6. 6 Alpine Sierra silks Alpine Sierra Fox #2 Jim Goldie · Paul Mulrennan 5/2
  7. 7 Mr Withington silks Mr Withington Ewan Whillans · Shane Gray 17/2
  8. 8 Fairydale silks Fairydale Fox #1 Tim Easterby · David Allan 9/2

Top 4 — how each finished

  1. 1 Fairydale silks Fairydale 7/2 8TH
  2. 2 Alpine Sierra silks Alpine Sierra 5/1 6TH
  3. 3 Simple Star silks Simple Star 11/2 5TH