17:00 Cork

Sunday 18 October 2020

All13:3514:0714:4215:1715:5216:2717:0017:30

coopsuperstores.ie Handicap Chase (Grade B)

Off time: 17:00 | Winning time: 4m 24.50s

Us And Them^b,t⁵⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: J J Slevin| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 146| C

13/2

Thirteen runs since last win in 2018. 14/1, eighth of 12 in handicap chase at Killarney (20.8f, soft) 57 days ago. Risky proposition at present.

Form: 7883-08

Ornua²⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 11-5| J: D Robinson⁽³⁾| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 144

8/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2019. 4/1, second of 3 in minor event chase at Listowel (20f, good) 28 days ago.

Form: 2-83332

Lakemilan^h¹⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 11-0| J: Simon Torrens⁽⁵⁾| T: T O'Brien| OR: 139| CD

5/1

Won this race 12 months ago. Not disgraced in hurdle/Flat handicap this year and good chance this has been the target all along.

Form: 12218-5

Jan Maat⁸¹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-11| J: Mike O'Connor⁽⁷⁾| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 136

11/1

Respectable sixth of 11 in handicap chase at Galway (18.2f, soft, 5/1) 81 days ago. Competitive off this mark on his best form.

Form: 2210-56

Quamino^t⁴⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 10-10| J: B J Cooper| T: P Nolan| OR: 135

12/1

1 win from 3 runs this season. Reported breathing problem when pulled up in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (20.3f, soft, 13/2) 40 days ago, folding tamely 3 out. Switches from hurdles to chase.

Form: 598-14P

Abbey Magic⁴⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 10-9| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 134| D

3/1

Promising type. 5/1, very good second of 10 in handicap chase at Kilbeggan (20f, good to soft) on return form absence 44 days ago, collared only late on after looking in control. Mroe to come.

Form: 00111/2

Debuchet⁴²

Age: 7| Weight: 10-7| J: Paul Townend| T: Ms M Mullins| OR: 132

7/2

Below form seventh of 14 in handicap chase at Ballinrobe (23f, good to soft, 12/1) 42 days ago. Back down in trip. Others more persuasive.

Form: 12393-7

Dakota Moirette^p¹⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-12| J: Gavin Brouder⁽⁷⁾| T: G Elliott| OR: 121

9/1

One win from 28 NH runs. Twenty four runs since last win in 2016. 9/2, good second of 7 in novice chase at Punchestown (19.4f, good to soft) 19 days ago.

Form: PF424-2

Non-Runners

Articulum²³⁸

Weight: 11-10| Age: 10

T: T O'Brien J: Sean Flanagan

Timoteo³²⁸

Weight: 10-4| Age: 7

T: G Elliott J: C J Orr

Light That¹⁴

Weight: 10-3| Age: 8

T: Mrs J Harrington J: P D Kennedy

Lever Du Soleil⁸

Weight: 9-12| Age: 5

T: G P Cromwell J: C P McNamara

Forecasts

Abbey Magic (3/1), Debuchet (7/2), Lakemilan (5/1), Us And Them (13/2), Ornua (8/1), Timoteo (8/1), Lever Du Soleil (8/1), Articulum (8/1), Dakota Moirette (9/1), Jan Maat (11/1), Quamino (12/1), Light That (16/1)

ABBEY MAGIC made a very encouraging return from a long lay-off when second at Kilbeggan last month and is taken to build on that and go one better now. Timoteo hasn't stood much racing in Britain in recent times but he looked a promising chaser early in 2019 and it'll be interesting to see what Gordon Elliott can do with him. Last year's winner Lakemilan also makes the shortlist.