Position Payout At bet365 Handicap Stakes

16:55 Brighton Thu 15 Oct 2026 6f210y Class 6 Good 14 runners

Mr Fox’s call

Blue Collar Lad

SPECULATIVE Advised 9/2 Est. 19%

🥈 2ND

Mr Fox says

Blue Collar Lad (SR:57, 9/2, Wgt:8-11) is the standout play. The 25% market support (Mkt:in25%) is the single strongest market signal in the race — in a field of 14 drifters, this is conspicuous money arriving with purpose. Carrying 8-11 gives him a meaningful weight edge over the two joint-favourites Berning Hot (9-7) and Nutcracker (9-5), and he is the lightest of the competitive SR horses. DistFit:~ and GoingFit:~ confirm he is not ill-suited to this trip or ground, and Course:W0P4 shows familiarity with Brighton's idiosyncratic track. The MarkMv:+2 is a minor negative but easily absorbed given the weight advantage over market rivals. Each-way alternative: Berning Hot. Main danger: Berning Hot — Berning Hot (SR:63, Course:W2P2) has the joint-highest SR in the field and a proven winning record at Brighton specifically, making him the most dangerous horse to the selection despite carrying 9-7 and running off a mark 5lb higher than his last win.

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Full result

Winner: Rainbow Sign (GB) at SP 9/1. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.