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Get Raceday Ready Handicap Stakes

20:00 Newcastle (AW) Mon 12 Oct 2026 7f14y Class 5 Good 13 runners

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Mr Fox’s call

Atmosphere silks

Atmosphere

SPECULATIVE Advised 7/2 Est. 24%

🥈 2ND

Mr Fox says

Atmosphere (SR:76, 7/2) holds the top Saturday Rating in the field by a clear margin and carries a relatively light 9-6, giving it a meaningful pounds edge over the few rivals with comparable ability. The market has steamed in aggressively — Mkt:in34% is the sharpest move in the field and tells a clear story. Trainer Richard Spencer operates at a solid 15% strike rate, and Saffie Osborne at 14% is a strong booking. DistFit:+ confirms it is genuinely effective at this trip, and while GoingFit:? shows an unproven record on Good specifically, AW Good at Newcastle is a consistent surface and the horse's form figures of 322530 show consistent competitiveness at this level with a ClassMv:= suggesting no class adjustment risk. Each-way alternative: Regalian. Main danger: Intrusively — Intrusively (SR:72) has been backed from a bigger price to 9/2 (Mkt:in15%) and carries a MarkMv:-34 suggesting significant handicapper leniency, which could compensate for its distance and going question marks.

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Full result

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

  1. 1 Intrusively silks Intrusively Fox #2 Michael Appleby · Kevin Stott 5/1
  2. 2 Atmosphere silks Atmosphere Fox #1 Richard Spencer · Saffie Osborne 4/1
  3. 3 Abduction silks Abduction Fox #4 Jim Goldie · Jake Dickson(5) 17/2
  4. 4 Havana Rum silks Havana Rum Richard & Peter Fahey · Ethan Tindall(5) 7/2
  5. 5 Runninsonofagun silks Runninsonofagun Tristan Davidson · Jason Hart 12/1
  6. 6 Flowstate silks Flowstate David O'Meara · Mark Winn 11/1
  7. 7 Not Me silks Not Me Alan Brown · Tom Eaves 33/1
  8. 8 Black Storm silks Black Storm Katie Scott · Oisin Orr 18/1
  9. 9 Regalian silks Regalian Fox #3 Tony Coyle & Kaine Wood · David Nolan 17/2
  10. 10 Criminal Shore silks Criminal Shore David O'Meara · Daniel Tudhope 11/2
  11. 11 Spartan Fighter silks Spartan Fighter Antony Brittain · Cam Hardie 14/1
  12. 12 Honved silks Honved Fred Watson · Rhys Elliott(5) 200/1
  13. 13 Belgrave silks Belgrave Fred Watson · Connor Beasley 125/1

Top 4 — how each finished

  1. 1 Atmosphere silks Atmosphere 7/2 🥈 2ND
  2. 2 Intrusively silks Intrusively 9/2 SP 5/1 🏆 WON
  3. 3 Regalian silks Regalian 13/2 9TH
  4. 4 Abduction silks Abduction 9/1 🥉 3RD