14:25 Punchestown

Wednesday 30 September 2020

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Irish Stallion Farms EBF Handicap Chase

Off time: 14:25 | Winning time: 5m 48.8s

Scoir Mear²⁴

Age: 10| Weight: 11-11| J: Simon Torrens⁽⁵⁾| T: T Mullins| OR: 131

7/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2019. Third of 5 in minor event chase at Ballinrobe (19.5f, good to soft, 12/1) 24 days ago. That was his first start for 6 months and he's entitled to be sharper here.

Form: 00722-3

Demain Des L'Aube⁴⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-8| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 128

9/2

Form: 2PFP-64

Line Out²⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 11-8| J: D F O'Regan| T: J E Kiely| OR: 128

4/1

Career best when winning 9-runner novice chase at Ballinrobe (23f, good to soft, 9/4) 24 days ago. Makes handicap chase debut. Has good chance on form.

Form: 3-72341

Full Cry^p,t¹⁹

Age: 10| Weight: 11-7| J: D P Holden⁽⁷⁾| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 127

25/1

Thirteen runs since last win in 2018. Seventh of 9 in handicap chase (11/1) at Kilbeggan (25f, good to soft) 19 days ago. Needs to bounce back to figure here.

Form: 859-927

Cooldine Bog^v1⁶²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: A Slattery| OR: 124

8/1

Creditable sixth of 12 in handicap hurdle (11/2) at Galway (24f, good to soft) 62 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase. Visor on 1st time.

Form: 040-336

Stylish Moment^p¹⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-2| J: Phillip Enright| T: E Doyle| OR: 122

12/1

5/1, creditable second of 8 in handicap chase at Sligo (17.8f, good) 16 days ago, no match for winner. Remains 11 lb above last winning mark but not discounted for each-way purposes.

Form: 22-8442

A Place Apart²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 10-10| J: C P McNamara⁽⁵⁾| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 116

12/1

Fair winner at 19f over hurdles. 5/1, creditable fifth of 16 in handicap at Navan (14f, good to soft) 25 days ago, unable to sustain effort. Previous exploits over fences were underwhelming, however.

Form: 3P/55-F0

Flirting Lesa²³

Age: 9| Weight: 10-10| J: C J Orr⁽⁵⁾| T: P J Hayes| OR: 116| C

13/2

Course winner. 12/1, career best when winning 10-runner handicap chase at Galway (18.2f, soft) 23 days ago, well ridden. Claims if replicating that here.

Form: 1362-P1

Western Sea¹⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 10-7| J: L P Dempsey| T: R O'Sullivan| OR: 113| D

12/1

Stepped up on return when good second of 6 in minor event chase (13/2) at Sligo (24.7f, good) 16 days ago. This sort of mark probably within reach over fences.

Form: 343P-52

Tiantu^t¹³

Age: 7| Weight: 10-6| J: Liam Quinlan⁽⁵⁾| T: Paul Power| OR: 112

13/2

2 wins from 4 runs this season. Career best when winning 10-runner handicap chase at Tramore (16f, good, 9/1) 13 days ago, suited by emphasis on stamina. Significantly back up in trip and respected.

Form: 56-5911

Crimson Chief¹¹

Age: 8| Weight: 9-12| J: Mike O'Connor⁽⁷⁾| T: J Morrison| OR: 104

12/1

Winner in hurdle at Downpatrick in August. 13/2, creditable fourth of 8 in handicap chase at Navan (20f, good) 11 days ago.

Form: 54-2814

Little Haarth¹¹

Age: 10| Weight: 9-12| J: A W Short| T: D McDonogh| OR: 102| D

80/1

Thirty seven runs since last win in 2016. Sixth of 8 in handicap chase (20/1) at Navan (20f, good) 11 days ago. Possible that run was still needed but others make greater appeal.

Form: 0662-96

Non-Runners

Macgiloney²⁴

Weight: 11-8| Age: 7

T: D Hogan J: S A Mulcahy

Make My Heart Fly²⁴

Weight: 11-3| Age: 8

T: G Elliott J: Jack Kennedy

Forecasts

Line Out (4/1), Demain Des L'Aube (9/2), Flirting Lesa (13/2), Tiantu (13/2), Scoir Mear (7/1), Cooldine Bog (8/1), Macgiloney (10/1), Make My Heart Fly (12/1), Western Sea (12/1), Crimson Chief (12/1), Stylish Moment (12/1), A Place Apart (12/1), Full Cry (25/1), Little Haarth (80/1)

Useful at his best over hurdles, LINE OUT benefited from the return to less testing conditions when off the mark in a Ballinrobe maiden chase 3 weeks ago. He gets the nod to continue the good work now handicapping in this sphere. Tiantu is going the right way now and is feared most, ahead of Flirting Lesa.