Pickardstown Handicap Steeplechase

16:30 Tramore Thu 08 Oct 2026 1m7f110y Good 7 runners

Mr Fox’s call

Dontcavein

SPECULATIVE Advised 4/1 Est. 32%

🏁 4TH

Mr Fox says

Dontcavein (SR:87, 4/1) is the standout market mover in this field, steaming in 43% from its opening price — a dramatic move that demands respect in a race where most rivals are drifting. It carries a competitive 10-8 (lightest weight among the main contenders), giving it a real pounds edge over Leave In Secret (11-12) and Farrokh (11-10). At age 6 it is the most progressive runner in the field, and trainer Ciaran Murphy and jockey Kevin Healy combine for a workable strike rate. The DistFit:? and GoingFit:? flags are a mild concern, but the absence of negative distance/going form means this is an unknown rather than a proven weakness, and the weight advantage compensates. Each-way alternative: Lady Doyanne. Main danger: Lady Doyanne — Lady Doyanne (SR:101, the highest in the field, 10/3) has consistent placing form at this level (-43223), handles the going (GoingFit:+), has course form (W0P1 at Tramore), and Henry de Bromhead's 16% strike rate gives her a live each-way chance despite the 21% drift.

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Full result

Winner: Farrokh (FR) at SP 3/1. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.

1 Farrokh Fox #3 Barry Connell · Sean Flanagan 7/2
2 Lady Doyanne Fox #2 Henry de Bromhead · Darragh O'Keeffe 3/1
3 Sayitfirst Darren Collins · Danny Gilligan 11/1
4 Dontcavein Fox #1 Ciaran Murphy · Kevin Healy(7) 5/2
5 Itsalonglongroad David O'Sullivan · Shane O'Callaghan(3) 14/1
6 Leave In Secret Thomas Gibney · James Smith(3) 10/3
— Marelly P J Rothwell · Mr R Sugrue(7) 14/1

Top 4 — how each finished

1 Dontcavein 4/1 🏁 4TH
2 Lady Doyanne 10/3 🥈 2ND
3 Farrokh 10/3 SP 3/1 🏆 WON