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Pertemps Network Handicap Hurdle Race (Pertemps Hurdle Series Qualifier) (GBB Race)

14:25 Newbury Thu 05 Nov 2026 3m57y Class 2 Good to Soft 17 runners

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Mr Fox’s call

Kilwaughter silks

Kilwaughter

SPECULATIVE Advised 9/2 Est. 18%

8TH

Mr Fox says

Kilwaughter (SR:132, 9/2) carries the lightest weight of the leading SR trio at 11-0, giving him a meaningful lbs advantage over Miami Magic (11-8) and The Jukebox Kid (11-5) despite a slightly lower SR than Miami Magic. His GoingFit:+ confirms he handles good-to-soft, his Course:W1P1 record at Newbury is a concrete positive on a track where course experience matters over 3m, and his last run was a win just 14 days ago indicating peak fitness. The step up in class (ClassMv:↑1) is the main concern, but the 4★ AI rating, the strongest market confidence in the field among leading contenders, and the light weight all offset that. Splendid Fellow (10/3 favourite) is the each-way alternative; the danger is The Jukebox Kid, who has been backed (Mkt:in16%) and whose SR:135 at 11-5 makes him the most credible threat if Kilwaughter finds the class rise a bridge too far. Each-way alternative: Splendid Fellow. Main danger: The Jukebox Kid — The Jukebox Kid (SR:135, 5/1) has been backed meaningfully (Mkt:in16%), carries a favourable 11-5, and his SR is second only to Miami Magic in the field — if he handles the unknown trip and going (DistFit:?, GoingFit:?) he has the ability to score.

Verify· #27155

Full result

Winner: Masaccio (IRE) at SP 33/1. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.

  1. 1 Masaccio silks Masaccio Alan King · Tom Bellamy 40/1
  2. 2 Miami Magic silks Miami Magic Fox #4 Stuart Edmunds · Charlie Hammond 5/1
  3. 3 Splendid Fellow silks Splendid Fellow Fox #2 Henry de Bromhead · Darragh O'Keeffe 3/1
  4. 4 Game Colours silks Game Colours Ben Clarke · Sam Twiston-Davies 22/1
  5. 5 One Big Bang silks One Big Bang James Owen · Sean Bowen 18/1
  6. 6 Firestream silks Firestream Chester Williams · Lorcan Williams 16/1
  7. 7 Western Monkey silks Western Monkey Harry Derham · Paul O'Brien 12/1
  8. 8 Kilwaughter silks Kilwaughter Fox #1 Philip Hobbs & Johnson White · Jack Stenhouse(7) 11/2
  9. 9 Gowel Road silks Gowel Road Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies · Toby McCain-Mitchell(3) 22/1
  10. 10 Moon Chime silks Moon Chime David Killahena & Graeme McPherson · Nick Slatter(3) 15/2
  11. 11 Bill Baxter silks Bill Baxter Warren Greatrex · Richard Upton(10) 14/1
  12. 12 Docpickedme silks Docpickedme Richard Hobson · Daire McConville(7) 50/1
  13. 13 Amirite silks Amirite Chris Gordon · Freddie Gordon 50/1
  14. 14 The Jukebox Kid silks The Jukebox Kid Fox #3 Ben Pauling · Ben Jones 5/1
  15. 15 King of The Lake silks King of The Lake Jeremy Scott · Bryan Carver 25/1
  16. 16 Walking On Air silks Walking On Air Gary Brown · Megan Bevan(7) 100/1
  17. — Doughmore Bay silks Doughmore Bay Emma Lavelle · Jonathan Burke 22/1

Top 4 — how each finished

  1. 1 Kilwaughter silks Kilwaughter 9/2 8TH
  2. 2 Splendid Fellow silks Splendid Fellow 10/3 🥉 3RD
  3. 3 The Jukebox Kid silks The Jukebox Kid 5/1 14TH
  4. 4 Miami Magic silks Miami Magic 13/2 🥈 2ND