Midnite It's Actually Pretty Good Handicap Stakes

20:00 Wolverhampton (AW) Tue 27 Oct 2026 1m1f104y Class 4 Good 9 runners

Mr Fox’s call

Ted Le Saux

SPECULATIVE Advised 7/2 Est. 26%

🥉 3RD

Mr Fox says

Ted Le Saux (SR:88, 7/2) carries the joint-lowest weight among the leading ability horses and is the standout on GoingFit:+ — proven on this going — allied to a massive 48% market steam that screams stable confidence after a 141-day absence. Oisin Murphy (21% career strike rate, 2826 runners) is a significant upgrade and Andrew Balding (18%, 3147 runners) is a top-tier handler who books big names when they mean business. The 141-day layoff is the obvious concern, but the Mkt:in48% move suggests connections are happy with the horse's work, and the 9-8 weight compares favourably to the market leader Roi de Coeur (SR:91, 9-9) whose mark has climbed 7lb above his last win and whose GoingFit is only moderate. Each-way alternative: Newfangled. Main danger: Roi de Coeur — Roi de Coeur (SR:91, 9/4) is the highest-rated horse in the field and his form string ending 1 shows recent winning form at the same class, and despite a 7lb mark rise and only moderate going fit, his SR edge and light-framed weight could prove decisive.

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Full result

Winner: Roi De Coeur (IRE) at SP 11/4F. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.

1 Roi de Coeur Fox #2 Marco Botti · Marco Ghiani 10/3
2 Kaaranah Fox #4 John Butler · David Egan 9/2
3 Ted Le Saux Fox #1 Andrew Balding · Oisin Murphy 5/2
4 Ciao Capo Richard & Peter Fahey · Oisin Orr 17/2
5 Mythical Bird Hughie Morrison · Rob Hornby 8/1
6 Hozam Kevin & Lauren Frost · Jack Mitchell 25/1
7 Newfangled Fox #3 Jonathan Portman · Billy Loughnane 5/1
8 Shady Bay Tom Ward · David Probert 50/1
— Serious Look Thomas Faulkner · Robert Havlin 33/1

Top 4 — how each finished

1 Ted Le Saux 7/2 🥉 3RD
2 Roi de Coeur 9/4 SP 11/4F 🏆 WON
3 Newfangled 4/1 7TH
4 Kaaranah 6/1 🥈 2ND