13:50 Galway

Sunday 25 October 2020

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Play In Pink Handicap Chase

Off time: 13:50 | Winning time: 5m 58.70s

Kitten Rock^p²²²

Age: 10| Weight: 11-10| J: Paul Townend| T: E J O'Grady| OR: 136

12/1

Seven wins from 19 NH runs. Fourth of 7 in handicap chase at Wexford (20f, heavy, 4/1). Off 7 months.

Form: 20/6024-

Discordantly²¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: P D Kennedy| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 132

14/1

Latest win in chase at Gowran in March. Fourth of 5 in minor event chase (14/1) at Clonmel (20f, soft). Off 7 months. Makes handicap chase debut.

Form: 3F5F14-

The Red Menace^b,t⁶¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: B Browne⁽³⁾| T: S K Ryder| OR: 132| CD

33/1

C&D winner. Ninth of 10 in handicap hurdle (7/1) at Bellewstown (24f, heavy) 61 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase. First run for yard after leaving Noel Meade.

Form: 18P-059

Minella Till Dawn^p²²⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 11-3| J: B J Cooper| T: G Elliott| OR: 129

12/1

Latest win in chase at Cork in January. 16/1, creditable third of 10 in handicap chase at Navan (24f, heavy). Off 7 months.

Form: 8/3F1P3-

Beyond The Law^t³⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 11-2| J: D J McInerney| T: M F Morris| OR: 128

7/1

Good second of 10 in handicap chase at Listowel (22f, soft, 14/1) on reappearance 30 days ago, cutting out a lot of the running. Enters calculations.

Form: 8P650-2

Mindsmadeup¹⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 11-2| J: Keith Donoghue| T: M J Smith| OR: 128| CD

9/1

C&D winner. 2 wins from 4 runs this season. Latest win in chase here in July. Below form eighth of 16 in handicap chase at Limerick (24f, heavy, 20/1) 14 days ago.

Form: 00-11P8

Chavi Artist¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-0| J: D J Mullins| T: T Mullins| OR: 126

7/2

Good second at Ballinrobe last month and shaped as if still very much in form when unseating at Limerick (3m, heavy) 14 days ago. Has to be taken seriously.

Form: PP-042U

Stacks Mountain³²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-0| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 126

4/1

5/2, career best when winning 6-runner maiden at Listowel (22f, soft) 32 days ago, kept up to work. Yard in good form. Makes handicap chase debut. Bold bid expected.

Form: 930-U31

Konitho⁴⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: Mark Walsh| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 123

9/2

Fairly useful hurdle winner. Promise when placed in maiden chases last twice and appeals as likely improver now handicapping over further.

Form: 15/7-623

Minellafordollars⁶⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 10-9| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: G Elliott| OR: 121

15/2

Useful winner at 20f over hurdles. 16/1, sixth of 8 in novice chase at Killarney (22.8f, heavy) 66 days ago. Makes handicap chase debut.

Form: 3184/6-6

Definite Soldier^p,t¹³

Age: 11| Weight: 9-12| J: A W Short| T: J A Kinsella| OR: 102

40/1

Fifteen runs since last win in 2016. 33/1, 13 lengths third of 10 in handicap chase at Kilbeggan (19.9f, soft) 13 days ago, doing too much too soon. This probably too competitive for him.

Form: P28/843

Forecasts

Chavi Artist (7/2), Stacks Mountain (4/1), Konitho (9/2), Beyond The Law (7/1), Minellafordollars (15/2), Mindsmadeup (9/1), Minella Till Dawn (12/1), Kitten Rock (12/1), Discordantly (14/1), The Red Menace (33/1), Definite Soldier (40/1)

CHAVI ARTIST shaped as if still very much in form until unseating in the Munster National at Limerick and gets the nod. Konitho has shaped well when placed in maiden events on his last 2 starts and should have more to offer now handicapping in this sphere. Henry de Bromhead's Listowel maiden winner Stacks Mountain also merits plenty of respect.