14:00 Naas

Sunday 10 January 2021

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Eastcoast Seafood & Gouldings Hardware Handicap Chase

5YO plus | 2m | 12 Runners | Turf

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 134| CD

C&D winner. Bit below form sixth of 10 in handicap chase at Fairyhouse (16f, heavy, 14/1) 29 days ago. Others make more appeal.

Form: U215-86

Jack Hackett^t1¹⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr A Murphy⁽⁷⁾| T: Ciaran Murphy| OR: 132

28/1 and hooded for 1st time, ninth of 17 in handicap chase at Leopardstown (17f, good to soft) 15 days ago. First run for yard after leaving Mrs D. A. Love. Tongue strap on 1st time.

Form: 213F09

Emily Moon¹⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-9| J: P D Kennedy| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 129| BF| CD

7/2, good third of 17 in handicap chase at Leopardstown (17f, good to soft) 15 days ago, faring best of those ridden prominently. Has to be taken seriously.

Form: 13-3553

Yaha Fizz²⁹

Age: 11| Weight: 11-8| J: R P Treacy| T: E D Delany| OR: 128| CD

Unreliable type. Eighth of 10 in handicap chase at Fairyhouse (16f, heavy, 40/1) 29 days ago.

Form: 15-4R88

Epson Du Houx^h³⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 125| D

Promising type. Evens, career best when winning 13-runner novice chase at Clonmel (16.2f, heavy) 38 days ago, kept up to work. Makes handicap chase debut. Needs consideration.

Form: F771-F1

Dakota Moirette^p²¹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-3| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott| OR: 123| D

One win from 32 NH runs. Twenty eight runs since last win in 2016. Creditable third of 13 in handicap chase at Thurles (18f, heavy, 16/1) 21 days ago. Should be thereabouts once more.

Form: 4-26U33

Ificudiwud¹⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 11-0| J: E Walsh⁽⁵⁾| T: N Meade| OR: 120

Fairly useful winner at 20f over hurdles. Creditable third of 9 in novice chase (33/1) at Leopardstown (17f, soft) 14 days ago. Makes handicap chase debut. One to note.

Form: 11U-553

Benefit Run²¹

Age: 9| Weight: 10-13| J: Simon Torrens⁽⁵⁾| T: R O'Sullivan| OR: 119| D

Unreliable sort. Latest win in chase at Sligo in September. 12/1, bit below form sixth of 13 in handicap chase at Thurles (18f, heavy) 21 days ago.

Form: 124R46

Allardyce^p⁶⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 10-12| J: T Ryan⁽⁵⁾| T: E J O'Grady| OR: 118| CD

C&D winner. Below form fifth of 13 in handicap chase (11/1) at Thurles (18f, soft) 66 days ago. Not firing at present.

Form: 1P4-475

Chief Of Police³³

Age: 7| Weight: 10-8| J: Liam McKenna⁽⁷⁾| T: O McKiernan| OR: 114

9/1, good second of 12 in handicap chase at Punchestown (20.4f, heavy) 33 days ago. Back down in trip. Warrants respect.

Form: 353072

Chalky White¹⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 10-4| J: Brian Hayes| T: J Dullea| OR: 110| D

10/3, career best when winning 12-runner handicap chase at Limerick (17.7f, heavy) 15 days ago, keeping on well. Should remain competitive.

Form: 744521

Schmidt⁴⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 9-12| J: C D Maxwell| T: S R B Crawford| OR: 101| D

Eleven runs since last win in 2018. 16/1 and visored for 1st time, pulled up in handicap chase at Thurles (18f, heavy) 45 days ago.

Form: 00/009P

Forecasts

Epson Du Houx (3/1), Dakota Moirette (5/1), Chalky White (5/1), Emily Moon (5/1), Chief Of Police (6/1), Capuccimix (8/1), Ificudiwud (10/1), Benefit Run (14/1), Allardyce (16/1), Jack Hackett (20/1), Schmidt (25/1), Yaha Fizz (25/1)

EPSON DU HOUX was impressive in getting off the mark at the second attempt over fences and, with likely more to come, he could prove capable of defying a mark of 125 now his attentions are turned to handicaps. Emily Moon shaped like the best horse at the weights when third at Leopardstown recently, so she's a danger along with Dakota Moirette.