16:15 Tramore

Sunday 16 August 2020

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Heinz Pollmeier Memorial Handicap Chase (0-109)

Off time: 16:15 | Winning time: 4m 4.20s

Josephina^t¹⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Sean O'Keeffe⁽⁵⁾| T: A Mullins| OR: 106| BF| CD

2/1

Respectable third of 14 in novice chase at Kilbeggan (19f, good to soft, 2/1) 15 days ago. Booking of O'Keeffe a plus. Makes handicap chase debut. Thriving, and sure to go well again.

Form: 7038-33

Captain Cobajay^p,t¹¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-8| J: E Walsh⁽⁷⁾| T: E Sheehy| OR: 100| D

15/2

Form: 8-00862

Shantou Warrior²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: A W Short| T: Mrs P Dobbs| OR: 95

9/1

Fair winner at 20f over hurdles. Below form ninth of 15 in novice chase (20/1) at Tipperary (20f, soft) 28 days ago. Makes handicap chase debut from a mark that probably overestimates him.

Form: 10F8-79

Alice Johnston^p,t¹¹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-12| J: Aidan Kelly⁽⁷⁾| T: P Roche| OR: 90| BF

4/1

Remains a maiden after 19 NH runs. Fourth of 6 in handicap chase (11/10) at Wexford (16f, soft) 11 days ago. Cheekpieces back on. Merits consideration.

Form: 93-7324

Jack Holiday²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 10-9| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: J F Gleeson| OR: 87

10/3

20/1, ninth of 15 in handicap chase at Tipperary (20f, soft) 28 days ago. Overall profile is fairly uninspiring.

Form: 0870-99

Mr Jacaranda^t¹⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 10-8| J: Phillip Enright| T: A J Martin| OR: 86

10/1

Tenth of 14 in handicap chase at Kilbeggan (21.8f, good to soft, 11/1) 15 days ago. Down in trip. Might come on for the run, but needs to show more than he has previously over fences.

Form: 40084-0

American Image¹⁵

Age: 12| Weight: 10-2| J: Miss A O'Sullivan⁽⁷⁾| T: S Millar| OR: 80

20/1

Fifth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Kilbeggan (16f, good to soft, 50/1) 15 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase. Makes handicap chase debut.

Form: 764PP-5

Non-Runners

Bellgrove²²

Weight: 11-10| Age: 12

T: P M Cloke J: Rachael Blackmore

Athloman Cottage¹⁴

Weight: 11-2| Age: 8

T: D Duggan J: A McCurtin

Captain Commander³³⁹

Weight: 9-12| Age: 8

T: P J Hayes J: C P McNamara

Forecasts

Josephina (2/1), Jack Holiday (10/3), Alice Johnston (4/1), Captain Cobajay (15/2), Shantou Warrior (9/1), Mr Jacaranda (10/1), Bellgrove (16/1), American Image (20/1), Athloman Cottage (25/1), Captain Commander (33/1)

ALICE JOHNSTON put up a rather lacklustre effort at Wexford last time but had looked ahead of her mark when narrowly touched off at this track on her previous outing, so she's worth another chance to build on that. Josephina and Captain Cobajay are the pair that actually arrive in form, so they strike as the obvious alternatives.