14:50 Leopardstown

Saturday 26 December 2020

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'Bet Through The Free Racing Post App' Handicap Chase

Off time: 14:50 | Winning time: 4m 13.00s

Jan Maat^p1⁶⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-10| J: H Morgan⁽⁵⁾| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 135| D

33/1

Respectable fourth of 8 in handicap chase (11/1) at Cork (17.7f, good) 69 days ago. Cheekpieces on first time.

Form: 210-564

Polished Steel^t⁵⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 135

18/1

14/1, pulled up in Gr 3 chase at Cork (20f, heavy) 55 days ago won by Home By The Lee, soon beaten. Stable in good form. Makes handicap chase debut. Has good chance if back on his game.

Form: 3-1142P

Or Jaune De Somoza²⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-9| J: Kevin Sexton| T: G Elliott| OR: 134| D

50/1

First run since leaving Henry De Bromhead when respectable sixth of 11 in handicap chase (20/1) at Fairyhouse (16.5f, soft) 28 days ago.

Form: 8195-F6

Quamino^t¹⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-9| J: B J Cooper| T: P Nolan| OR: 134| CD

16/1

C&D winner. 20/1, very good sixth of 14 in maiden at Dundalk (12f) 10 days ago, not ideally placed. Switches from Flat to chase. Useful chaser who isn't taken lightly.

Form: 98-14P5

Top Moon^t1¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: J S McGarvey| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 134

16/1

Below form sixth of 17 in novice chase (16/1) at Punchestown (16f, heavy) 15 days ago. Tongue strap on for 1st time. Makes handicap chase debut. Open to improvement.

Form: 200-766

Jack Hackett^h1¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: C J Orr⁽³⁾| T: Mrs D A Love| OR: 132

28/1

Latest win in chase at Punchestown in September. 7/1, eleventh of 13 in novice hurdle at Punchestown (20f, heavy) 18 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase. Hood on 1st time.

Form: 1213F0

Ask Nile^b,t⁶²

Age: 8| Weight: 11-5| J: Ricky Doyle| T: S Neville| OR: 130| BF| D

22/1

Twenty five runs since last win in 2017. Bit below form fifth of 10 in handicap chase at Wexford (20f, heavy, 4/1) 62 days ago.

Form: 37-2355

Pont Aven⁴²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: J M Moore| T: W P Mullins| OR: 130

25/1

66/1, bit below form ninth of 17 in handicap chase at Punchestown (19.7f, heavy) 42 days ago.

Form: 32PUP-9

Popong³²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 130

7/2

Latest win in chase at Listowel in September. 25/1, good second of 11 in novice chase at Punchestown (19.7f, heavy) 32 days ago. Makes handicap chase debut. On the upgrade recently.

Form: 28-2142

Timoteo²⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott| OR: 129| D

11/1

7/2, bit below form fourth of 11 in handicap chase at Fairyhouse (16.5f, soft) 28 days ago.

Form: 11/8P-54

Cusp Of Carabelli¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-2| J: Sean Flanagan| T: D M O'Brien| OR: 127

12/1

33/1, good third of 10 in handicap chase at Fairyhouse (16f, heavy) 14 days ago. Likely to give it another good shot.

Form: 55P323

A Wave Of The Sea⁴²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-1| J: J J Slevin| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 133| C

11/2

Fairly useful winner at 10f on Flat. 38 lengths last of 7 to Felix Desjy in Craddockstown Novices' Chase at Punchestown (16.2f, heavy, 16/1) 42 days ago. Makes handicap chase debut.

Form: 7-04137

Emily Moon²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-1| J: P D Kennedy| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 126| BF

7/2

Respectable fifth of 12 in handicap chase at Fairyhouse (20f, soft, 10/3) 27 days ago. Yard having good spell.

Form: 413-355

Uisce Beatha³⁶⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 10-13| J: Simon Torrens⁽⁵⁾| T: P Roche| OR: 124| D

40/1

Unseated rider in handicap chase (20/1) at Limerick (19.7f, heavy). Off 12 months. First run for yard after leaving Joseph Patrick O'Brien.

Form: 172/64U-

Grand Partner⁴¹

Age: 12| Weight: 10-11| J: Jack Brendan Foley⁽⁷⁾| T: T Mullins| OR: 122| CD

16/1

C&D winner. 1 win from 1 run this season. Won 10-runner handicap hurdle (33/1) at Punchestown (16.2f, heavy) 41 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase.

Form: 65741-1

Crazywork De Vassy^b⁵¹

Age: 8| Weight: 10-7| J: D F O'Regan| T: M J McDonagh| OR: 118

66/1

Latest win in chase at Killarney in August. 14/1, pulled up in handicap chase at Thurles (18f, soft) 51 days ago, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out.

Form: 7F128P

Ingleby Mackenzie^t⁷⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 10-5| J: Emma Twomey⁽⁷⁾| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 116

11/1

Creditable third of 10 in novice chase at Kilbeggan (19.9f, soft, 8/1) 75 days ago. First run for yard after leaving Eoin Doyle. Makes handicap chase debut.

Form: 43-5483

Non-Runners

Capuccimix¹⁴

Weight: 11-9| Age: 7

T: H De Bromhead J: D P Holden

Forecasts

Emily Moon (7/2), Popong (7/2), A Wave Of The Sea (11/2), Ingleby Mackenzie (11/1), Timoteo (11/1), Cusp Of Carabelli (12/1), Capuccimix (14/1), Grand Partner (16/1), Top Moon (16/1), Quamino (16/1), Polished Steel (18/1), Ask Nile (22/1), Pont Aven (25/1), Jack Hackett (28/1), Jan Maat (33/1), Uisce Beatha (40/1), Or Jaune De Somoza (50/1), Crazywork De Vassy (66/1)

POPONG has a fair amount of experience for a handicap debutant and following an excellent second in novice company a month ago, her mark looks very fair. She gets the nod in what is a tricky puzzle to solve, with Cusp of Carabelli and Polished Steel just two potential threats.