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Celebrate With Sponsorship At Southwell Racecourse Novices' Limited Handicap Hurdle Race

16:52 Southwell Tue 13 Oct 2026 2m4f88y Class 5 Good 12 runners

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Mr Fox’s call

Winston's Oath silks

Winston's Oath

MEDIUM Advised 5/4 Est. 43%

🥉 3RD

Mr Fox says

Winston's Oath (SR:93, 5/4) is head and shoulders above this field on ability — the next-best SR is 81 (Ballylicky Bay) and the favourite carries 11-5, the same as that rival, so there is no meaningful weight concession offsetting the SR gap. The market has backed this horse in 10% since opening, confirming money-is-on confidence, and connections are elite: James Owen at 19% strike rate paired with Sean Bowen at 24% is the strongest booking in the race by some distance. The most recent form digit is '1' and the sequence '-39721' shows rapid improvement to a last-time-out win, while the GoingFit:~ on good ground is only moderate rather than negative — easily the least concerning flag in the field. Each-way alternative: Ballylicky Bay. Main danger: Ballylicky Bay — Ballylicky Bay (SR:81, 11/2) has the second-best SR in the field, a confirmed GoingFit:+ on today's good ground, and is 7lb lower in weight than top-weight, giving it a real physical chance if Winston's Oath encounters any trouble in running.

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Full result

Winner: Anxious Moments (IRE) at SP 18/1. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.

  1. 1 Anxious Moments silks Anxious Moments Fox #3 Charlie Longsdon · Harry Cobden 10/1
  2. 2 Nala The Lioness silks Nala The Lioness David Killahena & Graeme McPherson · Nick Slatter(3) 18/1
  3. 3 Winston's Oath silks Winston's Oath Fox #1 James Owen · Sean Bowen 4/5
  4. 4 Eyeeye silks Eyeeye Clare Ellam · Brendan Powell 66/1
  5. 5 Bluey Bay silks Bluey Bay Martin Keighley · James Best 7/1
  6. 6 Pippin's Legend silks Pippin's Legend Charlie Longsdon · Lilly Pinchin 11/1
  7. 7 Celine Man silks Celine Man J. R. Jenkins · Robert Dunne 80/1
  8. — Golden Garden silks Golden Garden Warren Greatrex · James Bowen 25/1
  9. — Ballylicky Bay silks Ballylicky Bay Fox #2 Kevin Pickard · Bryan Carver 9/1
  10. — Am Still Here silks Am Still Here Lizzie Quinlan · Sean Quinlan 14/1
  11. — Dante's Inferno silks Dante's Inferno Tony Culhane & Stella Barclay · Jonjo O'Neill Jr. 5/1
  12. — Dusky Spyglass silks Dusky Spyglass Mike Murphy · Luke Scott(3) 100/1

Top 4 — how each finished

  1. 1 Winston's Oath silks Winston's Oath 5/4 🥉 3RD
  2. 2 Ballylicky Bay silks Ballylicky Bay 11/2
  3. 3 Anxious Moments silks Anxious Moments 15/2 SP 18/1 🏆 WON