19:30 Killarney

Thursday 24 August 2017

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Kelly Foley & Co. In Association With Lloyd Fitzpatrick Handicap Chase (0-109)

Off time: 19:30 | Winning time: 4m 55.2s

Coolmill¹⁷

Age: 10| Weight: 11-12| J: K J Brouder⁽⁷⁾| T: D O'Shea| OR: 108| C

14/1

Winner on the course and over the distance but has only two chase starts to his name and doesn't give the impression that this is his time.

Form: 0-02590

William Du Berlais^p1²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: B J Geraghty| T: E Bolger| OR: 105| BF

9/4

Still hard to fathom how he is 0/9 over the larger obstacles, but has the assistance of a top jockey and wears first-time cheekpieces.

Form: 87P242

Jack The Hat^p,t²²

Age: 12| Weight: 11-6| J: Robbie Colgan| T: Madeleine Tylicki| OR: 102| BF| D

14/1

Returned in July following a long absence of two years, even winning at Perth earlier this month and looks booked for a place here.

Form: 834/013

Crocodile Dundee^h³⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: B J Cooper| T: T Cooper| OR: 101

6/1

Placed on three occasions in eight chase starts and was an promising second of 15 last time out at Killarney. Has conditions to suit here.

Form: 230-PP2

Presenting Julio^p,t³⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 11-2| J: D N Russell| T: G Elliott| OR: 98| BF| D

7/4

Has had plenty of racing lately and won a Tramore handicap chase in April. Has since raced seven times over hurdles, winning on three occasions. One for the shortlist despite 7lb hike in the weights.

Form: 4-12115

Finding Touch^p⁹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-1| J: J S McGarvey| T: C Roche| OR: 97

8/1

Well beaten and no impression in his three chase starts, including 8L defeat last time out and hard to see him taking a hand in this.

Form: 70157-4

Rockshandy^b,t⁸⁵

Age: 11| Weight: 11-1| J: Mr R W Barron⁽⁷⁾| T: P Neville| OR: 97

16/1

Has been beaten a total of 128L on last three starts over the larger obstacles and possibly best watched on first run since May.

Form: 1529-89

Jonathan Wild^p¹⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 10-10| J: B J Foley⁽⁷⁾| T: E McNamara| OR: 92

20/1

Well beaten on chase debut at Limerick, with things progressively getting worse with 31 and 28L defeats and hard to see any improvement here.

Form: 500/076

Nancys Icon^b,t²⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 9-13| J: M A Enright| T: P Neville| OR: 81

20/1

Unseated on chase debut, before three heavy defeats including two 49L losses at Killarney and Limerick. One to swerve.

Form: 0-PU674

Non-Runners

Balofilo²

Weight: 11-4| Age: 7

T: M Cullinane J: A W Short

Forecasts

Presenting Julio (7/4), William Du Berlais (9/4), Crocodile Dundee (6/1), Finding Touch (8/1), Coolmill (14/1), Jack The Hat (14/1), Balofilo (14/1), Rockshandy (16/1), Nancys Icon (20/1), Jonathan Wild (20/1)

Rockshandy may well take the field along here, with Coolmill and Nancy's Icon in behind. The tactics could well set the race up for a terrific finish between Crocodile Dundee, has conditions to suit here, Presenting Julio, one for the shortlist despite 7lb hike in the weights and WILLIAM DU BERLAIS, has the assistance of Barry Geraghty and wears first-time cheekpieces.