16:00 Wexford

Wednesday 5 August 2020

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Barrow Handicap Chase (0-109)

Off time: 16:00 | Winning time: 4m 5.0s

Roachdale House¹¹

Age: 9| Weight: 12-0| J: Keith Donoghue| T: P W Flynn| OR: 107| D

5/2

Put some in consistent chase form behind him when finishing runner-up at Roscommon last month on the back of some uninspiring runs over hurdles and on the Flat; tends to need a lot of luck in running but fair chance now confidence is up.

Form: 200-723

Captain Cobajay^p¹¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: E Walsh⁽⁷⁾| T: E Sheehy| OR: 97| CD

6/1

Winner over fences of a Fairyhouse handicap over this trip in October; sent back over hurdles after falling in chase at Thurles later that month; two poor recent efforts over fences and possibly in need of relief from the handicapper.

Form: F8-0086

Alice Johnston^h,t¹¹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-11| J: J S McGarvey| T: P Roche| OR: 90

11/10

Various headgear additions have seen an improved mare on her last two starts at Tipperary and Tramore; going in the right direction and certainly one to consider.

Form: 293-732

Fairymount Boy¹⁷

Age: 11| Weight: 10-2| J: J M Moore| T: M Hourigan| OR: 81| D

7/1

Mixing chasing with hurdling without much success in a number of starts last season and reappearance run at Tipperary in July did not hint at being competitive any time soon.

Form: 39938-0

Presenting Hunzy¹⁹⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 10-2| J: Phillip Enright| T: J J Walsh| OR: 81

14/1

10-race maiden, beaten wide margins all starts so far under rules and trend likely to continue on fourth start over fences.

Form: 000908-

The Broom Squire^p¹⁵⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 9-13| J: A W Short⁽³⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 78

25/1

Beaten over 100 lengths only on chase finish from four starts; difficult to see where the improvement will come from.

Form: P/00PPP-

Non-Runners

Arch Melody²⁷⁹

Weight: 11-13| Age: 8

T: J Morrison J: Sean O'Keeffe

Bective Cave¹¹

Weight: 11-4| Age: 12

T: M J Smith J: Paul Townend

Jack Holiday¹⁷

Weight: 10-8| Age: 6

T: J F Gleeson J: C A Landers

Forecasts

Alice Johnston (11/10), Bective Cave (9/4), Roachdale House (5/2), Captain Cobajay (6/1), Arch Melody (13/2), Fairymount Boy (7/1), Presenting Hunzy (14/1), The Broom Squire (25/1), Jack Holiday (25/1)

Since the fitting of a hood and a tongue-tie ALICE JOHNSON has produced some tidy displays in defeat at Tipperary and Tramore. If continuing on her upward progress then she looks to have a decent chance of a breakthrough success at the seventh time of asking. Bective Cave is a much better hurdler but has ability over fences and can race off a much more favourable mark. He ran a fair race last time at Tramore (though beaten at odds-on). There is a race to be won with him. Roachdale House has been showing a nice consistency over fences of late and given some luck in running, he should go well.