18:40 Tramore

Monday 19 April 2021

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West Waterford Handicap Chase (0-95)

Off time: 18:41 | Winning time: 6m 1.00s

Lacken Bridge^p⁴⁶

Age: 10| Weight: 12-0| J: R P Treacy| T: G M Doyle| OR: 95| C

16/1

Course winner. Fourteen runs since last win in 2018. Pulled up in handicap chase at Clonmel (23f, heavy, 18/1) 46 days ago, beaten 4 out. Needs to bounce back.

Form: P2P4-7P

School Lane^b⁴⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: C J Orr⁽³⁾| T: L Lennon| OR: 95

11/2

Remains a maiden after 22 NH runs. 10/1, creditable fifth of 9 in handicap chase at Ayr (20.5f, heavy) 49 days ago, close up when clouting 2 out. Not discounted on that evidence.

Form: 7BP475

Wake Up Early^p⁷⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Simon Torrens⁽³⁾| T: F J Flood| OR: 95

6/1

12/1, pulled up in handicap chase at Fairyhouse (25.2f, heavy) 70 days ago, left behind 5 out. Needs to sharpen up his jumping to feature.

Form: U3P-3PP

Well Chimed¹⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 11-13| J: Mr T O'Connor⁽⁷⁾| T: T O'Connor| OR: 94

14/1

Winning pointer. Thrice-raced maiden under Rules. Eighth of 14 in novice chase at Cork (20f, good to soft, 200/1) 15 days ago. Entitled to hold more chance now handicapping.

Form: 15-P08

Blue Markie^b1⁴²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: D M Christie| OR: 93

18/5

12/1, bit below form ninth of 18 in handicap hurdle at Leopardstown (24f, good) 42 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase. Blinkers on 1st time. Makes handicap chase debut.

Form: 340649

Vodka Society⁹⁷

Age: 13| Weight: 11-10| J: M Hamill⁽³⁾| T: D P Dunne| OR: 91

16/1

12/1, thirteenth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (20f, heavy) 97 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase but his present mark does demand more.

Form: P-P7140

Tropical Stream¹⁹¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-9| J: Ian Power| T: R J McGrath| OR: 90

13/2

Sixth of 9 in novice chase (66/1) at Fairyhouse (16f, soft) on debut over fences. Off 6 months. Significantly back up in trip. Makes handicap chase debut and not dismissed out of hand.

Form: 7598B6

Good Luck Hope²⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: Mike O'Connor⁽⁷⁾| T: J Nash| OR: 86

16/1

50/1, eighth of 13 in handicap chase at Downpatrick (19.2f, good to soft) 29 days ago. Needs to step up on what he has shown to date over fences to figure.

Form: 9FB798

Mtada Supreme⁷¹⁸

Age: 16| Weight: 11-4| J: Donagh Meyler| T: P Maher| OR: 85

18/1

Fairly useful chaser at his best, third behind Josies Orders at Punchestown during early 2019. Below that level final start that spring and this 16-y-o is likely best watched on belated return.

Form: PP2P3/4-

Hungry Tiger^t²⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-13| J: A W Short| T: P Griffin| OR: 80

17/2

Ninth of 13 in handicap chase at Downpatrick (19.2f, good to soft, 9/1) 29 days ago.

Form: 68P669

Chapter Two^p¹⁰

Age: 11| Weight: 10-12| J: I J McCarthy| T: T F Shaw| OR: 79

11/1

28/1, creditable fifth of 11 in handicap chase at Wexford (25.4f, good to soft) 10 days ago. Cheekpieces back on. Has good chance on form.

Form: 1F-43P5

Le Pogues Storm²⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-0| J: D F O'Regan| T: C A McBratney| OR: 81

9/1

33/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, seventh of 13 in handicap chase at Downpatrick (19.2f, good to soft) 29 days ago. Reserve 1.

Form: 1P0067

Non-Runners

Killisk Ben Rose¹⁸

Weight: 11-2| Age: 8

T: R P Rath J: R Deegan

Pacte In The Park⁴⁶

Weight: 11-2| Age: 10

T: P J Rothwell J: Reserve 2

Caniwillyegiveme⁹⁰

Weight: 11-5| Age: 12

T: J Fahey J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Blue Markie (18/5), School Lane (11/2), Wake Up Early (6/1), Tropical Stream (13/2), Hungry Tiger (17/2), Le Pogues Storm (9/1), Chapter Two (11/1), Well Chimed (14/1), Killisk Ben Rose (14/1), Lacken Bridge (16/1), Vodka Society (16/1), Good Luck Hope (16/1), Pacte In The Park (16/1), Mtada Supreme (18/1), Caniwillyegiveme (33/1)

The fact SCHOOL LANE remains a maiden after 22 runs is an obvious concern but he arrives having shaped better than the distance beaten suggests when fifth at Ayr 49 days ago and this could be the day he puts it all together and emerges victorious. Chapter Two, Blue Markie and Tropical Stream are others to consider.