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AWC Finals Day At Newcastle 26th March Handicap Stakes

15:28 Southwell (AW) Thu 05 Nov 2026 1m13y Class 5 Good 13 runners

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Mr Fox’s call

Dovey Moon silks

Dovey Moon

SPECULATIVE Advised 11/4 Est. 29%

7TH

Mr Fox says

Dovey Moon (SR:78, 11/4) shares the joint-top SR in the field alongside Signcastle City, but carries only 1lb more than that rival while boasting a 15% market steam — the strongest money move in the race. David Evans (13% strike rate, 1,033 runners) sends her out with a visor fitted, 7 days after her last run suggesting a quick-turnaround plan, and her mark is down 5lb from her last win. The DistFit:~ and GoingFit:~ are modest rather than damning on Southwell AW good, and she has a place here already (Course:W0P1). Signcastle City (SR:78 equal) has GoingFit:- on today's surface and only an 8% steam, making Dovey Moon the cleaner pick among the joint-top rated pair. Each-way alternative: Ey Up He's A Star. Main danger: Signcastle City — Equal SR of 78 to the selection, 1lb lighter at 9-10, and has been steaming (Mkt:in8%) for Richard Hannon with Sean Levey booked — the going concern (GoingFit:-) is real but Southwell AW tends to blunt ground differences and the drop in class (ClassMv:↓1) with a -3lb mark move gives him a live chance.

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Full result

Winner: Benacre (IRE) at SP 7/1. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.

  1. 1 Benacre silks Benacre Charlie Johnston · Jason Hart 17/2
  2. 2 Midsummer Storm silks Midsummer Storm Kevin & Lauren Frost · Alistair Rawlinson 28/1
  3. 3 Signcastle City silks Signcastle City Fox #2 Richard Hannon · Sean Levey 3/1
  4. 4 Lillie Margot silks Lillie Margot Jedd O'Keeffe · Jack Garritty 17/2
  5. 5 Packetofbiscuits silks Packetofbiscuits John Mackie · Luke Morris 18/1
  6. 6 Didaar silks Didaar Gihan Arnolda · Tom Eaves 33/1
  7. 7 Dovey Moon silks Dovey Moon Fox #1 David Evans · Marco Ghiani 9/4
  8. 8 Rusheen Boy silks Rusheen Boy Julia & Shelley Birkett · Dylan Hogan 28/1
  9. 9 Ey Up He's A Star silks Ey Up He's A Star Fox #3 Tony Coyle & Kaine Wood · David Nolan 8/1
  10. 10 Calyxoh silks Calyxoh Patrick Morris · Jack Callan 16/1
  11. 11 Orangesandlemons silks Orangesandlemons Fox #4 Edward Bethell · Cian Horgan(5) 9/1
  12. 12 Alessia Fernanda silks Alessia Fernanda Declan Carroll · Conor Whiteley(5) 12/1
  13. — It'sneverjustone silks It'sneverjustone David Loughnane · Hollie Doyle -

Top 4 — how each finished

  1. 1 Dovey Moon silks Dovey Moon 11/4 7TH
  2. 2 Signcastle City silks Signcastle City 4/1 🥉 3RD
  3. 3 Ey Up He's A Star silks Ey Up He's A Star 7/1 9TH
  4. 4 Orangesandlemons silks Orangesandlemons 7/1 11TH