13:00 Thurles

Sunday 20 December 2020

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Molony Cup Handicap Chase (0-109)

Off time: 13:00 | Winning time: 7m 3.70s

Ellipsism^p,t¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: P E Corbett| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 109| D

25/1

Fair winner at 25f over hurdles. Eighth of 13 in novice chase at Clonmel (16.2f, heavy, 16/1) 17 days ago. Tongue strap back on, cheekpieces back on. Makes handicap chase debut.

Form: 0P2-788

Getaday²⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Danny Mullins| T: T J Nagle-Jr| OR: 109

9/1

Creditable fourth of 14 in minor event chase (12/1) at Cork (21f, heavy) 28 days ago. Looks vulnerable.

Form: 40/3-274

Key Commander²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Donagh Meyler| T: E Doyle| OR: 109

14/1

Fair winner at 20f over hurdles. Below form eighth of 14 in minor event chase at Cork (21f, heavy, 12/1) 28 days ago. Makes handicap chase debut. Potentially well treated on hurdling form.

Form: 143-608

Ask Cory^b³⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-11| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 106

5/1

Winner in chase at Killarney in October. 4/1, bit below form second of 14 in handicap chase at Fairyhouse (23.5f, heavy) 37 days ago. Still one to be interested in.

Form: 9P-4412

Bitview Colin^b¹²

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

33/1

Latest win in chase at Listowel in September. 12/1, creditable fourth of 12 in handicap chase at Punchestown (20.4f, heavy) 12 days ago. Up in trip. Likely to give another good account.

Form: 142264

Dubai Devils^p¹⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 11-7| J: A W Short| T: P Stafford| OR: 102

40/1

One win from 24 NH runs. Seventh of 16 in handicap hurdle (66/1) at Limerick (24f, heavy) 19 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase. Plenty to find on form.

Form: 46-P667

Clonguile Way^b³⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: J M Moore| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 100| BF

12/1

Latest win in hurdle at Wexford in October. 7/2, pulled up in handicap chase at Fairyhouse (23.5f, heavy) 37 days ago. Type to bounce back quickly.

Form: 00311P

Top Question²⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-3| J: E Walsh⁽⁵⁾| T: L J Archdeacon| OR: 98

5/1

11/1, respectable fourth of 14 in novice hurdle at Cork (16f, heavy) 28 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase. Significantly back up in trip. Others make more appeal.

Form: 042524

Cluan Dara⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 10-12| J: Philip Donovan⁽⁷⁾| T: J P Ryan| OR: 93

33/1

Latest win in chase at Gowran in November. 20/1, excuses when thirteenth of 18 in handicap chase at Naas (16f, heavy) 6 days ago. Significantly back up in trip. Not totally discounted.

Form: 6621P0

Fox Le Bel²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: J S McGarvey| T: Miss E Doyle| OR: 92| BF

7/2

4/1, excellent fourth of 12 in handicap chase at this course (18f, heavy) 24 days ago, unsuited by drop in trip. This sort of test should suit and he's still unexposed over fences, so one to note.

Form: 5456-U4

Greenway Machine⁶⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 10-9| J: Cian Cullinan⁽⁷⁾| T: Ms H P Markham| OR: 90

80/1

Thrice-raced maiden under NH rules. Seventh of 9 in novice chase (300/1) at Punchestown (17f, soft) 68 days ago. Ex-pointer who could improve up in trip for handicap debut.

Form: 5/1P6-57

Capture The Drama⁹

Age: 12| Weight: 10-8| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: Aengus King| OR: 89| D

50/1

Unreliable type. Pulled up in handicap chase (50/1) at Punchestown (25.7f, heavy) 9 days ago, dropping away from 5 out. Hard to fancy.

Form: 40-63PP

Warreedy^h¹⁰⁴

Age: 11| Weight: 10-7| J: Phillip Enright| T: B McMahon| OR: 88| D

3/1

3 wins from 4 runs this season. 6/4, career best when winning 17-runner handicap hurdle at Galway (21.4f, soft) 104 days ago, driven out. Switches from hurdles to chase. Not taken lightly.

Form: 5/P-1211

Loch Luatha^p²⁶

Age: 10| Weight: 10-3| J: R P Treacy| T: L Young| OR: 84| CD

22/1

C&D winner. One win from 48 NH runs. Nineteen runs since last win in 2018. Creditable fourth of 12 in handicap chase at Punchestown (25.7f, heavy, 14/1) 26 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 4-74224

Forecasts

Warreedy (3/1), Fox Le Bel (7/2), Top Question (5/1), Ask Cory (5/1), Getaday (9/1), Clonguile Way (12/1), Key Commander (14/1), Loch Luatha (22/1), Ellipsism (25/1), Bitview Colin (33/1), Cluan Dara (33/1), Dubai Devils (40/1), Capture The Drama (50/1), Greenway Machine (80/1)

The veteran WARREEDY was on a roll when last seen 104 days ago, completing a double over hurdles, and he still looks leniently treated back over the larger obstacles, so he's taken to gain his fourth win of the campaign. Fox Le Bel should relish the step up in trip and is respected along with Ask Cory.