Gracie's Bar Beginners Steeplechase

14:55 Sligo Wed 30 Sep 2026 2m1f120y Good 5 runners

Mr Fox’s call

Hello Neighbour

SPECULATIVE Advised 5/4 Est. 42%

🥉 3RD

Mr Fox says

Hello Neighbour carries the highest SR in the field at 142, a clear 6-point edge over second-ranked Hello Neighbour at 142 vs Bowensonfire at 136, and is rightly the 5/4 market leader. The form string 57031- contains a recent win (the '1') and the horse represents a strong Gavin Cromwell yard booking with Keith Donoghue, a combination that fires at a combined respectable clip. The DistFit:? and GoingFit:? flags are a genuine concern given 151 days off and unknown trip/going credentials, but in a weak 5-runner beginners' chase the SR advantage is simply too large to ignore, and the market has stayed tight rather than drifting meaningfully. Bowensonfire's 9% market drift is a notable negative signal against Elliott's #1 runner in this yard pairing. Each-way alternative: Putapoundinthejar. Main danger: Putapoundinthejar — Putapoundinthejar (SR:135) holds a GoingFit:+ advantage on today's good ground — a confirmed edge Hello Neighbour cannot match given GoingFit:? — and the recent form 5-3112 shows back-to-back wins heading into this, giving A.J. Martin's runner a live chance if Hello Neighbour needs the run after 151 days off.

Verify· #20616

Full result

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

1 Putapoundinthejar Fox #2 A. J. Martin · Daniel King 9/4
2 Mode Avion Gordon Elliott · Danny Gilligan 11/1
3 Hello Neighbour Fox #1 Gavin Cromwell · Keith Donoghue 11/8
4 Western Doyen V T O'Brien · Aidan Kelly 300/1
— Bowensonfire Fox #3 Gordon Elliott · Jack Kennedy 11/4

Top 4 — how each finished

1 Hello Neighbour 5/4 🥉 3RD
2 Putapoundinthejar 9/4 SP 1/1F 🏆 WON
3 Bowensonfire 11/4