14:45 Limerick

Monday 28 December 2020

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Tim Duggan Memorial Handicap Chase (0-150) (Grade B)

Off time: 14:45 | Winning time: 5m 55.0s

Articulum^t²³

Age: 10| Weight: 11-10| J: K J Brouder| T: T O'Brien| OR: 149| C

13/2

16/1, good third of 17 in handicap chase at Navan (20f, heavy) 23 days ago. Can make presence felt.

Form: 3FUF2-3

Moyhenna⁵⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 11-6| J: Donagh Meyler| T: D Hogan| OR: 145| C

14/1

Course winner. Below form thirteenth of 22 in handicap chase at Navan (24f, soft, 22/1) 50 days ago.

Form: P4-9240

Westerner Point²³

Age: 11| Weight: 11-6| J: Phillip Enright| T: E O'Grady| OR: 145| CD

14/1

C&D winner. Twelve wins from 39 NH runs. Fourteenth of 20 in handicap hurdle (40/1) at Navan (24.3f, heavy) 23 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase. Has work to do.

Form: 01-4330

Off You Go¹⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-1| J: Simon Torrens⁽⁵⁾| T: C Byrnes| OR: 140| BF| CD

4/1

Respectable fourth of 10 in handicap chase at Fairyhouse (16f, heavy, 10/3) 16 days ago. Back up in trip. Has to be taken seriously.

Form: F444-24

Elwood^b²³

Age: 6| Weight: 10-10| J: Gavin Brouder⁽⁷⁾| T: G Elliott| OR: 135| D

18/1

10/1 and blinkered for 1st time, unseated rider in handicap chase at Navan (20f, heavy) 23 days ago. Declared 2.55 Leopardstown Sunday.

Form: 132F-0U

Goose Man⁵⁵⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 10-10| J: H Morgan⁽⁵⁾| T: T J Taaffe| OR: 135| D

18/1

6/1, improved to win 5-runner minor event hurdle at Down Royal (20f, good to soft), all out. Off 18 months. Switches from hurdles to chase.

Form: 9F122/1-

Pakens Rock²³

Age: 7| Weight: 10-10| J: C P McNamara⁽⁵⁾| T: B T Murphy| OR: 135| D

20/1

Latest win in chase at Galway in October. Respectable eighth of 17 in handicap chase at Navan (20f, heavy, 16/1) 23 days ago.

Form: 521168

Scoir Mear^p²⁹

Age: 10| Weight: 10-10| J: J S McGarvey| T: T Mullins| OR: 135| D

11/1

Latest win in chase at Wexford in October. 14/1, bit below form fifth of 20 in handicap chase at Fairyhouse (29f, soft) 29 days ago. Significantly back down in trip. Declared 2.55 Leopardstown Sunday.

Form: 355135

Dromore Lad²⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 10-9| J: Philip Donovan⁽⁷⁾| T: J P Ryan| OR: 134| C| D

50/1

Latest win in chase at Cork in November. Pulled up in handicap chase (16/1) at Fairyhouse (29f, soft) 29 days ago, pulled up before 2 out. Significantly back down in trip. Must improve.

Form: 9-2461P

The Long Mile⁴⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 10-8| J: N P Madden| T: J P Dempsey| OR: 133

18/1

33/1, fell in handicap chase at Punchestown (19.7f, heavy) 44 days ago. Others have achieved more.

Form: 01211-F

Burning Ambition^b1⁶⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 10-7| J: Miss M O'Sullivan⁽⁵⁾| T: Pierce Power| OR: 132| C| D

14/1

Course winner. 33/1, below form 22¾ lengths sixth of 10 to Scoir Mear in handicap chase at Wexford (20f, heavy) 64 days ago. Blinkers on 1st time.

Form: 2/26U3-6

Dream Conti^t³⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 10-7| J: E Walsh⁽⁵⁾| T: N Meade| OR: 132| D

15/2

Pulled up in Gr 2 chase (12/1) at Navan (24f, heavy) 36 days ago won by Minella Indo, pulled up soon after. Yard having good spell. Should improve.

Form: 44P/1-3P

Hardback^t³⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 10-6| J: O R Brown⁽⁷⁾| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 131| D

33/1

Tenth of 17 in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (19.5f, soft, 33/1) 30 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase. Tongue strap back on.

Form: 021/P6-0

Rocky's Silver^p²⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 10-5| J: C J Orr⁽³⁾| T: J Dullea| OR: 130| BF| C

18/1

Course winner. Five wins from 18 NH runs. 5/1, twelfth of 18 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (24f, heavy) 20 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase.

Form: 1PP-220

Shady Operator³⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 10-5| J: T Joseph Kelly⁽⁷⁾| T: E Bolger| OR: 130| C

4/1

First run since leaving Joseph Patrick O'Brien when respectable sixth of 11 in handicap chase at Cork (16.7f, heavy, 12/1) 36 days ago. RESERVE.

Form: 30389-6

Non-Runners

Ten Ten¹

Weight: 10-12| Age: 7

T: J P Dempsey J: A W Short

Tikkanen Express²²

Weight: 10-7| Age: 9

T: J Dullea J: Gary Noonan

Kitten Rock²³

Weight: 10-3| Age: 10

T: E J O'Grady J: Reserve 2

Gun Digger²³

Weight: 10-3| Age: 8

T: G Elliott J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Shady Operator (4/1), Off You Go (4/1), Articulum (13/2), Kitten Rock (13/2), Dream Conti (15/2), Gun Digger (8/1), Scoir Mear (11/1), Ten Ten (12/1), Westerner Point (14/1), Burning Ambition (14/1), Moyhenna (14/1), The Long Mile (18/1), Goose Man (18/1), Rocky's Silver (18/1), Elwood (18/1), Pakens Rock (20/1), Tikkanen Express (20/1), Hardback (33/1), Dromore Lad (50/1)

OFF YOU GO failed to meet expectations at Fairyhouse but is worth another chance to confirm the promise of his Cork reappearance down in grade. Articulum was a good third on his comeback at Navan and is next best ahead of Dream Conti, who remains with potential.