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Foxrock Handicap Chase (0-150) (Grade B)

Off time: 14:55 | Winning time: 5m 37.50s

Articulum^t²⁸⁶

Age: 10| Weight: 11-10| J: K J Brouder| T: T O'Brien| OR: 148| BF

16/1

5/2, good 1¼ lengths second of 5 to Any Second Now in Gr 3 chase at Naas (16f, soft). Off 9 months. Back up in trip. Vulnerable to more race-fit rivals.

Form: 23FUF2-

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Saturnas⁸¹⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 11-7| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins| OR: 145

16/1

20/1, good second of 18 in handicap chase at Listowel (24f, soft). Off over 2 years. Obvious player if he retains all of his ability.

Form: 186052/

Pakens Rock²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-12| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: B J Murphy| OR: 136| D

16/1

29 lengths sixth of 7 to Felix Desjy in Craddockstown Novices' Chase at Punchestown (16.2f, heavy, 18/1) 21 days ago. Back up in trip. Makes handicap chase debut. Respected.

Form: 752116

Elwood^b1²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott| OR: 135| D

10/1

14/1, below form tenth of 22 in handicap chase at this course (24f, soft) 27 days ago. Blinkers on 1st time. Others preferred.

Form: 7132F-0

Best Behavior²⁸⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 10-10| J: B Browne⁽³⁾| T: O McKiernan| OR: 134| D

50/1

Latest win in chase at Naas in January. Fell in handicap chase at Naas (20f, soft, 7/1). Off 9 months. Up against it.

Form: U9511F-

Gun Digger^b,t²⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 10-7| J: Gavin Brouder⁽⁷⁾| T: G Elliott| OR: 131| D

33/1

Pulled up in handicap chase (50/1) at this course (24f, soft) 27 days ago. Tough to assess at present.

Form: 0P14-PP

Kitten Rock^b¹³

Age: 10| Weight: 10-6| J: Mark Walsh| T: E J O'Grady| OR: 130| C

22/1

Course winner. Seven wins from 21 NH runs. Respectable 10¾ lengths fifth of 11 to Chatham Street Lad in handicap chase (20/1) at Cork (16.7f, heavy) 13 days ago. Blinkers on 1st time.

Form: 6024-95

Massey's Wood^t³⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 10-5| J: M J Bolger| T: B Connell| OR: 129

3/1

First run since leaving Keith Henry Clarke when career best when winning 12-runner handicap chase (12/1) at Down Royal (24f, heavy) 35 days ago, driven out. Excellent claims once more.

Form: 17/P59-1

Powersbomb^t²⁰

Age: 10| Weight: 10-5| J: D F O'Regan| T: B McMahon| OR: 129| D

33/1

50/1, below form eighth of 16 in handicap chase at Punchestown (22.6f, heavy) 20 days ago. Others make more appeal.

Form: 657-258

Dis Donc²²

Age: 7| Weight: 10-2| J: C P McNamara⁽⁵⁾| T: N Meade| OR: 126| C

12/1

Excellent second of 11 in minor event chase (16/1) at Fairyhouse (16f, heavy) 22 days ago. Up in trip. Makes handicap chase debut. This will prove much tougher.

Form: 990-U52

Bois De Clamart^t²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 10-1| J: Sean Flanagan| T: Miss E Doyle| OR: 125

6/1

1 win from 2 runs this season. Latest win in chase at Tramore in October. 11/2, unseated rider in handicap chase at Punchestown (22.6f, heavy) 20 days ago. Remains open to improvement.

Form: 6F22-1U

Treacysenniscorthy⁷¹

Age: 8| Weight: 10-1| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: Robert Widger| OR: 125| BF| D

5/1

Useful winner at 24f over hurdles. Creditable fourth of 10 in handicap chase at Listowel (22f, soft, 5/2) 71 days ago. Should give another good account.

Form: 1112-04

Crossed My Mind^p³⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 10-0| J: N P Madden| T: A L T Moore| OR: 124

8/1

Fairly useful winner at 19f over hurdles. Career best when winning 13-runner handicap chase (11/1) at Thurles (18f, soft) 30 days ago, staying on well. Can make presence felt.

Form: U21/8P-1

Nobody Home^h²⁰

Age: 10| Weight: 9-13| J: C D Timmons⁽³⁾| T: E Cawley| OR: 123| D

20/1

1 win from 3 runs this season. Latest win in chase at Kilbeggan in October. 17/2, respectable fourth of 16 in handicap chase at Punchestown 20 days ago. Hood back on. Not discounted.

Form: P02-314

Benefit Run³⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 9-12| J: Simon Torrens⁽⁵⁾| T: R O'Sullivan| OR: 121

25/1

Unreliable type. Latest win in chase at Sligo in September. Ran out in handicap chase (13/2) at Down Royal (16.4f, soft) 36 days ago. Back up in trip.

Form: 23124R

Fairly Legal²⁰

Age: 10| Weight: 9-12| J: Phillip Enright| T: R Tyner| OR: 121| CD

16/1

C&D winner. 16/1, creditable fifth of 16 in handicap chase at Punchestown (22.6f, heavy) 20 days ago. Has work to do.

Form: 82/41-45

Touch Of Oscar^p1³⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-12| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 120| CD

33/1

C&D winner. Latest win in chase here in September. Well-beaten ninth of 12 to Massey's Wood in handicap chase at Down Royal 35 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Others more persuasive.

Form: P-71249

Non-Runners

Chatham Street Lad¹³

Weight: 10-13| Age: 8

T: M Winters J: Darragh O'Keeffe

Forecasts

Massey's Wood (3/1), Treacysenniscorthy (5/1), Chatham Street Lad (11/2), Bois De Clamart (6/1), Crossed My Mind (8/1), Elwood (10/1), Dis Donc (12/1), Fairly Legal (16/1), Articulum (16/1), Pakens Rock (16/1), Saturnas (16/1), Nobody Home (20/1), Kitten Rock (22/1), Benefit Run (25/1), Powersbomb (33/1), Gun Digger (33/1), Touch Of Oscar (33/1), Best Behavior (50/1)

CHATHAM STREET LAD was highly impressive when scoring at Cork recently and is fancied to defy a 9-lb rise despite this much stiffer assignment. Massey's Wood is a big danger following his winning debut for Barry Connell and Crossed My Mind also warrants plenty of respect in a hot contest.