20:00 Ballinrobe

Monday 28 May 2018

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Bank Of Ireland Handicap Chase

Off time: 20:00 | Winning time: 4m 20.70s

Damut^h⁸

Age: 10| Weight: 11-8| J: D J McInerney⁽³⁾| T: M Winters| OR: 127| D

11/4

Made all and strongly pressed before a bold jump at the last won a Limerick beginners chase on stable debut. Returns to handicaps and looks on a handy mark.

Form: 0P778-1

Peoples Park^p1⁷⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 11-7| J: B J Geraghty| T: T J Taaffe| OR: 126| CD

7/1

Failed to build on two decent starts before pulled up, when no impression on leaders, before two out. Worth a market check in first-time cheekpieces.

Form: P6P34P-

Draycott Place^t¹²

Age: 9| Weight: 11-4| J: C Brassil⁽⁵⁾| T: J P Ryan| OR: 123| D

10/1

Mixed chasing and hurdling since returning from a break and ran well to finish runner-up over fences at Down Royal earlier in the month. Regressing in recent months and is now racing off a 9lb lower mark than his last win.

Form: P6P-266

Eight Till Late²¹

Age: 10| Weight: 11-2| J: A E Lynch| T: Francis Casey| OR: 121| D

10/1

Rattled off a hat-trick last year but struggled a little off his revised mark since and handicapper has been slow to relent. Tough ask off a tough mark.

Form: 3230P-6

Usa¹²

Age: 11| Weight: 11-0| J: D F O'Regan| T: S J Mahon| OR: 119| C| D

9/1

Course winner who has also won over the trip. Plenty to prove here having been pulled up at Ballinrobe recently and winless sequence goes all the way back to 2015.

Form: 59/53-P4

Rosie Alice⁶⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 10-13| J: A W Short⁽⁵⁾| T: C Byrnes| OR: 118

8/1

Winner of one of his six chase starts and looks to be toiling in recent starts. Reduced mark a positive but others preferred.

Form: 1F3P77-

Rocky Court^t²¹¹

Age: 9| Weight: 10-8| J: Robbie Colgan| T: S J Mahon| OR: 113| CD

16/1

Struggled in a number of starts towards the end of the year but it has been a while since the gelding has had conditions to suit and the nine-year-old can outrun his odds here.

Form: 636347-

Coldstonesober^t¹⁰

Age: 12| Weight: 10-7| J: L P Dempsey| T: J R Finn| OR: 112| D

33/1

The veteran is clearly regressing and needs a big about turn in fortunes to be playing a role in this contest here.

Form: 20075-9

Crocodile Dundee^h¹⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 10-7| J: D J Mullins| T: T Cooper| OR: 112| D

4/1

Finished off 2017 in sparkling form winning a maiden hurdle and a handicap chase at Tipperary. No extra with winner but ran well on return to the track in a Tipperary handicap chase earlier this month. Another bold show looks likely.

Form: 23113-2

Ontopoftheworld^p²⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 9-13| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: A L T Moore| OR: 104| D

8/1

Finished last season off in good form but has shown nothing in six starts since October. Others readily preferred.

Form: 8705P-5

Non-Runners

Shrewdoperator²⁷

Weight: 9-10| Age: 8

T: P J Rothwell J: C D Maxwell

Forecasts

Damut (11/4), Crocodile Dundee (4/1), Peoples Park (7/1), Shrewdoperator (7/1), Ontopoftheworld (8/1), Rosie Alice (8/1), Usa (9/1), Draycott Place (10/1), Eight Till Late (10/1), Rocky Court (16/1), Coldstonesober (33/1)

CROCODILE DUNDEE ran well on comeback in a Tipperary handicap chase earlier this month and can land the spoils here in a competitive looking contest. Damut, who bounced back to form when winning at Limerick earlier this month and the Barry Geraghty ridden Peoples Park in first-time cheekpieces can hit the frame.