16:50 Kilbeggan

Monday 12 October 2020

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Mullingar Veterans Handicap Chase

Off time: 16:51 | Winning time: 5m 15.60s

Out Sam^t,v²⁰⁴

Age: 11| Weight: 11-10| J: Kevin Sexton| T: G Elliott| OR: 126

11/1

Unreliable type. Fourteen runs since last win in 2018 and pulled up in handicap chase (12/1) at Downpatrick (28.6f, good to soft) 6 months. Significantly down in trip and others preferred.

Form: P3063P-

Full Cry^b1,t¹²

Age: 10| Weight: 11-9| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 125| CD

12/1

Unreliable sort. Modest seventh of 12 in handicap chase (25/1) at Punchestown (20.9f, soft) 12 days ago. Blinkers on 1st time and C&D winner but hard to warm to.

Form: 59-9277

Kilkishen^p⁹

Age: 10| Weight: 11-9| J: J S McGarvey| T: J J Hanlon| OR: 125| C| D

9/1

28/1, creditable fifth of 11 in handicap chase at Gowran (25f, good) 9 days ago, needing stiffer test. Down in trip but stable having good spell so respected with cheekpieces back on.

Form: P9P655

Riviera Sun^p,t⁵⁷

Age: 11| Weight: 11-8| J: Simon Torrens⁽⁵⁾| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 124| CD

13/2

C&D winner but only ninth of 12 in handicap chase at Tramore (21.4f, good) 57 days ago. Needs to bounce back.

Form: P/P16-29

Nobody Home³⁸

Age: 10| Weight: 11-0| J: C D Timmons⁽³⁾| T: E Cawley| OR: 116| CD

7/2

C&D winner who arrives on back of good third of 10 in handicap chase back here (good to soft) 38 days ago. Has to be taken seriously nudged up just 1 lb.

Form: 40/P02-3

Venitien De Mai²¹⁸

Age: 11| Weight: 11-0| J: L P Dempsey| T: J T R Dreaper| OR: 116| D

40/1

Fourteen runs since last win in 2016. 33/1, thirteenth of 16 in hunter chase at Down Royal (22f, heavy). Off 9 months and hard to enthuse over.

Form: 422/025-

Kilganer Queen^t²²

Age: 10| Weight: 10-6| J: C J Orr⁽⁵⁾| T: T Cleary| OR: 108| D

8/1

Latest win in hurdle at Ballinrobe in July but only tenth of 15 at Listowel (20f, good) 22 days ago. Reverts to fences now but easily opposed.

Form: 615450

Definite Soldier^p,t¹⁶

Age: 11| Weight: 10-2| J: A W Short| T: J A Kinsella| OR: 104| D

33/1

Fourteen runs since last win in 2016, and off course 2 years since below-form eighth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Gowran (24f). Very hard to enthuse over on his return.

Form: 4P28/84

Brogine¹

Age: 10| Weight: 10-0| J: C P McNamara⁽⁵⁾| T: S Braddish| OR: 102| D

11/4

Latest win in hurdle at Ballinrobe in August. 34 lengths fourth of 6 to My Sister Sarah in listed mares event at Limerick (22.4f, heavy, 40/1) 1 day ago. Switches from hurdles to chase.

Form: 221774

Bellgrove¹²

Age: 12| Weight: 9-12| J: Sean O'Keeffe⁽³⁾| T: P M Cloke| OR: 97| D

12/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2019 but took a step back in right direction when third of 17 in handicap chase at Punchestown (22f, soft, 40/1) 12 days ago. Not dismissed lightly off reduced mark.

Form: 370-793

Non-Runners

All The Chimneys⁸

Weight: 10-5| Age: 11

T: W J Austin J: T Ryan

Forecasts

Brogine (11/4), Nobody Home (7/2), All The Chimneys (9/2), Riviera Sun (13/2), Kilganer Queen (8/1), Kilkishen (9/1), Out Sam (11/1), Bellgrove (12/1), Full Cry (12/1), Definite Soldier (33/1), Venitien De Mai (40/1)

NOBODY HOME arrives in good form and can boast a C&D win so is taken to lead them home here. Bellgrove has slipped in the weights so is well worth considering after hinting at a return to his best when third at Punchestown recently, while Kilkishen is another who can have a say if the cheekpieces eke out some improvement again.