12:30 Fairyhouse

Saturday 27 November 2021

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EasyFix Equine Handicap Chase (Grade B)

Off time: 12:30 | Winning time: 4m 9.7s

Unexcepted²⁰¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-10| J: Mark Walsh| T: W P Mullins| OR: 148| BF| CD

11/2

Pulled up in Grade 3 chase at Killarney (20f, good, 11/4) won by Samcro, folding tamely approaching 3 out. Off 6 months but no surprise to see him bounce back.

Form: 2P/168-P

Paloma Blue²⁰¹

Age: 9| Weight: 11-8| J: Keith Donoghue| T: A Lynch| OR: 146| CD

100/1

Unreliable individual. 11/1, seventh of 8 in minor event hurdle at Killarney (20f, good). Off 6 months. First run for yard after leaving Henry De Bromhead with more needed.

Form: 31300-7

Dunvegan^t²⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 11-1| J: B J Cooper| T: P A Fahy| OR: 139| CD

3/1

Good third of 18 in handicap at Naas (16.1f, heavy, 9/1) 27 days ago, finishing well. Useful chaser, so much respected back in this sphere now.

Form: PP363-9

Poseidon⁴¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-1| J: Phillip Enright| T: C Byrnes| OR: 139| D

17/2

7/2, career best when winning 10-runner handicap chase at Cork (17.7f, good to soft) 41 days ago by 3½ lengths from Grange Walk. Enters calculations.

Form: 0-722U1

Buddy Rich^t²⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 11-0| J: D N Russell| T: G Elliott| OR: 138| D

5/2

5/1, career best when winning 10-runner novice chase at Navan (17f, good to soft) 20 days ago. Makes handicap debut and has to be taken seriously off a handy-looking mark.

Form: 522221

January Jets⁴⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 10-13| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 137| BF| D

13/2

6/5, not disgraced when second of 6 to Vado Forte in minor event chase at Limerick (19.4f, soft) 48 days ago. Not taken lightly.

Form: 2316P-2

Grange Walk¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 10-3| J: Danny Mullins| T: J P Ryan| OR: 127| D

18/1

Latest win in chase at Sligo in September. 66/1, well-held fifth of 6 to Riviere D'etel in Craddockstown Novices' Chase at Punchestown (16.8f, good to soft) 14 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 1F1P25

Jack Hackett¹¹²

Age: 7| Weight: 10-1| J: C J Orr| T: Ciaran Murphy| OR: 125

28/1

Thirteen runs since last win in 2020, and respectable fourth of 12 in handicap chase (11/2) at Kilbeggan (19.9f, good to soft) 112 days ago. No forlorn hope.

Form: 7-44P84

One Down^p,t⁴¹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-0| J: Gavin Brouder⁽⁷⁾| T: G Elliott| OR: 124| BF| D

10/1

Not disgraced when eighth of 10 to Poseidon in handicap chase at Cork (17.7f, good to soft, 16/5) 41 days ago, racing closer to pace than ideal. Others have achieved more, though.

Form: 030-248

Benefit Run^p²³

Age: 9| Weight: 9-12| J: L P Dempsey| T: R O'Sullivan| OR: 122| D

18/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2020. 10/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, respectable fourth of 13 in handicap chase at Thurles (18f, good to soft) 23 days ago. Respected.

Form: 4-82F54

Non-Runners

Epson Du Houx¹³

Weight: 11-9| Age: 7

T: H De Bromhead J: Shane Fitzgerald

Vado Forte²⁸

Weight: 11-4| Age: 8

T: G Elliott J: D F O'Regan

Forecasts

Buddy Rich (5/2), Dunvegan (3/1), Epson Du Houx (4/1), Unexcepted (11/2), January Jets (13/2), Poseidon (17/2), One Down (10/1), Vado Forte (12/1), Grange Walk (18/1), Benefit Run (18/1), Jack Hackett (28/1), Paloma Blue (100/1)

A few with chances, but BUDDY RICH looks to have got in quite lightly for his handicap bow so is fancied to follow up his recent Navan success. Poseidon is feared most on the back of his Cork victory, with January Jets appealing as the pick of the remainder for place purposes.