15:00 Punchestown

Tuesday 8 December 2020

All12:2512:5513:2514:0014:3015:0015:30

Barry Geraghty Autobiography True Colours Handicap Chase

Off time: 15:02 | Winning time: 5m 50.5s

La Tektor^t⁴⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 12-0| J: D F O'Regan| T: A J Martin| OR: 120| D

10/3

Promising type. Fairly useful winner at 20f over hurdles. 20/1, very good sixth of 10 in novice chase at Galway (18.2f, heavy) 45 days ago, left poorly placed. Makes handicap chase debut.

Form: 21/03F-6

Chosen Hour²⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-10| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: S Aherne| OR: 116| C

14/1

Course winner. 16/1, ninth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (19.5f, heavy) 28 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase. Makes handicap chase debut. Others more persuasive.

Form: 60U1-69

Niccolai^t³³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-8| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 114

14/1

14/1, below-form sixth of 13 in handicap chase at Thurles (18f, soft) 33 days ago.

Form: 14P55-6

Chief Of Police¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: Simon Torrens⁽⁵⁾| T: O McKiernan| OR: 112

9/1

8/1, respectable seventh of 17 in handicap hurdle at Navan (16f, heavy) 16 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase. Back up in trip. Must improve.

Form: 1-35307

Sunrise Lady⁴¹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-4| J: Ricky Doyle| T: C O'Dwyer| OR: 110| BF| C

10/1

Course winner. Latest win in chase here in October. Below-form fourth of 12 in handicap chase (7/2) at this course (19.6f, good to soft) 41 days ago.

Form: 9-64314

Goodnightngodbless^t¹⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-3| J: J S McGarvey| T: J Motherway| OR: 109

8/1

Fairly useful winner at 24f over hurdles. 28/1, respectable sixth of 16 in handicap chase at Naas (20f, heavy) 17 days ago.

Form: 62675-6

Hoke Colburn¹⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 11-3| J: Phillip Enright| T: B McMahon| OR: 109| D

7/1

Runner-up at Galway/Clonmel before not seen to best effect when seventh of 13 in handicap chase (5/1) at Fairyhouse (21.2f, soft) 10 days ago. Shortlist material.

Form: 4-44227

Scully's Dream^t¹⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 11-3| J: Mr J J O'Neill⁽⁷⁾| T: James Andrew Fahey| OR: 109

15/2

Twelve runs since last win in 2017. 14/1, unseated rider in handicap chase at Fairyhouse (21.2f, soft) 10 days ago.

Form: 26623U

Bitview Colin^b¹⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 11-0| J: J P O'Sullivan⁽⁷⁾| T: J P Ryan| OR: 106| D

12/1

Latest win in chase at Listowel in September. Respectable sixth of 12 in handicap chase (7/1) at Gowran (16f, heavy) 18 days ago, not knocked about. Back up in trip. Not taken lightly.

Form: 714226

Sir Bob^h1¹⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-0| J: Mark Walsh| T: R Tyner| OR: 106

22/1

Remains a maiden after 16 NH runs. Last of 12 in handicap chase at Gowran (16f, heavy, 22/1) 18 days ago. Back up in trip. Hooded for 1st time.

Form: FP2-800

Hilltop Supreme¹⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 10-3| J: K J Brouder| T: D E Fitzgerald| OR: 95

11/2

20/1, good fourth of 16 in handicap chase at Naas (20f, heavy) 17 days ago, faring best of those held up. Can give a good account.

Form: 2F6-F84

Enduring Love^t²⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 9-12| J: A W Short| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 90

25/1

16/1, pulled up in handicap chase at Fairyhouse (23.5f, heavy) 25 days ago, weakening after next.

Form: 6U641-P

Forecasts

La Tektor (10/3), Hilltop Supreme (11/2), Hoke Colburn (7/1), Scully's Dream (15/2), Goodnightngodbless (8/1), Chief Of Police (9/1), Sunrise Lady (10/1), Bitview Colin (12/1), Chosen Hour (14/1), Niccolai (14/1), Sir Bob (22/1), Enduring Love (25/1)

HOKE COLBURN wasn't seen to best effect at Fairyhouse 10 days ago remains of interest having looked in top form prior to that. La Tektor caught the eye on his comeback at Galway and surely has more to offer in this sphere given his hurdles form, while Hilltop Supreme should be in the mix again off his light weight.