15:50 Listowel

Friday 25 September 2020

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Paud, Sarah & Mary Fitzmaurice Memorial Handicap Chase (0-109)

Off time: 15:50 | Winning time: 5m 33.2s

Memory Tree^t⁴^{(ex 5)}

Age: 6| Weight: 12-5| J: Mr P Power⁽⁷⁾| T: Paul Power| OR: 108| CD

5/2

Career best when winning 10-runner novice chase at this C&D (good, 15/2) 4 days ago. No surprise to see him out under a penalty and respected with a repeat.

Form: 00-6451

Dorans River^b1,t¹⁹

Age: 10| Weight: 11-12| J: P J Carberry| T: S J Mahon| OR: 106| CD

33/1

Unreliable type. Sixth of 9 in novice chase (50/1) at Ballinrobe (23f, good to soft) 19 days ago. Much lower mark to operate from in this sphere if fitting of blinkers perk him up.

Form: 60-P986

Blaze A Trail²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-11| J: Sean O'Keeffe⁽³⁾| T: Miss E Doyle| OR: 105| BF| D

9/2

Latest win in chase at Wexford in August. 11/4, creditable third of 10 in handicap chase at Wexford (20f, good) 20 days ago, keeping on from 2 out. Likely player here.

Form: 10-7013

Presenting Mahler⁶

Age: 10| Weight: 11-4| J: D E Mullins| T: J P Ryan| OR: 98| C| D

25/1

Course winner. Thirteen runs since last win in 2019. Last of 8 in handicap chase at Navan (20f, good, 40/1) 6 days ago. Hard to fancy on recent exploits.

Form: 8-00P08

Top Question^p1²⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-3| J: E Walsh⁽⁵⁾| T: L J Archdeacon| OR: 97

6/1

Good second of 11 in handicap chase (14/1) at Wexford (25f, soft) 27 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time but drop back in trip not an obvious move on evidence of latest run.

Form: 646-042

Hilltop Supreme¹⁸⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-2| J: K C Sexton| T: D E Fitzgerald| OR: 96

14/1

28/1, sixth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Thurles (22.4f, soft). Off 6 months. Switches from hurdles to chase and the betting may prove the best guide.

Form: 2F42F6-

Bitview Colin^b⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 11-1| J: J P O'Sullivan⁽⁷⁾| T: J P Ryan| OR: 95| D

14/1

16¾ lengths seventh of 10 to Memory Tree in novice chase at this C&D (good, 66/1) 4 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 900/8F7

Different Spot⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-1| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: P O'Flynn| OR: 95

11/2

Good fourth of 12 in novice hurdle (7/2) at Tramore (16f, good) 8 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase and another worthy of a check in the betting for clues.

Form: 35/8P-54

Avec Espoir²⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 10-12| J: Phillip Enright| T: V T O'Brien| OR: 92

11/2

Good second of 11 in handicap chase (18/1) at Wexford (25.2f, good) 20 days ago. Needs to back that up now.

Form: 660/602

Baby Bellini^t,v1¹⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 10-1| J: G P Brouder⁽⁷⁾| T: I Madden| OR: 81

18/1

One win from 25 NH runs. Thirteen runs since last win in 2018. Poor winner at 17f over hurdles. Fifth of 10 in handicap chase at Galway (18.2f, soft, 14/1) 18 days ago. Visored for 1st time.

Form: 58F-045

Non-Runners

Hoke Colburn¹⁸

Weight: 11-13| Age: 8

T: B McMahon J: Mr E Mahon

Celtic Dancer¹⁸

Weight: 11-5| Age: 7

T: E McNamara J: C P McNamara

Forecasts

Memory Tree (5/2), Blaze A Trail (9/2), Different Spot (11/2), Avec Espoir (11/2), Top Question (6/1), Hoke Colburn (8/1), Bitview Colin (14/1), Hilltop Supreme (14/1), Celtic Dancer (16/1), Baby Bellini (18/1), Presenting Mahler (25/1), Dorans River (33/1)

An open-looking contest with a chance taken on DIFFERENT SPOT. He's been plying his trade over hurdles of late but does have a point success on his record and he could well do better now his sights are set on handicaps over larger obstacles. Blaze A Trail arrives in good order and is feared, along with Memory Tree who landed a C&D maiden chase 4 days ago.