15:20 Thurles

Thursday 25 February 2021

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We're In This Together Handicap Chase

Off time: 15:20 | Winning time: 4m 38.00s

Charlie Stout^t³⁹⁰

Age: 10| Weight: 11-10| J: P E Corbett| T: S Nolan| OR: 135| C| D

17/2

Latest win in chase at Fairyhouse in January 2020. 8/1, creditable third of 15 in handicap chase at Leopardstown (17f, good to soft). Off 13 months but major claims if he's fully wound up.

Form: 123C13-

Goulane Chosen¹⁹

Age: 12| Weight: 11-10| J: B J Foley⁽⁵⁾| T: S Spillane| OR: 135| C| D

8/1

Pulled up in handicap chase at Leopardstown (17.3f, soft, 66/1) 19 days ago, pulled up before last.

Form: 534-P9P

Jack Dillinger²⁹

Age: 10| Weight: 11-6| J: D F O'Regan| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 131| C| D

10/1

Course winner. Latest win in chase here in December. 12/1, below form sixth of 12 in handicap chase at this course (21.5f, heavy) 29 days ago. Down in trip.

Form: 0-52616

Rocky's Silver^p⁵⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-4| J: C J Orr⁽³⁾| T: J Dullea| OR: 129

18/1

Five wins from 19 NH runs. Pulled up in handicap chase (18/1) at Limerick (19.7f, heavy) 59 days ago, struggling ninth. Others more persuasive.

Form: PP-220P

Star Max^p,t1²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 129

4/1

Fifteen runs since last win in 2019. Respectable seventh of 17 in handicap hurdle (20/1) at Naas (15.7f, heavy) 25 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase. Tongue strap on 1st time.

Form: 334407

Cusp Of Carabelli⁶¹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-1| J: Sean Flanagan| T: D M O'Brien| OR: 126| C

9/2

Course winner. 12/1, eleventh of 17 in handicap chase at Leopardstown (17f, good to soft) 61 days ago. Merits consideration.

Form: 5P3230

My Manekineko³⁸

Age: 12| Weight: 10-5| J: Mike O'Connor⁽⁷⁾| T: J Nash| OR: 116

28/1

Twelve runs since last win in 2020. Below form eighth of 13 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (16f, heavy, 16/1) 38 days ago, having hopeless task from position. Switches from hurdles to chase.

Form: 343308

Allardyce^p¹²

Age: 9| Weight: 10-2| J: Phillip Enright| T: E J O'Grady| OR: 113

10/1

40/1, seventh of 14 in handicap chase at Naas (20.4f, soft) 12 days ago.

Form: 4750U7

Espion Du Chenet^t¹⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 9-12| J: R P Treacy| T: Louise G Lyons| OR: 106| C

9/4

Career best when winning 13-runner handicap chase (10/1) at this course (16.4f, heavy) 10 days ago, just holding on. Up in the weights in much better race but is at least in good order.

Form: 031UP1

Non-Runners

Wolfofallstreets⁴⁴

Weight: 9-12| Age: 7

T: P J Rothwell J: A W Short

Forecasts

Espion Du Chenet (9/4), Star Max (4/1), Cusp Of Carabelli (9/2), Goulane Chosen (8/1), Wolfofallstreets (8/1), Charlie Stout (17/2), Allardyce (10/1), Jack Dillinger (10/1), Rocky's Silver (18/1), My Manekineko (28/1)

CHARLIE STOUT has been off the track just over a year so his well-being is taken on trust, but he was in top form during that period and his mark is an appealing one. He gets the vote, perhaps at the main expense of Cusp of Carabelli and Espion du Chenet.