16:40 Tipperary

Sunday 18 July 2021

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Tipperary Town Plate Handicap Chase

Off time: 16:47 | Winning time: 5m 10.80s

Castlebrook^t⁵⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 11-10| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: J J Mangan| OR: 133

50/1

16/1, pulled up in handicap chase at Ballinrobe (23f, heavy) 54 days ago, soon beaten. Bit to prove on the back of that.

Form: 133/75-P

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Trainwreck^b,t¹⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 11-10| J: Mike O'Connor⁽⁷⁾| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 133

33/1

Blinkered for 1st time tongue strap on for 1st time, third of 4 in minor event chase at Tramore (21.4f, good, 11/2) 14 days ago. Hard to be sure that he'll back that up.

Form: 0/8408-3

Popong⁵⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-9| J: H Morgan⁽⁵⁾| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 132| BF

7/2

5/2, below form fifth of 13 in handicap chase at Ballinrobe (23f, heavy) 54 days ago. Drop back in trip should suit and she's clearly on a fair mark, so warrants strong consideration.

Form: 142F3-5

Gold Des Bois^t⁴⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-2| J: Jack Kennedy| T: Mrs D Foster| OR: 125

16/1

Latest win in chase at Ballinrobe in May. 16/1, creditable third of 7 in novice chase at Roscommon (16.4f, good) 40 days ago. Switches to handicaps and opening mark demands improvement.

Form: 0530-13

Optical Confusion^t¹⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 11-1| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: M Butler| OR: 124| D

7/1

Latest win in chase at Ballinrobe in May. Creditable fifth of 9 in handicap chase at Wexford (20f, good to soft, 7/1) 16 days ago. Not discounted.

Form: 21-1UF5

Ya Boy Ya³²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-1| J: Sean Flanagan| T: C Bowe| OR: 124| D

6/1

Latest win in chase at Kilbeggan in June. Fourth of 7 in minor event chase (11/2) at Wexford (20f, good to soft) 32 days ago. Makes handicap chase debut. One to consider.

Form: 133U-14

Funky Dady¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: S A Mulcahy⁽⁷⁾| T: D Hogan| OR: 121

13/2

4/1, good third of 9 in handicap chase at Wexford (20f, good to soft) 16 days ago, finishing with running left. Shortlist material.

Form: 1699-73

Great Khan^t³²

Age: 10| Weight: 10-11| J: Phillip Enright| T: E J O'Grady| OR: 120

28/1

Latest win in chase at Ballinrobe in May. Shaped as if still in form when fifth of 12 in handicap chase at Wexford (16f, good to soft, 9/1) 32 days ago. Not dismissed.

Form: 9423-15

Arthur's Quay^t1²³⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 10-7| J: Mark Walsh| T: P Roche| OR: 116

9/2

Fairly useful winner at 20f over hurdles. 9/1, tenth of 11 in handicap chase at Cork (16.7f, heavy). Off 7 months. Tongue strap on 1st time. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 89/3580-

Flamingo's Court^b,t⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 10-6| J: Brian Hayes| T: A McNamara| OR: 115

8/1

10/1, career best when winning 15-runner handicap chase at Limerick (19.7f, good) 8 days ago, cruising clear. Makes plenty of appeal despite a 9-lb rise.

Form: 5733-81

Fill The Tank^p⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 10-4| J: C A Landers⁽³⁾| T: Aengus King| OR: 113

14/1

Winner in chase at Kilbeggan in June. 12/1, pulled up in handicap chase at Limerick (22.2f, good) 8 days ago. Type to bounce back quickly.

Form: 7-2312P

Bentham^t1⁴³

Age: 7| Weight: 10-3| J: L P Dempsey| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 112

10/1

Fairly useful winner at 17f over hurdles. Good fourth of 14 in handicap chase (17/2) at Tramore (22.4f, good to soft) 43 days ago. Tongue strap on 1st time.

Form: 70505-4

Forecasts

Popong (7/2), Arthur's Quay (9/2), Ya Boy Ya (6/1), Funky Dady (13/2), Optical Confusion (7/1), Flamingo's Court (8/1), Bentham (10/1), Fill The Tank (14/1), Gold Des Bois (16/1), Great Khan (28/1), Trainwreck (33/1), Castlebrook (50/1)

POPONG shaped well in a more competitive event than this at Punchestown on her penultimate outing and was then stretched by 23f in testing ground at Ballinrobe. Back down in trip after a break, she's well fancied to land this at the likely expense of Flamingo's Court, who was impressive at Limerick 8 days ago. Funky Dady can also get involved if the pace is strong enough.