Northern Ireland On Course Bookmakers Association Handicap Steeplechase

17:37 Downpatrick Fri 09 Oct 2026 2m7f150y Good 14 runners

Mr Fox’s call

Mini Getaway

SPECULATIVE Advised 11/4 Est. 32%

🥈 2ND

Mr Fox says

Mini Getaway (SR:85, 11/4) is the clear class leader in this modest 14-runner handicap, carrying a workable 10-11 and posting a last-run win (form reads 4-3031, rightmost = 1) over a similar trip where DistFit:+ confirms genuine proven ability at this distance. The trainer M M Lynch has a compact yard but the horse's recent course place (Course:W0P1), combined with GoingFit:~ suggesting no real going concern on Good ground, ticks enough boxes. The 11/4 market position reflects genuine confidence in a field where the next-best SR is 88 (Lecale's Diamond) but that rival is off a mark 7lb higher than last win and is a 6yo whose form (6-4189) shows inconsistency. Each-way alternative: Lecale's Diamond. Main danger: Lecale's Diamond — Lecale's Diamond (SR:88, 11/2) has steamed in 22% in the market and Gavin Cromwell with Keith Donoghue is a sharp combination — if the blinkers (first-time headgear context) sharpen a horse whose raw SR tops the field, the market money could be right.

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Full result

Winner: Schiehallion (IRE) at SP 13/2. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.