19:10 Kilbeggan

Friday 4 September 2020

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Kilsaran Handicap Chase

Off time: 19:11 | Winning time: 5m 14.20s

Abbey Magic⁶⁷⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 11-10| J: D P Holden⁽⁷⁾| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 130| CD

5/1

Won all 3 starts over fences in second half of 2018, one coming over C&D. Off since but remains open to further progress as a chaser.

Form: 100111/

Visioman⁴⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-9| J: D Robinson⁽³⁾| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 129| BF| CD

7/2

Shaped encouragingly back over fences when fourth over C&D on reappearance in June. Went backwards at Tipperary next time but could bounce back now returning to this venue.

Form: 1150-47

Woodbrook Boy^p,t¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: G P Brouder⁽⁷⁾| T: J J Hanlon| OR: 125| D

6/1

2 wins from 4 runs this season, latest in chase at Wexford in August. Possibly amiss when pulled up at Tramore (21.4f, good, 4/1) 19 days ago, dropping away from 3 out.

Form: 45-P11P

Paris Texas^h³⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-3| J: J S McGarvey| T: P Roche| OR: 123

14/1

Run best excused when pulled up in handicap chase at Galway (18.2f, soft, 9/1) on yard debut 37 days ago, all but came down fourth.

Form: 0/P5U4-P

Mutadaffeq¹³

Age: 7| Weight: 10-11| J: C D Maxwell| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 117

7/1

Latest win in chase at Clonmel in March. Eighth of 10 in handicap hurdle (14/1) at Killarney (22.8f, soft) 13 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase.

Form: 0071-28

My Manekineko¹³

Age: 11| Weight: 10-11| J: Gavin Brouder⁽⁷⁾| T: J Nash| OR: 117

10/1

Ran respectably despite finishing last of 3 in novice chase at Killarney (20.8f, soft) 13 days ago. Shortlist material.

Form: 5-42253

Nearly Nama'd^p³⁷

Age: 12| Weight: 10-11| J: N P Madden| T: A Leahy| OR: 117| CD

25/1

Unreliable type. C&D winner. Offered little after 10 months off at Galway (18.2f, soft, 50/1) 37 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 00F56-0

Crazyheart^p¹⁶⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 10-10| J: Richard Condon⁽⁷⁾| T: P Nolan| OR: 116

8/1

Creditable third of 16 in handicap chase (8/1) at Thurles (20.4f, soft) 167 days ago.

Form: 250423-

Nobody Home²²⁹

Age: 10| Weight: 10-9| J: C D Timmons⁽³⁾| T: E Cawley| OR: 115| CD

8/1

C&D winner. 20/1, good second of 11 in handicap chase at Thurles (21.5f, good to soft), closing all way to line. Off 7 months.

Form: 440/P02-

Reach Up¹⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 10-3| J: Philip Donovan⁽⁷⁾| T: J P Ryan| OR: 109

7/1

Unreliable type. Sixteen runs since last win in 2019. 7/1, fourth of 7 in handicap chase at Killarney (17f, heavy) 15 days ago. Seems to be going through the motions.

Form: 773064

Forecasts

Visioman (7/2), Abbey Magic (5/1), Woodbrook Boy (6/1), Reach Up (7/1), Mutadaffeq (7/1), Nobody Home (8/1), Crazyheart (8/1), My Manekineko (10/1), Paris Texas (14/1), Nearly Nama'd (25/1)

An open race. VISIOMAN clearly goes well at this venue (form figures 1,2,4), so he's worth another chance to build on an encouraging reappearance. Veteran My Manekineko has been in good nick of late and ought to give another good account back in handicap company, while Abbey Magic remains open to further progress as a chaser, despite returning from a long absence.