19:25 Kilbeggan

Friday 14 May 2021

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Off time: 19:25 | Winning time: 4m 55.9s

Jack Hackett¹⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-10| J: Mr A Murphy⁽⁷⁾| T: Ciaran Murphy| OR: 132| CD

7/1

C&D winner who seemed summed up by his handicap mark at present.

Form: 09244-7

Best Behavior¹¹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-9| J: B Browne⁽³⁾| T: O McKiernan| OR: 131| D

14/1

9/2, returned to form when third of 7 in handicap chase at Down Royal (16f, good to soft) 11 days ago. Back up in trip.

Form: F477-03

Blazer^b1¹⁶

Age: 10| Weight: 11-9| J: Simon Torrens⁽³⁾| T: W P Mullins| OR: 131

13/2

Has been struggling for form of late but lost all chance when rearing up at the start Punchestown (20f, good to soft) 16 days ago. Blinkers on for 1st time.

Form: 437F0-0

The Red Menace^b,t²⁰¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-9| J: D F O'Regan| T: S K Ryder| OR: 131| D

40/1

33/1, first run since leaving Noel Meade when third of 11 in handicap chase at Galway (22.5f, heavy). Off 6 months.

Form: 8P/0593-

The Caddy Rose^p¹⁶⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-6| J: Sean Flanagan| T: N Meade| OR: 128| CD

12/1

C&D winner in August but ran poorly at Fairyhouse when last seen in November.

Form: 1632P0-

Demain Des L'Aube^t²⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 11-3| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 125

4/1

Very good second of 10 in handicap chase at Tramore (21.6f, good to soft, 11/1) 26 days ago, running on. Every chance of going one better if reproducing that.

Form: 643PP2-

Ask Nile^b⁶⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 11-1| J: Ricky Doyle| T: S Neville| OR: 123

8/1

Twenty eight runs since last win in 2017. 10/1, tenth of 14 in handicap chase at Leopardstown (21.4f, good) 68 days ago. Blinkers back on.

Form: 355600-

Mr Diablo¹⁷¹

Age: 12| Weight: 11-1| J: L P Dempsey| T: J P Dempsey| OR: 123

50/1

Fifteen runs since last win in 2017. Creditable sixth of 17 in minor event chase at Punchestown (24f, heavy, 12/1) 171 days ago.

Form: 06/20P6-

Steer Clear⁴⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 11-0| J: Mark Walsh| T: P Roche| OR: 122

9/2

Two wins from 4 runs last season, latest at Leopardstown in March. Wasn't in same form at Fairyhouse a month later, though wasn't persevered with once held.

Form: PP/1U16-

So Easy Way¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 10-8| J: Jordan Gainford⁽⁷⁾| T: I Madden| OR: 116

125/1

First run since leaving Harry Whittington when pulled up in handicap chase at Ballinrobe (19.5f, soft, 80/1) 10 days ago.

Form: 251/87-P

Summer Hill²⁰⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 10-6| J: Philip Donovan⁽⁷⁾| T: J P Ryan| OR: 114

28/1

One win from 24 NH runs. Fourth of 6 in minor event chase (10/1) at Ballinrobe (23f, soft). Off 6 months.

Form: 335FF4-

Jack Holiday^p⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 9-13| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: J F Gleeson| OR: 107| BF

4/1

Latest win in chase at Tramore in April. Good second of 16 in handicap chase at Tipperary (17.3f, good to soft, 10/3) 8 days ago. Seems sure to go well again.

Form: 32611-2

Definite Soldier^p,t²¹

Age: 12| Weight: 9-12| J: A W Short| T: J A Kinsella| OR: 100| D

28/1

Seventeen runs since last win in 2016. Respectable eighth of 14 in handicap chase (10/1) at this C&D (good) 21 days ago.

Form: 8/84358-

Forecasts

Demain Des L'Aube (4/1), Jack Holiday (4/1), Steer Clear (9/2), Blazer (13/2), Jack Hackett (7/1), Ask Nile (8/1), The Caddy Rose (12/1), Best Behavior (14/1), Definite Soldier (28/1), Summer Hill (28/1), The Red Menace (40/1), Mr Diablo (50/1), So Easy Way (125/1)

JACK HOLIDAY found only a much-improved sort too good in his hat-trick bid at Tipperary last week so he remains one to be interested in. Demain des L'Aube would be a big threat if reproducing his Tramore effort, while Steer Clear may yet get back on the up.