15:10 Tramore

Thursday 14 December 2017

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Waterford & Tramore Directors Handicap Chase (0-95)

Off time: 15:12 | Winning time: 6m 12.20s

Bandon Bridge¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: P F Mangan| T: J J Mangan| OR: 95

10/1

Winner of a novice handicap chase over 3m at Warwick (good-to-soft) in March. Well beaten twice since including on debut for this yard at Thurles (2m2f, soft) last month. Extra distance today should see him in a better light.

Form: 05216-8

Island Master^b⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: J J Slevin| T: W J Burke| OR: 95

11/2

Maiden hunter chase winner at Clonmel (heavy) in February. Best handicap effort since came when third over an extended 2m4f on heavy ground there earlier this month.

Form: P4UP73

Cadawill^p²⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 11-11| J: A E Lynch| T: R Sweeney| OR: 94

25/1

Successful just once from 43 starts and out of form in recent outings. Well beaten in a banks race at Punchestown (3m, soft-to-heavy) last time out and more needed today.

Form: 5P67P0

Lash It On⁶³

Age: 11| Weight: 11-9| J: Mr J Mulvihill⁽⁷⁾| T: C Byrnes| OR: 92| C

14/1

Successful over 2m6f on good ground in handicap chase here in August last year. Lightly raced since and worth a check in the market following a couple of outings over hurdles this autumn.

Form: 0-93207

Castle Fall's^p⁴⁰⁹

Age: 12| Weight: 11-7| J: R P Treacy⁽⁵⁾| T: Daniel O'leary| OR: 90

12/1

12 race maiden but placed in handicap chases five times from seven starts for this yard. Unraced since finishing eighth over an extended 2m6f at Galway (yielding) in October last year.

Form: 322338-

Diggin Deep¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-1| J: P D Kennedy⁽³⁾| T: M McCullagh| OR: 84

8/1

Failed to placed in 14 starts and finished well beaten on both previous chase starts including when 34L fourth on handicap debut in this sphere at Fairyhouse last month.

Form: 006540

Model Cloud^p⁴⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-0| J: D J McInerney⁽⁵⁾| T: M Winters| OR: 83

5/1

Placed twice from 11 starts over fences. Ran well to finish third of 14 at Clonmel (yielding) in September but held twice since. Market support would be interesting today.

Form: 290385

Tomcoole Lad^t¹⁴

Age: 13| Weight: 10-12| J: Brian Hayes| T: R Donohoe| OR: 81| C

11/2

Victorious three times over fences most recently on heavy ground at Galway over an extended 2m6f in October. Placed off a mark 1lb higher than he races off today and one to note despite pulling up at Thurles last time.

Form: 661U3P

Willow Grange^b,t¹³

Age: 9| Weight: 10-11| J: P E Corbett⁽³⁾| T: J P Ryan| OR: 80

16/1

Good effort in finishing third over 2m7f at Ballinrobe (soft-to-heavy) in September. Pulled up twice over hurdles since and this return to fences looks likely to suit.

Form: 7803PP

Alices Man^b,t⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 10-7| J: Donagh Meyler| T: J P Ryan| OR: 76

14/1

Handicap hurdle winner on soft ground over an extended 2m7f at Hexham in October. Finished a decent fourth over fences there subsequently but has to put a disappointing effort at Clonmel last time out behind him if he's to take this.

Form: 88614P

Killare Castle^b¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 10-3| J: A W Short⁽⁷⁾| T: P W Flynn| OR: 72

10/1

Maiden after 15 starts and finished a well beaten fifth at Thurles (2m2f, soft) two weeks ago. More needed if he's to take this contest.

Form: 0P0PF5

Town Pond²⁹

Age: 11| Weight: 10-3| J: M A Enright| T: Peter L Kavanagh| OR: 72| D

14/1

Placed over fences at Fairyhouse (soft-to-heavy) in February. Well held since including on return from a break at the same course a month ago.

Form: 534-0P8

Shanklys Dawn^t⁶²

Age: 6| Weight: 10-1| J: C D Maxwell| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 70

12/1

Successful in a point-to-point 12 months ago and put in some fair efforts over fences including when fourth over an extended 3m at Sligo (yielding-to-soft) in August. Others have stronger claims here however.

Form: P84U49

Forecasts

Model Cloud (5/1), Island Master (11/2), Tomcoole Lad (11/2), Diggin Deep (8/1), Bandon Bridge (10/1), Killare Castle (10/1), Shanklys Dawn (12/1), Castle Fall's (12/1), Town Pond (14/1), Lash It On (14/1), Alices Man (14/1), Willow Grange (16/1), Cadawill (25/1)

LASH IT ON can make a winning return to fences following a promising effort over hurdles at Thurles last time out. The selection has won here in the past and can get the better of Island Master who can register another placing with the ground and trip both to suit today. The veteran Tomcoole Lad is taken to finish third following a disappointing effort last time out.