14:45 Cork

Sunday 4 November 2018

All13:0513:3514:1014:4515:1515:5016:25

Paddy Power Onside App Handicap Chase

Off time: 14:46 | Winning time: 4m 22.8s

Leap Dearg⁸

Age: 10| Weight: 12-5| J: Gavin Brouder⁽⁷⁾| T: J Nash| OR: 118| D

13/2

Won his first chase since winning back in January 2015 when landing a 2m2f handicap at Galway last month off a 5lb lower mark. Can go well once again but a tough ask off top weight.

Form: 463831

Hudson's Bay^t¹⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 11-9| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: T J O'Mara| OR: 108

7/1

Distance winner over hurdles and generally well held in three beginners chase contests in recent months. Likely to make an interesting handicapper.

Form: 127/646

My Hometown²²

Age: 8| Weight: 11-8| J: D J McInerney⁽³⁾| T: E Bolger| OR: 107

14/1

Without a win in 19 chase starts including a couple of heavy defeats over 2m5f last month. Hard to fancy on latest evidence.

Form: 8FU-786

Grey Mountain Mist^p,t⁸

Age: 11| Weight: 11-3| J: C J Orr| T: E Sheehy| OR: 102

5/1

Failed to build on a gallant second of nine at Wexford in July with defeats at Killarney and Roscommon but bounced back to some kind of form at Galway last month finishing 1½L adrift of Leap Dearg. Strong place claims.

Form: 842063

Dark Outsider^p²⁷

Age: 10| Weight: 11-2| J: Paul Townend| T: J Dullea| OR: 101

10/1

Five from 31 over fences and has been struggling and well beaten on a number of occasions over the summer. Back down to his last winning mark but unlikely to make any impact here.

Form: 3437F6

Just A Normal Day^b,t⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 11-2| J: D N Russell| T: Mrs D A Love| OR: 101

2/1

Distance winner of a Wexford handicap in September off a 6lb lower mark. Running well in defeat over hurdles since and a leading player back over fences.

Form: 334122

Fairymount Boy²⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 10-9| J: A W Short⁽³⁾| T: M Hourigan| OR: 94| D

8/1

Goes well over this trip and generally running well in defeat despite still racing 14lb higher than last winning mark. Each way claims in this grade.

Form: 123672

Well Joey^b1⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 10-5| J: Sean Flanagan| T: Mrs P Dobbs| OR: 90

8/1

20-race maiden and without success over the larger obstacles in five starts. Well behind Leap Dearg last month and unlikely to play a part in the finish here in first time blinkers.

Form: 76-3756

Templemichael^t³⁸⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 10-0| J: A E Lynch| T: D Budds| OR: 85| BF

16/1

Experienced chaser but is still a 10-race maiden over fences. Beaten favourite behind Grey Mountain Mist at Thurles last month and losing run set to continue here.

Form: 4742F3-

Non-Runners

Spare Brakes²¹⁶

Weight: 11-10| Age: 8

T: R Tyner J: Mr J C Canavan

Holly Flight⁷

Weight: 11-3| Age: 6

T: P O'Flynn J: B Browne

Shrewdoperator¹⁸⁷

Weight: 11-2| Age: 8

T: P J Rothwell J: J P O'Sullivan

Jimmyjames⁴⁸

Weight: 9-10| Age: 6

T: P J Rothwell J: A Ring

Forecasts

Just A Normal Day (2/1), Grey Mountain Mist (5/1), Leap Dearg (13/2), Hudson's Bay (7/1), Spare Brakes (7/1), Fairymount Boy (8/1), Well Joey (8/1), Dark Outsider (10/1), Shrewdoperator (10/1), Holly Flight (12/1), My Hometown (14/1), Templemichael (16/1), Jimmyjames (25/1)

JUST A NORMAL DAY can take advantage of his handy handicap mark in this company, receiving weight from most of his biggest dangers, last time out winner Leap Dearg, the solid and consistent Grey Mountain Mist and distance winner, Spare Brakes who can all make their presence felt in a tricky looking contest.