16:30 Listowel

Saturday 26 September 2020

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Charlie Chute Memorial Handicap Chase

Off time: 16:30 | Winning time: 4m 29.2s

Winter Escape^t⁵⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 11-9| J: Mark Walsh| T: A A Howard| OR: 135| D

11/4

Six wins from 20 NH runs. Not disgraced in a first-time tongue tie when ninth of 21 in handicap chase at Galway (22.5f, soft, 25/1) 59 days ago, though never threatened to get involved. Down in trip.

Form: 360P0-9

Mick The Jiver²⁰⁷

Age: 10| Weight: 11-6| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: E O'Grady| OR: 132

25/1

Latest win in chase at Navan in December. Below form fifth of 9 in handicap chase at Navan (24f, heavy, 7/2). Off 6 months. Down in trip.

Form: 461755-

Allardyce^p²⁰³

Age: 8| Weight: 10-9| J: Phillip Enright| T: E J O'Grady| OR: 121

6/1

Latest win in chase at Naas in January. Good fourth of 10 in handicap chase at Gowran (18f, heavy, 11/1). Off 6 months.

Form: 9131P4-

Email Rose⁵⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 10-8| J: R M Power| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 120| BF

11/4

Fairly useful winner at 16f over hurdles. Went backwards form chasing bow when fifth of 8 in novice at Roscommon (16.5f, soft) 54 days ago, but it's too soon to be writing him off.

Form: 7F2-145

Veneziano Springs³⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 10-4| J: Sean Flanagan| T: T O'Brien| OR: 116

11/2

12/1, shaped as if retaining ability after 9 months off when third of 7 in handicap chase at Killarney (17f, heavy) 37 days ago.

Form: 2P15/8-3

Crazyheart^p²²

Age: 9| Weight: 10-3| J: Sean O'Keeffe⁽³⁾| T: P Nolan| OR: 115

8/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2019. 8/1, probably needed the run when sixth of 10 in handicap chase at Kilbeggan (19.9f, good to soft) 22 days ago. Better expected with that under his belt.

Form: 50423-6

Nearly Nama'd^b²²

Age: 12| Weight: 10-1| J: Simon Torrens⁽⁵⁾| T: A Leahy| OR: 113| C| D

12/1

Unreliable type. Course winner. Possibly amiss when pulled up after mistake 4 out in handicap chase at Kilbeggan (19.9f, good to soft, 25/1) 22 days ago.

Form: 0F56-0P

Pound A Stroke^b¹⁸⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 9-13| J: G P Brouder⁽⁷⁾| T: E McCarthy| OR: 111

9/1

Responded well to a change of headgear when winning 6-runner handicap chase at Clonmel in March. Wasn't in the same form in a far more competitive contest at Thurles next time. Off since.

Form: 55P019-

Non-Runners

Jan Maat⁵⁹

Weight: 11-10| Age: 7

T: H De Bromhead J: Rachael Blackmore

Presenting Mahler¹

Weight: 9-12| Age: 10

T: J P Ryan J: Danny Mullins

Forecasts

Winter Escape (11/4), Email Rose (11/4), Jan Maat (4/1), Veneziano Springs (11/2), Allardyce (6/1), Crazyheart (8/1), Pound A Stroke (9/1), Nearly Nama'd (12/1), Mick The Jiver (25/1), Presenting Mahler (33/1)

JAN MAAT wasn't disgraced at Galway in July and this looks a slightly easier assignment, so he receives a tentative vote. His stablemate Email Rose shouldn't be written off just yet, while better is expected from Crazyheart this time with his reappearance under his belt.