16:05 Galway

Tuesday 5 October 2021

All13:1513:4514:2014:5515:3016:0516:40

Guinness Handicap Chase

Off time: 16:05 | Winning time: 5m 1.8s

Bridge Native^t³²

Age: 10| Weight: 11-10| J: Jordan Gainford⁽⁵⁾| T: Ciaran Murphy| OR: 135| C| D

5/1

14/1, respectable fifth of 12 in handicap hurdle at Kilbeggan (16f, good) 32 days ago, going in snatches. Switches from hurdles to chase. Booking of Gainford a plus.

Form: 7-35445

Winter Escape^t⁴³

Age: 10| Weight: 11-10| J: Mark Walsh| T: A A Howard| OR: 135| CD

5/1

C&D winner. Seven wins from 24 NH runs. Third of 5 in minor event chase at Ballinrobe (17f, good, 8/1) 43 days ago. Tongue strap back on and he needs considering.

Form: 0/91-703

Goodbye Someday¹⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-0| J: D F O'Regan| T: J E Kiely| OR: 125

5/1

Useful winner at 21f over hurdles. 15/2, sixth of 8 in novice chase at Listowel (17f, good to soft) 15 days ago. Makes handicap chase debut and improvement needed.

Form: 0U4346

The Big Galloper²⁹⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 10-7| J: D J McInerney| T: C Byrnes| OR: 118

14/1

Fairly useful winner at 20f over hurdles. Creditable fifth of 15 in handicap chase (17/2) at Punchestown (25.7f, heavy). Off 9 months. Back down in trip and open to improvement in this sphere.

Form: 912/995-

Call A Cab¹³³

Age: 8| Weight: 10-2| J: L P Dempsey| T: P A Fahy| OR: 113

7/1

Twelve runs since last win in 2018. 3/1, bit below form second of 14 in novice chase at Ballinrobe (17f, heavy) 133 days ago. Should make his presence felt.

Form: F/7080-2

Bold Emperor¹⁰

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

3/1

Latest win in chase at Sligo in September. Fairly useful winner at 16f over hurdles. Respectable fourth of 9 in handicap chase at Listowel (17f, good, 9/2) 10 days ago. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 2-UU514

Espion Du Chenet^t¹⁰

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

9/2

Latest win in chase at Killarney in August. Creditable third of 9 in handicap chase at Listowel (17f, good, 6/1) 10 days ago, left with lot to do. Couldn't rule out.

Form: 5-56143

Rippon Lodge¹⁰

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

18/1

Latest win in chase at Sligo in September. Seventh of 9 in handicap chase (12/1) at Listowel (17f, good) 10 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 21F517

Forecasts

Bold Emperor (3/1), Espion Du Chenet (9/2), Bridge Native (5/1), Winter Escape (5/1), Goodbye Someday (5/1), Call A Cab (7/1), The Big Galloper (14/1), Rippon Lodge (18/1)

If able to cut out the errors that proved costly at Listowel recently, BOLD EMPEROR could be the answer. He landed a Sligo maiden chase on his penultimate start and looks feasibly treated on that evidence. The Big Galloper wasn't disgraced at Punchestown when last seen and he features on an attractive mark judged on the pick of his hurdles form. Winter Escape and Call A Cab are others to consider.