15:55 Wexford

Saturday 4 September 2021

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Garry Flood Landscapes Handicap Chase (0-109)

Off time: 15:55 | Winning time: 4m 59.40s

My Oakclahome²⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: Sean Flanagan| T: D M O'Brien| OR: 108

13/2

Pulled up in handicap chase at Tramore (22f, good to soft, 15/2) 20 days ago. May well bounce back, and he'd been knocking on the door previously.

Form: 24043P

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Soi Cowboy^p1,t¹⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 11-13| J: L P Dempsey| T: P W Flynn| OR: 107| D

20/1

Winner in chase at Kilbeggan in April. Thirteenth of 16 in handicap hurdle (10/1) at Sligo (20.6f, good to soft) 18 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase. Cheekpieces on 1st time.

Form: F1-0460

Tiantu^t⁵⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 11-13| J: H Morgan⁽³⁾| T: Paul Power| OR: 107| CD

14/1

C&D winner. Bit below form eighth of 15 in handicap chase (33/1) at Limerick (19.7f, good) 56 days ago. Tongue strap back on. Others more persuasive.

Form: P38-078

Blue Markie^b⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-10| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: D M Christie| OR: 104

7/1

Bit below form sixth of 15 in handicap hurdle (13/2) at Downpatrick (21.7f, good) 5 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase. Blinkers back on. Others make more appeal.

Form: 302606

An Droichead Eile²⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-8| J: R Deegan⁽⁵⁾| T: S G Carey| OR: 102| D

5/1

4/1, below form seventh of 12 in handicap hurdle at Ballinrobe (22.6f, good) 26 days ago, finding little. Good second on chasing debut prior to that, so not discounted back in this sphere.

Form: 5-43127

Allardyce^b¹⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 11-7| J: Jordan Gainford⁽⁵⁾| T: E J O'Grady| OR: 101

9/2

Fifteen runs since last win in 2020. 10/1, creditable third of 14 in handicap chase at Killarney (20f, good to soft) 15 days ago. Excellent claims with promising claimer taking 5 lb off.

Form: 67-3473

Arch Melody¹⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 11-3| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: J Morrison| OR: 97| CD

16/1

C&D winner. Eleven runs since last win in 2019. Seventh of 14 in handicap chase at Killarney (20f, good to soft, 33/1) 15 days ago. Hard to make a case for.

Form: 847077

Buttons And Bows²³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-3| J: J S McGarvey| T: P J Flynn| OR: 97| C

11/2

Fair winner at 16f over hurdles. Excellent third of 11 in maiden at Tramore (16f, good, 12/1) 23 days ago. Switches from Flat to chase. Potentially well treated in this sphere.

Form: 6704P-P

Gold Sun¹⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 11-3| J: Phillip Enright| T: R Tyner| OR: 97| D

12/1

17/2, pulled up after badly hampered in handicap chase at Killarney (23f, good to soft) 15 days ago. Bit to prove right now.

Form: 1F5-U5P

Exultation^t²⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-0| J: P E Corbett| T: L Fowler| OR: 94

40/1

22/1, seventh of 11 in handicap chase at Tramore (15.8f, good to soft) 20 days ago. Back up in trip. Uphill task.

Form: P-00077

Trans Wood^p1⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 10-12| J: Shane Fitzgerald⁽⁷⁾| T: G M Doyle| OR: 92| D

10/1

Creditable eighth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Down Royal (24f, good to soft, 25/1) 8 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Makes handicap chase debut.

Form: 76-9878

Carried^p³¹

Age: 11| Weight: 10-11| J: Shane O'Callaghan⁽⁷⁾| T: R K Watson| OR: 91| BF| CD

10/1

C&D winner in the summer. 14/1, eleventh of 12 in claimer at Sligo 31 days ago. Switches from Flat to chase. Back up in trip. Cheekpieces back on. Worth considering if he gets in. RESERVE.

Form: 42/0-217

Non-Runners

Can't Be Done¹⁴

Weight: 10-12| Age: 10

T: W F Treacy J: Cian Quirke

Rolling Revenge²²

Weight: 10-11| Age: 12

T: Thomas Coyle J: Reserve 2

Casamari Abbey²⁰

Weight: 10-10| Age: 7

T: P A Fahy J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Allardyce (9/2), An Droichead Eile (5/1), Buttons And Bows (11/2), My Oakclahome (13/2), Casamari Abbey (13/2), Blue Markie (7/1), Trans Wood (10/1), Carried (10/1), Rolling Revenge (10/1), Gold Sun (12/1), Tiantu (14/1), Arch Melody (16/1), Soi Cowboy (20/1), Can't Be Done (33/1), Exultation (40/1)

ALLARDYCE arrives in good order and has Jordan Gainford removing a handy 5 lb, so he may well prevail in a race that's distinctly lacking in depth. An Droichead Eile could emerge as the chief danger, although Buttons And Bows is one to note if he attracts market support.