Book Direct At talbotcarlow.ie Careys Cottage Cup Novice Handicap Chase

Off time: 16:18 | Winning time: 4m 9.50s

Reach Up^t⁴⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: Liam Quinlan⁽⁷⁾| T: J P Ryan| OR: 114| BF

4/1

Was trying to make most when falling five out last time as the favourite, having shown potential at Limerick prior to that. Probably has the ability to go well from this initial mark, but needs a clear round.

Form: 53583F

My Manekineko¹⁸

Age: 10| Weight: 11-9| J: D F O'Regan| T: J Nash| OR: 113| D

25/1

In-and-out performer over fences of late. Could give him a chance on his best form, but not easy to be confident he will produce that.

Form: 56UF26

Crazyheart^p⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-3| J: B J Cooper| T: P Nolan| OR: 107| D

3/1

Won a soft ground Tramore novices' chase in January (2m). Unseated early last time, but feasibly treated here and should be capable of being very competitive.

Form: 48316U

Fairly Legal²⁹¹

Age: 9| Weight: 11-2| J: B J Geraghty| T: R Tyner| OR: 106

5/4

Hasn't been showing much over fences, with the exception of his debut at Tipperary in 2016. Hard to fancy on his first run since last May, but money for him would be interesting.

Form: 3/756P-8

Marakoush^p1⁵²

Age: 8| Weight: 10-12| J: J P O'Sullivan⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 102

25/1

Won a Punchestown maiden hurdle in 2015, but has failed to show much for almost two years. Cheekpieces go on here, but others preferred.

Form: P/P-PP07

Disco Musik³³

Age: 6| Weight: 9-10| J: M A Enright| T: M J McDonagh| OR: 86

4/1

Moderate performer over both hurdles and fences and impossible to fancy from 3lb 'wrong'.

Form: 00PU97

Non-Runners

Pakman⁴²⁷

Weight: 10-7| Age: 11

T: W Ross J: Robbie Colgan

Forecasts

Fairly Legal (5/4), Crazyheart (3/1), Reach Up (4/1), Disco Musik (4/1), Pakman (16/1), My Manekineko (25/1), Marakoush (25/1)

Moderate fayre here and it looks a good opportunity for CRAZYHEART to add a second win in as many months, after a spill last time. Reach Up in a handicapper newcomer who could give the selection a race, but there is little else to set the pulse racing, so money for Fairly Legal may prove significant.