16:05 Navan

Saturday 19 September 2020

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Double The Odds First Goalscorer Special At baroneracing.com Handicap Chase

Off time: 16:06 | Winning time: 5m 17.0s

Cusp Of Carabelli³⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-10| J: Sean Flanagan| T: D M O'Brien| OR: 123| BF| D

6/1

11/4, respectable fifth of 12 in handicap chase at Tramore (21.4f, good) 34 days ago, not seen to best effect. Player.

Form: 31-7235

Benefit Run⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 11-4| J: Sean O'Keeffe⁽³⁾| T: R O'Sullivan| OR: 117

7/4

1 win from 3 runs this season. 15/8, career best when winning 8-runner handicap chase at Sligo (17.8f, good) 5 days ago, easily. Has to be taken seriously.

Form: 124-231

Touch Of Oscar³⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: J J Slevin| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 117| D

8/1

Below form seventh of 12 in handicap chase at Tramore (21.4f, good, 9/1) 34 days ago. Must improve.

Form: 1728P-7

Mister Eddman^t1⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: B Browne⁽³⁾| T: O McKiernan| OR: 116| D

8/1

Fairly useful winner at 20f over hurdles. Very good fourth of 12 in novice chase (14/1) at Kilbeggan (19.9f, good to soft) 8 days ago. Tongue strap on 1st time. Makes handicap chase debut.

Form: 5-78634

Whatsinthecorner^t¹⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 10-11| J: J S McGarvey| T: J J Hanlon| OR: 110

7/2

2 wins from 4 runs this season. Career best when winning 13-runner handicap hurdle at Clonmel (16.4f, good, 12/1) 16 days ago, readily. Switches from hurdles to chase. Up in trip. Enters calculations.

Form: BP-1661

Crimson Chief¹⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 10-5| J: Mike O'Connor⁽⁷⁾| T: J Morrison| OR: 104

13/2

9/1, career best when winning 12-runner handicap hurdle at Downpatrick (18.8f, good) 19 days ago, driven out. Switches from hurdles to chase.

Form: 354-281

Little Haarth⁵⁸

Age: 10| Weight: 10-3| J: R P Treacy⁽³⁾| T: D McDonogh| OR: 102| C| D

20/1

Thirty six runs since last win in 2016. Ninth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Limerick (20f, soft, 40/1) 58 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase. Others more persuasive.

Form: 90662-9

Presenting Mahler¹³

Age: 10| Weight: 10-3| J: Danny Mullins| T: J P Ryan| OR: 102| D

40/1

Twelve runs since last win in 2019. Tenth of 14 in handicap hurdle (50/1) at Ballinrobe (18.3f, good to soft) 13 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase.

Form: 08-00P0

Non-Runners

Thegoaheadman⁵

Weight: 11-3| Age: 6

T: Mrs J Harrington J: R M Power

Forecasts

Benefit Run (7/4), Whatsinthecorner (7/2), Cusp Of Carabelli (6/1), Crimson Chief (13/2), Touch Of Oscar (8/1), Mister Eddman (8/1), Thegoaheadman (16/1), Little Haarth (20/1), Presenting Mahler (40/1)

BENEFIT RUN resumed winning ways with a career-best effort at Sligo on Monday and an 8 lb rise doesn't look insurmountable. Whatsinthecorner and Crimson Chief also arrive on the back of career-best wins (over hurdles) and head the dangers back over the larger obstacles.