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17:00 Wolverhampton (AW) Tue 13 Oct 2026 7f36y Class 6 Good 9 runners

Mr Fox’s call

Snooze Lane

SPECULATIVE Advised 7/2 Est. 26%

🥈 2ND

Mr Fox says

Snooze Lane (SR:62, 7/2) carries the highest Saturday Rating in the field and is the lightest-weighted of the three joint-market leaders at 9-5, giving it a real edge over Homme de Fer (SR:58, 9-7) on a pounds-per-SR basis. GoingFit:+ confirms it handles this good-ground condition, and while DistFit:? reflects an insufficient sample at 7f36y, its last two runs returned a place and a win (form reads 9823-3 right-to-left, so latest is a third, prior a dash/seasonal break, then a three) showing it is in fair order. The market has moved in 7% since opening, a quiet but purposeful signal backing the case, and trainer Sarah Hollinshead, though a small yard (2%, 88 runners), has brought this horse fit and ready on 25 days' rest with blinkers fitted to sharpen focus. Each-way alternative: Homme de Fer. Main danger: Homme de Fer — Homme de Fer (SR:58, 7/2) has GoingFit:+ confirmed at Wolverhampton where it has won and placed (W1P3), carries just 9-7, and the market has tightened 8% — the combination of proven course-and-going fitness with quiet market support makes it the most credible alternative to the selection.

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Full result

Winner: Lady Delila (IRE) at SP 16/1. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.

1 Lady Delila Patrick Morris · Alexandra Egan(5) 22/1
2 Snooze Lane Fox #1 Sarah Hollinshead · William Pyle 11/2
3 Havana Club Adrian Wintle · Donagh Murphy(5) 9/1
4 Homme de Fer Fox #2 Tony Carroll · Molly Gunn(5) 9/4
5 Fulford Cross David Simcock · Taryn Langley(3) 5/1
6 Aspire To Glory Dylan Cunha · Jake J Slawson(7) 6/1
7 Ravenglass Fox #3 Adrian Wintle · Ashley Lewis 10/1
8 Hopjes Harriet Dickin · Rose Dawes 13/2
9 Pacific Prince James Bennett · Oliver Carmichael(5) 40/1

Top 4 — how each finished

1 Snooze Lane 7/2 🥈 2ND
2 Homme de Fer 7/2 🏁 4TH
3 Ravenglass 5/1 7TH