Midnite A Next Generation Betting App Handicap Stakes (GBBPlus Race)

14:53 Southwell (AW) Thu 05 Nov 2026 1m4f14y Class 4 Good 9 runners

Mr Fox’s call

Prince of Calypso

SPECULATIVE Advised 4/1 Est. 24%

🥉 3RD

Mr Fox says

Prince of Calypso (SR:92, 4/1, 9-8) is the highest-rated horse in the field and carries a weight advantage over the market co-favourites Oneforthegutter and Nolton Cross (both 10-0). The critical signal here is a 26% market move inward — the strongest steam in the race — combined with DistFit:+ and GoingFit:+, confirming he handles today's trip and going conditions. Dropping two classes (ClassMv:↓2) under trainer Edward Bethell (17% strike rate, the best in the field) puts him in a race he should dominate on ability, and the 3-year-old's recent form includes a win in this sequence (Form:731519 — the '1' is the second-to-last run). The mark rise of +6 since his last win is a minor concern but is entirely offset by the class drop. Each-way alternative: Lady Magu. Main danger: Lady Magu — Lady Magu (SR:91, 11/2) has shortened 18% in the market, shares a near-identical SR to Prince of Calypso, carries a pound less weight (9-7), is trained by Roger Varian (20% strike rate — the standout handler in the race), and her recent form of 55116 shows two consecutive wins before her last run, suggesting she is in a live vein of form.

Verify· #27171

Full result

Winner: Without Compromise (GB) at SP 12/1. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.

1 Without Compromise Antony Brittain · Cam Hardie 14/1
2 John T Jonathan Portman · Clifford Lee 4/1
3 Prince of Calypso Fox #1 Edward Bethell · Jack Callan 7/2
4 Optician Michael Herrington · Jason Hart 11/2
5 Nolton Cross Fox #3 Hugo Palmer · David Probert 11/2
6 Oneforthegutter Ian Williams · Edward Greatrex 11/2
7 Joseph John Butler · Luke Morris 18/1
8 Naval Command Rebecca Menzies · Hollie Doyle 50/1
9 Lady Magu Fox #2 Roger Varian · Sean Dylan Bowen 6/1

Top 4 — how each finished

1 Prince of Calypso 4/1 🥉 3RD
2 Lady Magu 11/2 9TH
3 Nolton Cross 5/1 5TH