17:15 Galway

Wednesday 7 October 2020

All13:5514:2715:0215:3716:1016:1216:4517:1517:45

Guinness Handicap Chase

Off time: 17:15 | Winning time: 4m 46.5s

Thecraicisninety^p⁷⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 11-10| J: Mark Walsh| T: P Roche| OR: 133| D

9/1

Creditable third of 11 in handicap chase at this C&D back in July, only getting run out of things late on. Fancied to go well again.

Form: P824-23

Mick The Jiver¹¹

Age: 10| Weight: 11-7| J: Simon Torrens⁽⁵⁾| T: E O'Grady| OR: 130

100/1

Sixth of 8 in handicap chase at Listowel (17f, soft, 25/1) 11 days ago, tailed off some way out. Best efforts have come at 3m+ which has to be a concern here.

Form: 61755-6

Mr Diablo⁶⁸

Age: 11| Weight: 11-7| J: L P Dempsey| T: J P Dempsey| OR: 130

18/1

Twelve runs since last win in 2017. 40/1, very good second of 15 in handicap chase at this course (22.5f, soft) 68 days ago. Now he needs to back that up.

Form: 82/706-2

Diamond Turf^p,t²¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott| OR: 127

16/1

9/2, good second of 10 in handicap chase at Gowran (18f, heavy) in March, finding only a progressive sort too strong. Should remain competitive in handicaps on return.

Form: P/33422-

Bridge Native^t³⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 10-13| J: C J Orr⁽⁵⁾| T: Mrs D A Love| OR: 122| C| D

7/2

3 wins from 6 runs this season. 7/1, won 18-runner handicap hurdle at this course (16.6f, soft) 30 days ago, driven clear. Switches from hurdles to chase. Not taken lightly.

Form: U51311

Paris Texas^h³³

Age: 7| Weight: 10-12| J: J S McGarvey| T: P Roche| OR: 121

40/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2018. 14/1, eighth of 10 in handicap chase at Kilbeggan (19.9f, good to soft) 33 days ago. Worth noting if market speaks in his favour.

Form: P5U4-P8

Scheu Time^t³⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 10-11| J: Gavin Brouder⁽⁷⁾| T: J Nash| OR: 120

11/1

Fairly useful winner at 16f over hurdles. Creditable fourth of 11 in novice chase at this C&D 30 days ago. That was a step back in the right direction and he remains low mileage as a chaser.

Form: 43-2574

Benefit Run¹⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 10-10| J: Sean O'Keeffe⁽³⁾| T: R O'Sullivan| OR: 119| BF| D

15/2

Latest win in chase at Sligo in September. 7/4, creditable second of 8 in handicap chase at Navan (20f, good) 18 days ago.

Form: 24-2312

Ballyegan Hero¹²

Age: 9| Weight: 10-9| J: C P McNamara⁽⁵⁾| T: J J Walsh| OR: 118| C

17/2

Nineteen runs since last win in 2017. Creditable sixth of 10 in handicap chase at Listowel (22f, soft, 11/2) 12 days ago.

Form: 26-2226

Pilbara¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 10-9| J: Brian Hayes| T: E Mullins| OR: 118

15/8

2 wins from 5 runs this season. Latest win in hurdle at Cork in July. 7/1, second of 6 in novice chase at Listowel (22f, soft) 14 days ago. Makes handicap chase debut. Expected to be thereabouts.

Form: U-11252

Stormey^t⁹

Age: 10| Weight: 10-9| J: P J Carberry| T: S J Mahon| OR: 118

66/1

Twenty five runs since last win in 2017. Well-beaten last of 7 to Benruben in Gr 3 chase at Roscommon (16.6f, good, 150/1) 9 days ago.

Form: 6-53557

Dollar Value^h²³

Age: 5| Weight: 10-7| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: T G McCourt| OR: 116

22/1

Latest win in chase at Downpatrick in August. Fourth of 6 in handicap chase at Sligo (17.8f, good, 3/1) 23 days ago. Had previously impressed over fences and no surprise to see him do better again.

Form: U-34314

Sil Ver Klass^t³⁰²

Age: 6| Weight: 10-7| J: Sean Flanagan| T: A J Martin| OR: 116

25/1

10/1, below form ninth of 15 in novice chase at Tramore (21.4f, heavy) in December. Worth noting if the market speaks in his favour on return/handicap debut.

Form: 2/28389-

Forecasts

Pilbara (15/8), Bridge Native (7/2), Benefit Run (15/2), Ballyegan Hero (17/2), Thecraicisninety (9/1), Scheu Time (11/1), Diamond Turf (16/1), Mr Diablo (18/1), Dollar Value (22/1), Sil Ver Klass (25/1), Paris Texas (40/1), Stormey (66/1), Mick The Jiver (100/1)

PILBARA found a jolt of improvement over hurdles upon returning to action during the summer and ran his best race to date over fences when runner-up in a Listowel novice (22f) 2 weeks ago. His opening mark in this sphere looks exploitable and he can continue the good work. Bridge Native and Thecraicisninety head up the dangers, along with Diamond Turf.