Eddie McAllister Memorial Novice Handicap Steeplechase

15:30 Sligo Wed 30 Sep 2026 2m1f120y Good 8 runners

Mr Fox’s call

Mic Drop

SPECULATIVE Advised 11/2 Est. 24%

🥈 2ND

Mr Fox says

Mic Drop (SR:108, 11/2) brings the strongest recent form in the race — a 1-1-3 sequence culminating in back-to-back wins, and crucially a confirmed GoingFit:+ on today's good ground, which is the clearest going advantage in the field. Carrying 11-4 is manageable relative to top-weight Soldante on 11-12, giving Mic Drop an 8lb pull on the most-exposed horse in the race. Trainer David O'Brien's 6% strike rate is modest but Sean Flanagan at 10% is a competent booking. The MarkMv:+9 is the main concern, but the horse is genuinely in form (back-to-back wins) and the going confirmation at this grade is the decisive edge. The market drift of 8% is notable but the form and going data make a stronger case than the bookmakers are currently crediting. Each-way alternative: Miners Bridge. Main danger: Miners Bridge — Miners Bridge (SR:108, 9/4) shares the joint-best SR, carries a more manageable 11-0, has a confirmed GoingFit:+ and is the market favourite — the 11% drift is a concern but the underlying form of /72-41 shows a recent win and S Curling's 10% stable strike rate gives it genuine winning claims at this price.

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Full result

Winner: Miners Bridge (IRE) at SP 7/4F. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.

1 Miners Bridge Fox #2 S Curling · Phillip Enright 7/4
2 Mic Drop Fox #1 David M O'Brien · Sean Flanagan 11/2
3 Phoenix Arizona Fox #4 John J Cullen · Thomas O'Connor(7) 3/1
4 Jumble Light Mark Michael McNiff · Alan King(7) 14/1
5 Zolpharine John Patrick Ryan · Harry Sexton(7) 25/1
6 Stuntman Steve Gavin Cromwell · Keith Donoghue 15/2
7 Midnight Eagle Andrew McNamara · Daniel King 5/1
— Soldante Fox #3 Ciaran Murphy · Kevin Healy(7) 4/1

Top 4 — how each finished

1 Mic Drop 11/2 🥈 2ND
2 Miners Bridge 9/4 SP 7/4F 🏆 WON
3 Soldante 4/1
4 Phoenix Arizona 4/1 🥉 3RD