15:35 Down Royal

Friday 30 October 2020

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Ladbrokes Handicap Chase

Off time: 15:35 | Winning time: 4m 14.20s

Timoteo³⁴⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-10| J: Keith Donoghue| T: G Elliott| OR: 129| D

10/1

Useful dual winning chaser for Alan King. Pulled up at Kempton when last seen 11 months ago but has since joined Gordon Elliott and remains low mileage.

Form: 7511/8P-

Light That^t²⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 11-9| J: Sean O'Keeffe⁽³⁾| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 128| D

50/1

Last of 11 in handicap hurdle at Tipperary (16f, good to soft, 28/1) 26 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase.

Form: 1/967P-0

Diamond Turf^p,t²³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: E O'Connell⁽⁵⁾| T: G Elliott| OR: 126| D

16/1

Shaped as if better for the run when 22½ lengths seventh of 13 to Scheu Time in handicap chase at Galway (18.2f, soft, 16/1) 23 days ago.

Form: 33422-7

Bridge Native^t⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 11-6| J: C J Orr⁽⁵⁾| T: Mrs D A Love| OR: 125| BF| D

5/1

14/1, respectable fourth of 9 in maiden at Navan (14f, soft) 8 days ago, ridden too aggressively. Switches from Flat to chase.

Form: 131122

Scheu Time^t²³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-6| J: Gavin Brouder⁽⁷⁾| T: J Nash| OR: 125| D

11/2

Fairly useful winner at 2m over hurdles. Showed improved form to open his account over fences in 13-runner handicap chase at Galway (18.2f) 23 days ago by head from Bridge Native. May do better still.

Form: 3-25741

Lever Du Soleil²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: J M Moore| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 123| BF| D

15/2

Fifteen runs since last win in 2018. Switches from Flat to chase. Ran creditably on last chase outing. Makes handicap chase debut.

Form: 20-5723

Email Rose³⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-1| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 120| BF| D

10/1

Fairly useful winner at 16f over hurdles. 11/4, folded as if amiss when pulled up in handicap chase at Listowel (17f, soft) 34 days ago, soon beaten after 4 out.

Form: F2-145P

Benefit Run²³

Age: 8| Weight: 11-0| J: Simon Torrens⁽⁵⁾| T: R O'Sullivan| OR: 119| D

13/2

Latest win in chase at Sligo in September. Creditable 5½ lengths fourth of 13 to Scheu Time in handicap chase (15/2) at Galway (18.2f, soft) 23 days ago.

Form: 4-23124

Conright Boy^t²²⁷

Age: 11| Weight: 10-11| J: Donagh Meyler| T: Mrs C O'Leary| OR: 116| BF| CD

28/1

Latest win in chase at Navan in March. Good second of 7 in handicap chase at Wexford (16f, heavy, 9/4). Off 7 months.

Form: 2P2212-

Ar Eagla Na Heagla^b,t⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 10-7| J: D F O'Regan| T: Francis Casey| OR: 112| CD

7/1

C&D winner. Tongue strap on for 1st time in this code, good fifth of 13 in handicap chase at Thurles (18f, good to soft, 9/1) 8 days ago. Not taken lightly.

Form: 1-63655

Envol Pierji²⁴³

Age: 6| Weight: 10-5| J: N P Madden| T: Miss E Doyle| OR: 110

11/1

Winner in hurdle at Tramore in October 2019. 9/2, seventh of 8 in novice chase at Leopardstown (17f, heavy). Off 8 months. Makes handicap chase debut. Should improve.

Form: 4/17467-

Schmidt¹⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 9-13| J: C D Maxwell| T: S R B Crawford| OR: 104| D

80/1

Tongue strap on for 1st time, fourteenth of 18 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (20.2f, soft, 66/1) 17 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase. Makes handicap chase debut.

Form: 4000/00

British Art^p²¹

Age: 8| Weight: 9-12| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: R K Watson| OR: 102| C

17/2

Fair winner at 19f over hurdles but is yet to match that form in this sphere. Cheekpieces refitted for handicap debut.

Form: 834-187

Forecasts

Bridge Native (5/1), Scheu Time (11/2), Benefit Run (13/2), Ar Eagla Na Heagla (7/1), Lever Du Soleil (15/2), British Art (17/2), Email Rose (10/1), Timoteo (10/1), Envol Pierji (11/1), Diamond Turf (16/1), Conright Boy (28/1), Light That (50/1), Schmidt (80/1)

TIMOTEO has very few miles on the clock over fences and looks interesting on his first start for Gordon Elliott. Galway winner Scheu Time may still have a bit more to offer in this sphere and is feared, along with Ar Eagla Na Heagla.