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Saturday 9 December 2017

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Foxrock Handicap Chase (0-150) (Grade B)

Off time: 15:06 | Winning time: 5m 39.1s

Acapella Bourgeois^h¹³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-10| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins| OR: 149| BF| CD

4/7

Wasn't running the greatest of races when making a mistake before eventually falling at the seventh in the Grade B Troytown handicap here last month. More expected here.

Form: 41165-F

Apache Stronghold¹⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 11-6| J: Sean Flanagan| T: N Meade| OR: 145| CD

14/1

Course winner that has won over this trip once rated 155 and possibly needed last run following his return after a long lay-off. Worth a market check.

Form: 212F3/3

Fine Rightly²⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 11-6| J: A E Lynch| T: S R B Crawford| OR: 145| CD

7/1

C&D winner finished third in the Grade 2 Fortria over 2m here last month 2½L behind Clarcam. Could go well but tough ask.

Form: 43040-3

Attribution⁶²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: J J Slevin⁽³⁾| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 143| C| D

7/1

From powerful owner/trainer combination course winner that has won over this trip who won following a break last time out in October. Place claims.

Form: 135-131

Marlbrook^h⁵⁸⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 10-13| J: Mark Walsh| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 138| BF| D

14/1

Distance winner who was beaten favourite last time out in a Punchestown novice handicap chase when last seen in April 2016. Tall order on return to the track.

Form: 0P211/P-

Flemenstar²³

Age: 12| Weight: 10-12| J: R Loughran| T: Anthony Curran| OR: 137| C| D

16/1

Popular veteran who is a course winner that has won over this trip. Second of six last month in a Clonmel hurdle. Clearly regressing with age and best days behind him.

Form: 264/35-2

Kylecrue^b²⁰

Age: 10| Weight: 10-12| J: D J McInerney⁽⁵⁾| T: J P Ryan| OR: 137| D

25/1

Front runner who won at Galway in October in a 2m handicap hurdle. Without a win in 13 starts in this company and easily dismissed.

Form: P35195

Polidam^h²²⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 10-12| J: Danny Mullins| T: W P Mullins| OR: 137| BF

10/1

Beaten favourite last time out when finishing seventh of 14 behind Sizing Granite at Punchestown over 2m4f. Market likely to reveal expectations on second start for yard.

Form: 3/67137-

Peoples Park²⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 10-2| J: M A Enright| T: T J Taaffe| OR: 127| C| D

33/1

Course winner that has won over this distance but was outclassed and tailed off in the Grade 3 Poplar Square chase last month. May find this a tough assignment.

Form: 05P4-P6

Non-Runners

Coeur Joyeux²¹

Weight: 10-1| Age: 6

T: J P Dempsey J: L P Dempsey

Forecasts

Acapella Bourgeois (4/7), Fine Rightly (7/1), Attribution (7/1), Coeur Joyeux (8/1), Polidam (10/1), Apache Stronghold (14/1), Marlbrook (14/1), Flemenstar (16/1), Kylecrue (25/1), Peoples Park (33/1)

A strong contested early pace could be on the cards here with Marlbrook and Kylecrue known to lead with Attribution racing in behind the leaders. Acapella Bourgeois was a disappointing beaten last favourite last time out in the Grade B Troytown here over 3m and was never going well at any period of the race, so preference is for the Henry De Bromhead-trained ATTRIBUTION who can build on his win at Limerick in October.