Irish Stallion Farms Ebf Mares Handicap Chase

Off time: 12:52 | Winning time: 5m 21.9s

Teacher's Pet^t⁴⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: L P Dempsey| T: J P Dempsey| OR: 126| D

5/2

Improving when last seen out, jumping and travelling well to record back-to-back victories at Roscommon and Cork, and only 3lb higher than last win here. Trip and ground both ideal, so no reason not to go close if ready after short break.

Form: 02-5U11

Retour En France^p¹⁸⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-9| J: Danny Mullins| T: W P Mullins| OR: 125| BF| C

7/1

On the plus side, did win here in heavy ground in February (over slightly further) but you'd be hard pushed to say she progressed from that, and was pulled up on final start. Possibly best fresh though, so chance for top yard respected here.

Form: 22154-P

Emcon³⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 11-7| J: K C Sexton| T: W J Austin| OR: 123| D

16/1

The odd good run on this sort of ground over the past year but two poor efforts on her last two starts are offputting, and suggest she's rather gone off the boil at present. Others readily preferred.

Form: 290-307

Magic Of Light¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: R M Power| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 123| C

6/4

Blotted her otherwise very good copybook when falling last time (still going well) but had looked most progressive before that, winning here over a furlong further (soft ground) with something in hand. Big chance if avoiding errors.

Form: 31-321F

Lily Yeats^h,t³⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: C D Timmons⁽³⁾| T: S Crawley| OR: 119

14/1

Ran well under conditions that gave her little chance in a mares chase at Clonmel last time and still looks nicely trated on that if it wasn't a flash in the pan. Worth a try at this trip after staying on steadily there and not ruled out.

Form: U-61053

Youcantcallherthat¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: D G Hogan| T: D Hogan| OR: 118

7/1

Won doing handsprings at Cork last time out, coming right away from her rivals late on and showing that this sort of trip and ground holds no terrors at all. Looks progressive and easy to see her playing a major part here.

Form: 557-2F1

Blazing West⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 10-1| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: W J Austin| OR: 103| C

10/1

Has been getting progressively worse on each start this autumn and handicapper only slowly releasing his grip. Trip an unknown as well and not hard to look elsewhere for the winner.

Form: 22-5655

Forecasts

Magic Of Light (6/4), Teacher's Pet (5/2), Youcantcallherthat (7/1), Retour En France (7/1), Blazing West (10/1), Lily Yeats (14/1), Emcon (16/1)

Not easy to choose between these, with almost all of them holding some sort of chance. Preference is for YOUCANTCALLHERTHAT, who took a big step forward form-wise at Cork last time and is likely to progress again. With no issues with trip or ground, she can take this. Magic Of Light should go close with a clear round, and can give her most to do. Lily Yeats could do better over this trip and could improve again.