16:45 Wexford

Wednesday 16 June 2021

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Tuskar Handicap Chase (0-109)

Off time: 16:46 | Winning time: 6m 45.7s

Shawshank^t1⁶⁹¹

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr B O'Neill| T: P Nolan| OR: 109| BF| C

9/2

Fair winner at 24f over hurdles. 5/4, lame when pulled up in handicap chase at this course (20f, good), in touch when pulled up before 4 out. Off 23 months. Up in trip. Tongue strap on 1st time.

Form: 60U17P/

Rudy Catrail¹⁰

Age: 10| Weight: 11-10| J: Philip Donovan⁽⁷⁾| T: E Sheehy| OR: 105| CD

6/1

C&D winner. Three wins from 10 runs last season. Ninth of 14 in handicap chase (22/1) at Kilbeggan (25f, good to soft) 10 days ago. Likely needed that.

Form: 51170-9

Brogine²²

Age: 11| Weight: 11-8| J: Mike O'Connor⁽⁷⁾| T: S Braddish| OR: 103| D

9/1

Tenth of 11 in handicap hurdle at Ballinrobe (22f, heavy, 25/1) 22 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase.

Form: 4259-70

Ego Des Mottes²³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-6| J: T Joseph Kelly⁽⁷⁾| T: E Bolger| OR: 101

22/1

Pulled up in handicap chase (9/1) at Ballinrobe (17f, heavy) 23 days ago, tailed off when pulled up 2 out. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 0/480-0P

Champions Hill¹²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: J B Foley⁽⁷⁾| T: D A Kiely| OR: 100

11/1

Below form eighth of 13 in handicap chase at Tramore (15.4f, good to soft, 28/1) 12 days ago. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 64548-8

Something Sweet^p²⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 11-5| J: Liam Quinlan⁽⁵⁾| T: R J McGrath| OR: 100

15/2

Two wins from 42 NH runs. Sixteen runs since last win in 2019. 15/2, fifth of 12 in handicap chase at Limerick (22.7f, good to soft) 29 days ago. Cheekpieces back on.

Form: 64250-5

Ballybrowney Jack^p,t¹¹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-4| J: S Fitzgerald⁽⁷⁾| T: J J Mangan| OR: 99| C

28/1

One win from 25 NH runs. 18/1, tenth of 12 in handicap hurdle at Tramore (16.8f, good to soft) 11 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase. Significantly up in trip.

Form: P3U0/00

Double Windsor^p,t1²⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 10-13| J: C Brassil⁽⁵⁾| T: D M O'Brien| OR: 94| CD

16/1

C&D winner. 28/1, pulled up in handicap hurdle at Tipperary (24f, soft) 27 days ago, losing touch early final circuit. Switches from hurdles to chase. Tongue strap on for 1st time.

Form: 3590-0P

Emir De Rots^p,t¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 10-13| J: Aidan Kelly⁽⁷⁾| T: P Nolan| OR: 94

9/2

5/1, very good second of 10 in handicap chase at this course (20f, good to soft) 14 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: P0P8-32

Gold Creek⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-13| J: Shane O'Callaghan⁽⁷⁾| T: Aengus King| OR: 94

5/1

16/1, twelfth of 18 in handicap hurdle at Listowel (20f, good) 9 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase. Up in trip.

Form: F80P-30

Wake Up Early^p⁴⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 10-12| J: E Walsh⁽⁵⁾| T: F J Flood| OR: 93

10/1

Pulled up in handicap chase (9/1) at Downpatrick (23.5f, good) 40 days ago, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out.

Form: P/3PP2-P

Non-Runners

Think Positive¹²

Weight: 11-2| Age: 7

T: P J Rothwell J: H Morgan

Avec Espoir⁸

Weight: 10-9| Age: 8

T: V T O'Brien J: Reserve 1

Kilandra²²

Weight: 10-9| Age: 6

T: B McMahon J: Reserve 2

Makeyourcall¹⁴

Weight: 10-8| Age: 8

T: E Cawley J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Shawshank (9/2), Emir De Rots (9/2), Gold Creek (5/1), Rudy Catrail (6/1), Avec Espoir (13/2), Makeyourcall (13/2), Something Sweet (15/2), Brogine (9/1), Wake Up Early (10/1), Champions Hill (11/1), Double Windsor (16/1), Kilandra (16/1), Ego Des Mottes (22/1), Think Positive (25/1), Ballybrowney Jack (28/1)

Not a convincing bunch, with THINK POSITIVE given the vote as he's been allotted a low mark in relation to his hurdles ability. Emir de Rots is perhaps the solid one, though he does have stamina to prove.