Quinnbet Handicap Steeple Chase

16:56 Uttoxeter Sun 04 Oct 2026 3m10y Class 5 Good 7 runners

Mr Fox’s call

Fane Court

SPECULATIVE Advised 3/1 Est. 30%

5TH

Mr Fox says

Fane Court (SR:86, 3/1) carries the lightest competitive weight at 10-5 and is the only runner in this field with confirmed distance AND going fit (DistFit:+ GoingFit:+), meaning its form evidence at 3m on good ground is genuinely proven — a critical edge in a 3m chase. Its recent form 4-3-2-3 shows consistent placing at this class without winning, but the weight advantage over Better Off Alone (12-0) and Jo Arengeot Bey Aa (10-11) is meaningful over a stamina test. The trainer Jeffreys sends it out freshened at 26 days and the apprentice claim from Lewis Stones (3lb) further reduces the burden to an effective 10-2, which is the lightest effective weight in the field. Each-way alternative: Jo Arengeot Bey Aa. Main danger: Jo Arengeot Bey Aa — Jo Arengeot Bey Aa (SR:85, 7/4) has outstanding course form (W1P3 at Uttoxeter), is steaming in the market at 6%, and carries Gavin Sheehan — a 23% career strike-rate jockey who is by far the best booking in the race — and Donald McCain's 15% trainer strike rate adds further confidence despite the DistFit:- concern.

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Full result

Winner: Better Off Alone (IRE) at SP 15/8F. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.

1 Better Off Alone Fox #3 Martin Keighley · Freddie Keighley(5) 11/4
2 Izzy's Grey Belinda Clarke · Lee Edwards 9/1
3 Bravethewaves Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero · Toby Wynne 12/1
4 A Dublin Job Sarah-Jayne Davies · James Best 25/1
5 Fane Court Fox #1 D. J. Jeffreys · Lewis Stones(3) 11/4
— Another Mystery Sarah Humphrey · Tabitha Worsley 16/1
— Jo Arengeot Bey Aa Fox #2 Donald McCain · Gavin Sheehan 2/1

Top 4 — how each finished

1 Fane Court 3/1 5TH
2 Jo Arengeot Bey Aa 7/4
3 Better Off Alone 5/2 SP 15/8F 🏆 WON