14:55 Fairyhouse

Saturday 3 April 2021

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McCauley Pharmacy Ladies National Handicap Chase

Off time: 14:55 | Winning time: 6m 36.6s

Cuneo^b¹⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 12-1| J: Miss S Doyle⁽⁷⁾| T: Mrs D Foster| OR: 128

22/1

Unreliable type. One of better efforts when third of 12 in novice chase (12/1) at Thurles (22f) 14 days ago. Others still preferred.

Form: 334UP3

Kavanaghs Corner²⁸

Age: 12| Weight: 11-9| J: Emma Twomey⁽⁷⁾| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 122| C

11/1

Course winner. In good form until unseating rider fifth in handicap chase at Navan (24f, soft) 28 days ago. Much respected.

Form: 6-4132U

Spades Are Trumps^t²¹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-9| J: Ms L O'Neill| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 122| BF

11/2

Sixteen runs since last win in 2017. 9/2, only ninth of 12 in handicap chase at Navan (24f, heavy) 21 days ago so has work to do.

Form: 78-2059

Young Dev²⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-9| J: Miss J Townend⁽⁷⁾| T: D Hogan| OR: 122

11/2

Creditable tenth in handicap hurdle (8/1) at Navan (20f, soft) 28 days ago. Up in trip and can give another good account back in this sphere.

Form: 023210

Progress Drive^p⁵⁸

Age: 10| Weight: 11-6| J: Miss T Quail⁽⁷⁾| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 119

66/1

25/1, fifth of 10 in handicap chase at Down Royal (24f, heavy) 58 days ago, needing stiffer test. More needed now.

Form: 0P/7P-65

Velocity Boy⁶

Age: 12| Weight: 11-6| J: Miss M M McElligott⁽⁷⁾| T: William P Murphy| OR: 119| C

18/1

Course winner but last of 7 in handicap chase (11/2) at Limerick (19.6f, heavy) 6 days ago. Needs to bounce back.

Form: 7146-P7

Ificudiwud^p1⁶²

Age: 8| Weight: 11-5| J: Miss E A Lalor⁽⁵⁾| T: N Meade| OR: 118| C

14/1

Fairly useful winner at 20f over hurdles. Pulled up in handicap chase (16/1) at Naas (20.4f, heavy) 62 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time and very hard to make a case for.

Form: 1U-553P

Chosen Hour¹⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 11-4| J: Miss S Ahern⁽⁷⁾| T: S Aherne| OR: 117

12/1

Below-form eighth of 17 in handicap chase at Thurles (20.6f, good to soft, 13/2) 14 days ago. Back up in trip with work to do.

Form: 693748

Call It Magic^b⁴⁸

Age: 11| Weight: 11-3| J: Miss R Murphy⁽⁷⁾| T: R O'Sullivan| OR: 116

12/1

Thirteen runs since last win in 2017 but veteran posted creditable fourth of 17 in minor event chase (28/1) at Punchestown (25f, heavy) 48 days ago. Respected.

Form: 9P2P-94

Super Citizen²⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-1| J: Miss M O'Sullivan⁽⁵⁾| T: E M O'Sullivan| OR: 114

7/2

22/1, career best when winning 2m5f handicap chase at Leopardstown 26 days ago, keeping on stoutly. Still low mileage, and merits serious consideration despite 6 lb rise.

Form: 712P91

The Dabbler²¹

Age: 8| Weight: 10-12| J: Sarah Kavanagh⁽⁷⁾| T: L P Cusack| OR: 111

11/1

16/1, creditable seventh of 12 in handicap chase at Navan (24f, heavy) 21 days ago. Can give another good account in bid for a first win.

Form: 074547

Classic Concorde²⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 10-11| J: Miss P Elvin⁽⁷⁾| T: A McNamara| OR: 110| C| D

15/2

Course winner in November. 6/1, respectable second of 12 in handicap chase at Limerick (24.6f, heavy) 20 days ago. Yard having good spell so he's shortlisted. RESERVE

Form: 013P22

Fiveaftermidnight^p²⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 10-9| J: Miss S Larkin⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 108

14/1

Career best when gamely winning 9-runner handicap chase at Navan (20f, soft, 22/1) 28 days ago. Up in trip and she needs considering. RESERVE

Form: 490861

Non-Runners

Ah Littleluck¹¹³

Weight: 11-5| Age: 11

T: T Gibney J: Miss S Larkin

Dubai Devils¹³

Weight: 11-2| Age: 10

T: P Stafford J: Ms H Mooney

Ned Stark²⁰

Weight: 10-12| Age: 13

T: Mrs S Dawson J: Miss P Elvin

It's Only A Number²⁶

Weight: 10-7| Age: 8

T: F J Flood J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Super Citizen (7/2), Young Dev (11/2), Spades Are Trumps (11/2), Classic Concorde (15/2), Dubai Devils (8/1), The Dabbler (11/1), Kavanaghs Corner (11/1), Call It Magic (12/1), Chosen Hour (12/1), Ificudiwud (14/1), Fiveaftermidnight (14/1), It's Only A Number (16/1), Velocity Boy (18/1), Cuneo (22/1), Ah Littleluck (25/1), Progress Drive (66/1), Ned Stark (66/1)

Not so competitive as the numbers suggest, and SUPER CITIZEN is fancied to defy 6 lb rise for his breakthrough Leopardstown victory and follow up given he still has few miles on the clock. Dubai Devils is much more exposed but arrives in decent nick so can have a say too along with fellow course winner Kavanaghs Corner.