19:45 Kilbeggan

Friday 20 August 2021

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Kilbeggan Handicap Chase

Off time: 19:46 | Winning time: 6m 41.20s

Rapid Response^p²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-13| J: R Deegan⁽⁵⁾| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 133| D

12/1

Latest win in chase at Punchestown in April. Creditable seventh of 19 in handicap chase (50/1) at Galway (22.5f, good) 21 days ago. Booking of Deegan a plus. Must improve.

Form: 031-997

Hewick^p²²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: J S McGarvey| T: J J Hanlon| OR: 130| CD

10/1

Good length fourth of 19 to Macgiloney in handicap hurdle (11/1) at Galway (24f, good) 22 days ago. Looks on workable mark for handicap chase debut and has to be taken seriously.

Form: 1P2-124

Macgiloney²²

Age: 8| Weight: 11-10| J: S A Mulcahy⁽⁷⁾| T: D Hogan| OR: 130| C| D

11/2

Career best when winning 19-runner handicap hurdle (16/1) at Galway (24f, good) 22 days ago. Remains to be seen if he can run to same level back over fences, though.

Form: 1P44-21

The Red Menace^b,t²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-10| J: Gavin Brouder⁽⁷⁾| T: S K Ryder| OR: 130

22/1

28/1, good fifth of 19 in handicap chase at Galway (22.5f, good) 21 days ago, having run of race. Others preferred.

Form: 593-565

Jerandme⁷³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-9| J: E Walsh⁽⁵⁾| T: N Meade| OR: 129| BF| C| D

4/1

Course winner who found further improvement when second of 15 in handicap chase at Roscommon (24.7f, good) in June. May be more to come in this sphere and is one for the shortlist.

Form: 2/1194-2

Game Of War¹⁰²

Age: 9| Weight: 11-4| J: D P Holden⁽⁷⁾| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 124

33/1

22/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, tenth of 15 in handicap chase at Killarney (26f, good) 102 days ago. Yard in good form. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 0/902F-0

Not Available^b,t³⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 124| C

7/1

Didn't need to be at best when winning 4-runner novice chase (7/4) at this course (21.9f, good) 35 days ago, driven clear. Yard in good form. Makes handicap chase debut. Others more persuasive.

Form: 21-2331

Fairyhill Run⁴¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: B J Cooper| T: J P Ryan| OR: 123

4/1

Posted career best when easily winning 16-runner handicap chase at Limerick (22.2f, good) 41 days ago. 14 lb higher now but must enter calculations.

Form: 416211

Paris Texas^h⁴¹

Age: 8| Weight: 10-13| J: L P Dempsey| T: P Roche| OR: 119

16/1

Latest win in chase at Downpatrick in June. Creditable 18 lengths fifth of 16 to Fairyhill Run in handicap chase at Limerick (22.2f, good, 28/1) 41 days ago. Others preferred.

Form: 800-P15

Golden Spread^t²²

Age: 8| Weight: 10-12| J: Brian Hayes| T: W P Mullins| OR: 118

11/1

Fairly useful winner at 22f over hurdles. 40/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, fourth of 15 in novice chase at Galway (22.5f, good) 22 days ago. Work to do on handicap chase debut.

Form: 541/9P4

Filon D'Oudairies^t¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 10-9| J: Mark Walsh| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 115

10/1

Career best when winning 11-runner handicap chase at Wexford (20f, good, 28/1) 14 days ago, bit in hand. Up in trip. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 908-901

Hoke Colburn⁷⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 10-8| J: A W Short| T: B McMahon| OR: 114

28/1

Latest win in chase at Punchestown in December. Creditable fourth of 14 in handicap chase at this C&D (good to soft, 22/1) 75 days ago, faring best of those held up. Not taken lightly.

Form: 1384-P4

Desire De Joie^p¹³

Age: 8| Weight: 10-7| J: H McOwan⁽⁷⁾| T: Mrs D Foster| OR: 113

12/1

12/1, creditable third of 12 in handicap chase at this course (19.9f, good to soft) 13 days ago. Back up in trip. Merits consideration.

Form: 456-643

Non-Runners

Fred The Foot⁴²

Weight: 11-8| Age: 9

T: J C McConnell J: B Browne

Ask Cory³⁸

Weight: 10-7| Age: 8

T: H De Bromhead J: Reserve 1

Touch Of Oscar³⁵

Weight: 10-7| Age: 7

T: J P O'Brien J: Reserve 2

Brogine¹¹

Weight: 10-2| Age: 11

T: S Braddish J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Fairyhill Run (4/1), Jerandme (4/1), Macgiloney (11/2), Fred The Foot (13/2), Not Available (7/1), Ask Cory (7/1), Brogine (8/1), Filon D'Oudairies (10/1), Hewick (10/1), Golden Spread (11/1), Rapid Response (12/1), Desire De Joie (12/1), Paris Texas (16/1), The Red Menace (22/1), Hoke Colburn (28/1), Game Of War (33/1), Touch Of Oscar (50/1)

JERANDME ran a cracker at Roscommon last time and is still low mileage over fences. He can land the spoils. Hewick and Fairyhill Run head the list of dangers.