Owens McCarthy Claims Specialists Handicap Chase (0-123)

Off time: 19:00 | Winning time: 4m 9.40s

Tisamystery^p³²

Age: 10| Weight: 11-10| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 119| CD

10/1

C&D winner who is still racing 4lb's above his last winning mark. Last two efforts have been poor though so needs to bounce back to his best to be in with a shout.

Form: 31F-399

Black Scorpion²⁴⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-6| J: Paul Townend| T: E McNamara| OR: 115| BF

4/1

In good form when last seen back in December. Reliable sort and interesting that he starts life for a new yard today with top rider booked. Likely there is more to come and market check needed.

Form: 255314-

Act In Time^h,t²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Mark Walsh| T: P Roche| OR: 113| CD

9/4

not shown a great deal over fences so far. Struggled on reappearance at Galway over hurdles and now races off a 5lb higher mark than that over fence for this handicap debut. Improvement needed.

Form: 13474-0

Bendanella¹⁶

Age: 10| Weight: 11-4| J: A E Lynch| T: R O'Sullivan| OR: 113

20/1

Looks a tad one-paced and is yet to win over fences in 11 starts. Likely to find at least one of these with quicker legs.

Form: 7P3-534

Presenting Mahler¹⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 11-1| J: Danny Mullins| T: J P Ryan| OR: 110| D

4/1

Three times a winner over fences and is now some 8lb below her last winning mark. Recent hurdles win should have given her some confidence and not completely discounted.

Form: 208105

Das Mooser^t²³

Age: 7| Weight: 10-7| J: M J Bolger| T: M Fahey| OR: 102

4/1

Won two of her last four starts over fences including a handicap off a 7lb lower mark two starts back. Struggled in a Listed contest over hurdles last time but a player returned to fences here.

Form: 11/3-715

Sam King^t⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 10-6| J: Ruby Walsh| T: T M Walsh| OR: 101

7/1

Yet to win over fences in ten starts and hasn't looked like changing that statistic of late. Set for a minor role once more.

Form: 42-55F5

Forecasts

Act In Time (9/4), Black Scorpion (4/1), Das Mooser (4/1), Presenting Mahler (4/1), Sam King (7/1), Tisamystery (10/1), Bendanella (20/1)

Das Mooser is of interest returned to fences having not gone so well over hurdles last time. BLACK SCORPION is the selection to get back to winning ways on the back of a break. He was in good from at the back-end of last year and starts life today for a new yard.