15:25 Tramore

Monday 1 January 2018

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Tom Carroll Memorial Handicap Chase (0-95)

Off time: 15:25 | Winning time: 6m 28.60s

Benarty Hill⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 11-7| J: Katie O'Farrell⁽⁷⁾| T: L Lennon| OR: 87

7/1

19 race maiden under rules and only fair form in point-to-point company prior to finishing last of four when outclassed at Down Royal (heavy) last week. More needed today.

Form: U-37524

Buzzkillbob^h⁴⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 11-7| J: M J Bolger| T: S Byrne| OR: 87

8/1

Good effort in finishing 22L second on handicap debut over an extended 2m6f at Galway (heavy) in October. Pulled up since but has had just five starts over fences and remains open to improvement.

Form: 2B-462P

Highest Benefit^p,t1¹⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 11-7| J: T Ryan⁽⁷⁾| T: W J Austin| OR: 87

7/1

16 race maiden stepped up on previous efforts when finishing fourth over an extended 3m at Thurles (heavy). Cheekpieces worn for the first time are retained today and he is also fitted with a tongue tie for this.

Form: 4P0-864

Whats In It For Me¹⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: Phillip Enright| T: R Tyner| OR: 85

7/2

Finished a neck second off this mark at Limerick (2m6f, soft) over hurdles in April. Well beaten in three starts over fences and likely more to come now tackling handicaps.

Form: 62-8878

Cerca Trova³⁷

Age: 12| Weight: 11-4| J: A E Lynch| T: J T R Dreaper| OR: 84

12/1

Had just four starts since completing a double over hurdles at Clonmel in February 2016. Ground conditions should suit and she proved a disappointment when pulled up on her most recent chase start last April.

Form: 11/3P-07

Gibbstown¹⁵

Age: 12| Weight: 10-11| J: A W Short⁽⁷⁾| T: P Stafford| OR: 77

10/1

Successful five times from 41 starts over fences but out of form of late and finished 23L behind the winner at Thurles (heavy) last time out.

Form: 22-7588

Killare Castle^b,t¹⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 10-6| J: R P Treacy⁽⁵⁾| T: P W Flynn| OR: 72

5/1

16 race maiden but put in one of his better efforts when finishing 7L fourth over C&D on heavy ground last month. Blinkers reapplied on that occasion are retained today.

Form: P0PF54

Shanklys Dawn^p,t¹⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 10-6| J: J P O'Sullivan⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 72

9/2

Registered her first placed effort when finishing runner-up over C&D on heavy ground last month. Had Killare Castle behind her on that occasion and interesting if repeating that effort.

Form: 84U492

Town Pond¹⁸

Age: 12| Weight: 10-6| J: M A Enright| T: Peter L Kavanagh| OR: 72| D

9/1

Sole success in 31 starts under rules came at Downpatrick (yielding) over an extended 2m5f nearly three years ago. Finished behind Shanklys Dawn over C&D last time out.

Form: 34-0P85

Forecasts

Whats In It For Me (7/2), Shanklys Dawn (9/2), Killare Castle (5/1), Benarty Hill (7/1), Highest Benefit (7/1), Buzzkillbob (8/1), Town Pond (9/1), Gibbstown (10/1), Cerca Trova (12/1)

The concluding handicap chase doesn't look the strongest of contests and can go the way of BUZZKILLBOB who can put a disappointing effort last time out behind him by taking this. The selection has had fewer chances than most over fences and can register his first rules victory today with last months C&D second Shanklys Dawn capable of finishing best of the rest. Killare Castle ran well here last time out and can finish third on this occasion.