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Thursday 17 December 2020

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Bluegrass Horse Feeds Handicap Chase (0-102)

Off time: 14:21 | Winning time: 5m 26.6s

Solar Heat^v¹⁶

Age: 11| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr A Murphy⁽⁷⁾| T: Mrs D A Love| OR: 101

14/1

Temperamental sort. 40/1, creditable third of 18 in handicap hurdle at Limerick (21f, heavy) 16 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase. Not without a chance.

Form: 543-423

An Marcach³⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-13| J: K C Sexton| T: D Donovan| OR: 100

4/1

Good third of 14 in handicap chase at Clonmel (20.2f, heavy, 11/1) 35 days ago. On the upgrade recently and likely to remain competitive.

Form: 455-433

School Lane^b³⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-11| J: C P McNamara⁽⁵⁾| T: L Lennon| OR: 98

16/1

Remains a maiden after 19 NH runs. 33/1, pulled up in handicap chase at Fairyhouse (23.5f, heavy) 34 days ago, losing place around 5 out. Plenty to prove.

Form: 5P4-7BP

Macho Mover³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-10| J: R P Treacy⁽³⁾| T: E Doyle| OR: 97

22/1

Fair winner at 21f over hurdles. 40/1, eleventh of 14 in handicap chase at Clonmel (20.2f, heavy) 35 days ago, going in snatches. Very hard to make a case for.

Form: 64-8680

Anseanachai Cliste^p⁷⁴

Age: 12| Weight: 11-8| J: Daire James McConville⁽⁷⁾| T: S McConville| OR: 95

50/1

First run since leaving J. J. Lambe when pulled up in handicap chase at Clonmel (23f, soft), pulled up before 2 out. Off 8 months. Rejoined yard after leaving Alan A. H.Wells. Hard to make a case for.

Form: 46P3P-3

Pegase Amour¹⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 11-8| J: Keith Donoghue| T: L Lennon| OR: 95

13/2

Remains a maiden after 16 NH runs. 13/2 and blinkered for 1st time, creditable third of 6 in handicap hurdle at Ayr (24.3f, heavy) 17 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase. Not totally discounted.

Form: 069533

Peterstown^p²⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 11-5| J: J B Kane⁽⁵⁾| T: T Gibney| OR: 92

12/1

Remains a maiden after 16 NH runs. 33/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, eleventh of 16 in handicap chase at Naas (20f, heavy) 26 days ago. Others make more appeal.

Form: 96-6400

Kristian Goingwel^p¹⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 11-3| J: Gavin Brouder⁽⁷⁾| T: O McKiernan| OR: 90

10/3

16/1, bit below form sixth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Limerick (24f, heavy) 16 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase. Booking of Brouder a plus. Cheekpieces back on. Makes handicap chase debut.

Form: 842-756

Odds Or Evens^t²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: Simon Torrens⁽⁵⁾| T: A J Martin| OR: 90| BF

5/1

3/1, eleventh of 12 in handicap chase at Gowran (16f, heavy) 27 days ago. Up in trip. Tongue strap back on. Worth monitoring in the betting.

Form: 0/7039-0

Central Court^h,t²⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-2| J: Donagh Meyler| T: K Thornton| OR: 89

16/1

200/1, ninth of 11 in novice chase at Naas (19f, heavy) 26 days ago. Makes handicap chase debut. Plenty to prove at present.

Form: P08599

I'm Not Alone^p,t⁶⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Ricky Doyle| T: C O'Dwyer| OR: 89

15/2

Winner in chase at Wexford in September. 8/1, respectable fourth of 18 in handicap chase at Punchestown (22f, soft) 64 days ago. Not taken lightly.

Form: P-851P4

Like A Demon^b1¹⁴

Age: 10| Weight: 11-2| J: C J Orr⁽³⁾| T: N Slevin| OR: 89

25/1

Remains a maiden after 32 NH runs. Ninth of 14 in handicap hurdle (22/1) at Clonmel (19f, heavy) 14 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase. Blinkers on 1st time. Risky proposition at present.

Form: P5-4679

Enduring Love^t⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-1| J: A W Short| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 88

40/1

Ninth of 12 in handicap chase at Punchestown (20.4f, heavy, 25/1) 9 days ago, unsuited by way race developed. Others make more appeal.

Form: U641-P9

Non-Runners

Pacte In The Park²⁷⁷

Weight: 11-1| Age: 9

T: P J Rothwell J: Reserve 1

Duckphil³⁷

Weight: 11-8| Age: 7

T: S Millar J: Miss A O'Sullivan

Drummullagh Rocky²⁷⁰

Weight: 11-3| Age: 11

T: S McParlan J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Kristian Goingwel (10/3), An Marcach (4/1), Odds Or Evens (5/1), Pegase Amour (13/2), I'm Not Alone (15/2), Drummullagh Rocky (8/1), Peterstown (12/1), Solar Heat (14/1), Pacte In The Park (14/1), School Lane (16/1), Central Court (16/1), Duckphil (16/1), Macho Mover (22/1), Like A Demon (25/1), Enduring Love (40/1), Anseanachai Cliste (50/1)

AN MARCACH has improved his form since switched to chasing and, following an encouraging third in a handicap at Clonmel last month, he makes most appeal in a race where plenty have something to prove. I'm Not Alone at least arrives in form, so he's a potential threat, while Pegase Amour is also considered having edged down to an appealing mark.