14:35 Fairyhouse

Sunday 14 January 2018

All13:0013:3014:0514:3515:0515:3516:05

Bar One Racing Dan Moore Memorial Handicap Chase (grade A)

Off time: 14:36 | Winning time: 4m 26.5s

Acapella Bourgeois³⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 0-0| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins| OR: 150| BF| C

9/10

Has disappointed connections when beaten favourite in his last two starts but is a front-runner and could be dangerous running over this shorter trip.

Form: 1165-F2

American Tom⁶⁴

Age: 14| Weight: 0-0| J: Unknown| T: W P Mullins| OR: 148

Form: 31/1F-3

Bel Ami De Sivola¹⁹

Age: 14| Weight: 0-0| J: Unknown| T: N Meade| OR: 126| C

Form: 235342

Cause Of Causes^p,t²⁸¹

Age: 10| Weight: 0-0| J: Mark Walsh| T: G Elliott| OR: 152| C| D

10/1

Ended the season with a win at the Cheltenham festival in the Cross Country chase and a fine second of 40 in the Grand National. May need this run on-route to bigger prizes.

Form: 5P0512-

Dell' Arca²⁹

Age: 16| Weight: 0-0| J: Unknown| T: D Pipe| OR: 140| D

Form: 2441P7

Doctor Phoenix^p,t⁴³

Age: 10| Weight: 0-0| J: D N Russell| T: G Elliott| OR: 146| D

13/2

Had some solid form for David Dennis and this sort of trip on soft ground suits him well. Has settled into new yard without any fuss and showed great resolution to battle to victory at Cork before disappointing last time out and others preferred.

Form: 244-210

Don't Touch It¹³⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 0-0| J: B J Geraghty| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 150| BF

14/1

Beaten favourite last time out when a disappointing fourth of five behind The Game Changer. Has failed to build on his Punchestown win in April and will need to improve to figure.

Form: 1221-54

Dysios^t¹⁹

Age: 10| Weight: 0-0| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: D Cullen| OR: 132| D

20/1

Winner of a single chase in 17 and struggled on return to the larger obstacles on St Stephens Day at Leopardstown. May find this a tough assignment.

Form: 87/3109

Elusive Ivy¹⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 0-0| J: J B Kane⁽⁵⁾| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 132| D

16/1

Winner of one of his eight chase starts and well beaten on his last three efforts. Looks a little out of his depth here.

Form: 33/6575

Kilcarry Bridge^t⁴³

Age: 11| Weight: 0-0| J: Donagh Meyler| T: J P Ryan| OR: 137| D

20/1

Has shown relatively little in his last two starts including a heavy 71L defeat last time out at Fairyhouse. Others hold stronger profiles.

Form: P31260

Landofhopeandglory¹⁹

Age: 12| Weight: 0-0| J: Unknown| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 133| BF| C

Form: 2-41F10

Mallowney²⁸

Age: 12| Weight: 0-0| J: B J Cooper| T: T Doyle| OR: 145| CD

16/1

C&D and Grade 2 winner over fences in February 2015 but unraced until finishing fifth of 11 on return in a Thurles handicap hurdle last month. Best form gives him place claims at least.

Form: 11245/5

Nearly Nama'd⁴³

Age: 17| Weight: 0-0| J: Unknown| T: A Leahy| OR: 138| CD

Form: 26-8041

Polidam¹⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 0-0| J: D A Jacob| T: W P Mullins| OR: 146| D

5/1

Trip last time out appeared to be too far last time out in the Grade B Paddy Power chase and will appreciate this drop in distance. Improved performance expected.

Form: 7137-10

Rock The World^t¹⁶⁵

Age: 10| Weight: 0-0| J: D J McInerney⁽⁵⁾| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 153| D

25/1

Classy handicap chaser on his day and took the Grand Annual at last year's Cheltenham Festival but well beaten since in a number of grim performances. Looks a tall order on recent form.

Form: 014-250

Tell Us More^b¹⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 0-0| J: Keith Donoghue| T: G Elliott| OR: 147| D

25/1

Has disappointed connections in a number of gloomy performances this season at Cork and Leopardstown and vast improvement needed to figure.

Form: 2/410-95

The Game Changer^t¹⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 0-0| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott| OR: 144| D

14/1

Beaten a total of 96L in a couple of horrid performances including last time out in the Grade 1 Ryanair hurdle. May appreciate return to the larger obstacles but this looks a tough ask.

Form: 211P44

Townshend⁴²

Age: 7| Weight: 0-0| J: D J Mullins| T: W P Mullins| OR: 145| D

5/1

Winner of two novice chases in the summer before being over-whelmed in a Grade 3 contest at Galway going on to be well beaten in Grade 1 Drinmore novice chase. Looks opposable.

Form: 1F-1145

Westerner Point⁸

Age: 16| Weight: 0-0| J: Unknown| T: E O'Grady| OR: 134| BF| D

Form: 11-8287

Woodland Opera¹⁸

Age: 15| Weight: 0-0| J: Unknown| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 150| CD

Form: 1-F3314

Forecasts

Acapella Bourgeois (9/10), Polidam (5/1), Townshend (5/1), Doctor Phoenix (13/2), Cause Of Causes (10/1), Don't Touch It (14/1), The Game Changer (14/1), Mallowney (16/1), Elusive Ivy (16/1), Kilcarry Bridge (20/1), Dysios (20/1), Rock The World (25/1), Tell Us More (25/1)

Plenty of willing early leaders here with Kilcarry Bridge, The Game Changer and the Willie Mullins-trained Acapella Bourgeois expected to be in the front-rank in the initial stages of this contest. The trainer has a trio of chances in the race and the Simon Munir-owned POLIDAM can sit behind the leaders making his move at the business end of the race under Daryl Jacob. Don't Touch It and Doctor Phoenix can battle for the minors.