16:30 Listowel

Wednesday 23 September 2020

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Guinness Kerry National Handicap Chase (Grade A)

Off time: 16:30 | Winning time: 6m 7.0s

Mortal^t³²

Age: 8| Weight: 11-6| J: O R Brown⁽⁷⁾| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 153

12/1

14/1, career best when winning 12-runner handicap chase at Killarney (20.8f, soft) 32 days ago by 1¼ lengths from Robin Des Foret. Likely to continue in form.

Form: 5043-U1

Ravenhill¹⁹⁷

Age: 10| Weight: 11-6| J: Mr R James⁽⁷⁾| T: G Elliott| OR: 153| D

12/1

12/1, career best when winning 14-runner National Hunt Chase at Cheltenham (29.9f, soft) by 2¼ lengths from Lord Du Mesnil. Off 6 months.

Form: 2152F1-

Robin Des Foret³²

Age: 10| Weight: 11-2| J: D J Mullins| T: W P Mullins| OR: 149| C

18/1

Course winner. Nine wins from 28 NH runs. 5/1, good 1¼ lengths second of 12 to Mortal in handicap chase at Killarney (20.8f, soft) 32 days ago. Merits consideration.

Form: 650-202

Spyglass Hill⁵⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 10-13| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 146| D

7/1

Two wins from 5 runs last season. Travelling noticeably smoothly when making a race-ending mistake on handicap debut at Gowran on return 8 weeks ago. Remains with potential.

Form: 162F1-P

Doctor Duffy^v¹⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 10-12| J: K J Brouder| T: C Byrnes| OR: 145

11/2

Six wins from 23 NH runs. 2 wins from 5 runs this season. Career best when winning 14-runner handicap chase (6/1) at Ballinrobe (23f, good to soft) 17 days ago. Open to progress.

Form: 0-42211

The West's Awake^b,t⁵⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 10-10| J: Phillip Enright| T: E J O'Grady| OR: 143

22/1

66/1, good fourth of 21 in handicap chase at Galway (22.5f, soft) 56 days ago, making effort earlier than ideal.

Form: 32PP-34

Cabaret Queen⁵⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 10-9| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins| OR: 142| D

6/1

33/1, good third of 21 in handicap chase at Galway (22.5f, soft) 56 days ago, sticking to task. Not taken lightly.

Form: 1PF00-3

Moyhenna¹⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 10-8| J: J J Slevin| T: D Hogan| OR: 141

40/1

Ninth of 14 in handicap hurdle (16/1) at Ballinrobe (22.2f, good to soft) 17 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase. Must improve.

Form: 18FP4-9

Freewheelin Dylan^t²⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 10-7| J: Ricky Doyle| T: D A McLoughlin| OR: 140| CD

33/1

C&D winner. 1 win from 3 runs this season. Below form fifth of 10 in handicap hurdle (7/2) at Bellewstown (24f, heavy) 29 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase.

Form: 310-1F5

Cap York^b⁵⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 10-6| J: Sean Flanagan| T: N Meade| OR: 139| D

22/1

Latest win in chase at Naas in March. 40/1, creditable eighth of 21 in handicap chase at Galway (22.5f, soft) 56 days ago. Not easy to make a case for.

Form: 9891-08

Plan Of Attack^p¹⁹⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 10-6| J: R M Power| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 139| D

17/2

Latest win in chase at Aintree in October. 10/1, creditable fourth of 23 in handicap chase at Cheltenham (26f, soft). Off 6 months. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 0/21134-

Blazer^p1³²

Age: 9| Weight: 10-5| J: Mark Walsh| T: W P Mullins| OR: 138

12/1

6/1, creditable 3½ lengths third of 12 to Mortal in handicap chase at Killarney (20.8f, soft) 32 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time.

Form: 540-743

Three Musketeers^p⁵⁶

Age: 10| Weight: 10-5| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott| OR: 138

25/1

Untrustworthy individual. Fifteenth of 21 in handicap chase at Galway (22.5f, soft, 14/1) 56 days ago.

Form: 381/0-20

Internal Transfer⁶²

Age: 9| Weight: 10-2| J: C P McNamara⁽⁵⁾| T: E McNamara| OR: 135| D

11/1

10/3, bit below form fifth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Limerick (20f, soft) 62 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase.

Form: 011/4P-5

Ask Nile^b,t¹⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 10-0| J: Sean O'Keeffe⁽³⁾| T: S Neville| OR: 133| D

16/1

Twenty three runs since last win in 2017. Creditable 6¾ lengths third of 14 to Doctor Duffy in handicap chase at Ballinrobe (23f, good to soft, 16/1) 17 days ago.

Form: 4637-23

Demi Plie³⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-0| J: Miss A B O'Connor⁽⁵⁾| T: P Roche| OR: 133| CD

25/1

C&D winner. 7/2, creditable third of 12 in handicap at Tramore (16f, good to soft) 39 days ago. Switches from Flat to chase. Fairly useful chaser, below form on last hurdle outing. RESERVE.

Form: 21313-8

High Sparrow^p¹²

Age: 7| Weight: 9-12| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 130| BF| D

15/2

1 win from 2 runs this season. 9/4, creditable second of 9 in handicap chase at Kilbeggan (25f, good to soft) 12 days ago. Stable having good spell. Cheekpieces back on. RESERVE.

Form: S556-12

Non-Runners

Peregrine Run³

Weight: 11-10| Age: 10

T: Peter Fahey J: K C Sexton

Kupatana³²

Weight: 10-7| Age: 7

T: H De Bromhead J: D Robinson

Forza Milan¹⁹⁷

Weight: 10-5| Age: 8

T: J Nash J: Danny Mullins

Minella Times²³⁴

Weight: 9-12| Age: 7

T: H De Bromhead J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Doctor Duffy (11/2), Cabaret Queen (6/1), Spyglass Hill (7/1), High Sparrow (15/2), Plan Of Attack (17/2), Internal Transfer (11/1), Blazer (12/1), Mortal (12/1), Forza Milan (12/1), Ravenhill (12/1), Ask Nile (16/1), Kupatana (16/1), Minella Times (16/1), Robin Des Foret (18/1), Peregrine Run (20/1), The West's Awake (22/1), Cap York (22/1), Demi Plie (25/1), Three Musketeers (25/1), Freewheelin Dylan (33/1), Moyhenna (40/1)

SPYGLASS HILL progressed well over fences last season and was yet to play his cards when making a race-ending mistake on his handicap debut/return at Galway 8 weeks ago. He remains one to be positive about and gets the vote over Kupatana, who showed clear signs of a revival for this yard on her comeback at Killarney. The progressive Doctor Duffy goes for the hat-trick and completes the shortlist.