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Midnite It's Actually Pretty Good Handicap Stakes

18:15 Chelmsford (AW) Thu 05 Nov 2026 6f Class 6 Good 11 runners

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Mr Fox’s call

Dark Side Thunder silks

Dark Side Thunder

SPECULATIVE Advised 15/2 SP 4/1F Est. 14%

🏆 WON

Mr Fox says

Dark Side Thunder (SR:60, 15/2) is the most compelling play despite modest ratings across the board. The 23% market support (Mkt:in23%) is the strongest inbound move in the field and stands out sharply against rivals who are mostly drifting. Dropping a class (ClassMv:↓1) and running off a mark 8lb below his last win (MarkMv:-8) gives him a structural edge, and the visor first applied adds an intervention angle worth noting. At 15/2 he represents value relative to the market-favourite Preferred (4/1, SR:62) who has DistFit:- and GoingFit:- — two specific proven weaknesses at today's trip and going that the price does not adequately reflect. Each-way alternative: Fuseboard. Main danger: Preferred — Preferred has the joint-highest SR (62), the best trainer-jockey combo (James Tate 18%, Billy Loughnane 18%), and is fresh off just 10 days rest suggesting connections have spotted a quick opportunity — if the going and trip concerns are overstated, the class ability could still see it home.

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Full result

Winner: Dark Side Thunder (GB) at SP 4/1F. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.

  1. 1 Dark Side Thunder silks Dark Side Thunder Fox #1 Jessica Macey · George Wood 9/2
  2. 2 General Assembly silks General Assembly Clare Hobson · Jack Doughty 10/1
  3. 3 Pull The Rug silks Pull The Rug Grace Harris · David Egan 11/1
  4. 4 Tactical Plan silks Tactical Plan Martin Dunne · Cieren Fallon 11/2
  5. 5 Poetic Grace silks Poetic Grace Conrad Allen · Alice Bond(5) 40/1
  6. 6 Travel Agent silks Travel Agent Adam Kirby · Charles Bishop 15/2
  7. 7 Preferred silks Preferred Fox #3 James Tate · Billy Loughnane 11/2
  8. 8 Koffee And Kale silks Koffee And Kale Michael Bell · Hector Crouch 13/2
  9. 9 Far Too Fizzy silks Far Too Fizzy David Loughnane · Rossa Ryan 4/1
  10. 10 Woolridge silks Woolridge Scott Dixon · Kieran O'Neill 12/1
  11. — Fuseboard silks Fuseboard Fox #2 Chelsea Banham · Joey Haynes SP

Top 4 — how each finished

  1. 1 Dark Side Thunder silks Dark Side Thunder 15/2 SP 4/1F 🏆 WON
  2. 2 Fuseboard silks Fuseboard 6/1
  3. 3 Preferred silks Preferred 4/1 7TH