16:00 Listowel

Saturday 25 September 2021

All13:1013:4014:1514:5015:2516:0016:3517:10

Charlie Chute Memorial Handicap Chase

Off time: 16:00 | Winning time: 4m 15.9s

Zarkareva^t⁵⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: D Robinson| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 132| D

6/1

16/1, very good third of 20 in handicap chase at Galway (18.2f, good) 59 days ago, running on. Ought to be competitive again.

Form: 353-2U3

Andalusa^t³⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: Brian Hayes| T: W P Mullins| OR: 128| BF| CD

9/2

C&D winner. 3/1, respectable 7½ lengths fourth of 9 to Espion Du Chenet in handicap chase at Killarney (17f, good to soft) 36 days ago. Not ruled out.

Form: 85-F484

An Fraoch Mor⁸⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 11-0| J: C A Landers| T: R O'Sullivan| OR: 125| D

7/1

1 win from 3 runs this season. 16/1, pulled up in handicap hurdle at Tipperary (20f, good to soft) 86 days ago, struggling quickly. Switches from hurdles to chase with work to do.

Form: 0/P0-18P

Benefit Run¹⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 10-12| J: L P Dempsey| T: R O'Sullivan| OR: 123| BF

13/2

Arrives in excellent order, still in with every chance when falling last in handicap chase (4/1) at Sligo (17.2f, good) 10 days ago. Has to be taken seriously nudged up just 1 lb.

Form: 464-82F

Zoffalee^t¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-5| J: P J Carberry| T: A McNamara| OR: 116| D

20/1

Useful winner at 17f over hurdles. Good third of 7 in novice chase at Galway (18.5f, good, 12/1) 19 days ago. Much respected on his handicap chase debut.

Form: 07-P4P3

Bold Emperor¹⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 10-1| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: T Gibney| OR: 112

9/2

Fairly useful winner at 16f over hurdles. Landed 11-runner novice chase at Sligo (20.2f, good) 10 days ago, keeping on well. Makes handicap chase debut and well in the mix.

Form: 52-UU51

Defan⁴⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 111

13/2

Best effort when third of 6 in minor event chase (40/1) at Tramore (15.2f, good) 44 days ago. Needs considering now going into handicaps.

Form: F010-03

Espion Du Chenet^t¹⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 9-12| J: R P Treacy| T: Louise G Lyons| OR: 109| D

6/1

Creditable fourth of 11 in handicap chase at Sligo (17.2f, good, 11/1) 10 days ago, badly hampered last. Can give another good account.

Form: 25-5614

Rippon Lodge^t¹⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 9-12| J: Philip Donovan⁽⁵⁾| T: J P Ryan| OR: 109| D

12/1

2 wins from 6 runs this season, latest in 5-runner handicap chase at Sligo (17.2f, good) 10 days ago, travelling strongly. In the picture for his thriving yard.

Form: 021F51

Non-Runners

Winter Escape³³

Weight: 11-10| Age: 10

T: A A Howard J: Mark Walsh

Forecasts

Bold Emperor (9/2), Andalusa (9/2), Zarkareva (6/1), Espion Du Chenet (6/1), Defan (13/2), Benefit Run (13/2), Winter Escape (7/1), An Fraoch Mor (7/1), Rippon Lodge (12/1), Zoffalee (20/1)

A few in with a shout, but BENEFIT RUN gets the verdict given he arrives at the top of his game and looks weighted to go close after his last-fence fall at Sligo earlier in the month. Bold Emperor is feared most on the back of his recent novice win there now he steps into handicaps. Rippon Lodge must enter calculations too for his in-form handler.