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)

  • 4YO plus  |   2m 1f 110y  |   Soft to Heavy  |   10 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 14:36  |   Winning time: 4m 26.5s
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Cloth number
Odds
Horse A-Z
1
Horse silk
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.
2
Horse silk
American Tom64
Age: 14|  Weight: 0-0| J: Unknown| T: W P Mullins| OR:  148
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3
Horse silk
Bel Ami De Sivola19
Age: 14|  Weight: 0-0| J: Unknown| T: N Meade| OR:  126| C
-
4
Horse silk
Cause Of Causesp,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.
5
Horse silk
Dell' Arca29
Age: 16|  Weight: 0-0| J: Unknown| T: D Pipe| OR:  140| D
-
6
Horse silk
Doctor Phoenixp,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.
7
Horse silk
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.
8
Horse silk
Dysiost19
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.
9
Horse silk
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.
10
Horse silk
Kilcarry Bridget43
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.
11
Horse silk
Landofhopeandglory19
Age: 12|  Weight: 0-0| J: Unknown| T: J P O'Brien| OR:  133| BF| C
-
12
Horse silk
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.
13
Horse silk
Nearly Nama'd43
Age: 17|  Weight: 0-0| J: Unknown| T: A Leahy| OR:  138| CD
-
14
Horse silk
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.
15
Horse silk
Rock The Worldt165
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.
16
Horse silk
Tell Us Moreb18
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.
17
Horse silk
The Game Changert16
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.
18
Horse silk
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.
19
Horse silk
Westerner Point8
Age: 16|  Weight: 0-0| J: Unknown| T: E O'Grady| OR:  134| BF| D
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20
Horse silk
Woodland Opera18
Age: 15|  Weight: 0-0| J: Unknown| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR:  150| CD
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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)

Verdict

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.
  1. Polidam
  2. Don't Touch It
  3. Doctor Phoenix

Prize Money

1st: €59,000.002nd: €19,000.003rd: €9,000.004th: €4,000.005th: €2,000.006th: €1,000.00

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