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Stay At The Wolverhampton Holiday Inn Handicap Stakes (gbbplus Race)

19:00 Wolverhampton (AW) Tue 13 Oct 2026 1m5f219y Class 4 Good 7 runners

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Mr Fox’s call

Zachary Hickes silks

Zachary Hickes

MEDIUM Advised 6/5 SP 10/11F Est. 38%

🏆 WON

Mr Fox says

Zachary Hickes (SR:87, 6/5) is the standout ability-wise in this field, holding a clear SR edge over nearest rival Scarlet Moon (SR:82) and carrying a workable 9-8. Roger Varian (20% strike rate, 1443 runners) is a high-calibre trainer for an AW handicap at this level, and the market has firmed 8% — modest but in the right direction. The form string /64123 shows a progressive horse whose last three runs are 1-2-3 in reverse chronological order, meaning a win last time out and a sequence of improving placed efforts before that. DistFit:? and GoingFit:? are noted concerns — no established record at trip or going — but at 4 years old on a well-bet, well-trained horse, those unknowns are priced in at 6/5 and the SR advantage is substantial enough to absorb them. Each-way alternative: Percy Jones. Main danger: Scarlet Moon — Scarlet Moon (SR:82, 9/4) has steamed in 28% in the market with Oisin Murphy booked, holds proven GoingFit:+ on today's surface, and Course:W1P1 at Wolverhampton gives it a track record that Zachary Hickes currently lacks.

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Full result

Winner: Zachary Hickes (GB) at SP 10/11F. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.

  1. 1 Zachary Hickes silks Zachary Hickes Fox #1 Roger Varian · Jack Mitchell 8/11
  2. 2 Son of Man silks Son of Man Jim Boyle · Paddy Bradley 11/1
  3. 3 Charging Thunder silks Charging Thunder James Owen · Mason Paetel(3) 22/1
  4. 4 Ottoman silks Ottoman Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero · Sean Dylan Bowen 40/1
  5. 5 Inappropriate silks Inappropriate Ewan Whillans · Greg Fairley 18/1
  6. 6 Percy Jones silks Percy Jones Fox #3 Mark Loughnane · Billy Loughnane 8/1
  7. 7 Scarlet Moon silks Scarlet Moon Fox #2 Archie Watson · Oisin Murphy 3/1

Top 4 — how each finished

  1. 1 Zachary Hickes silks Zachary Hickes 6/5 SP 10/11F 🏆 WON
  2. 2 Scarlet Moon silks Scarlet Moon 9/4 7TH
  3. 3 Percy Jones silks Percy Jones 13/2 6TH