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Saturday 11 December 2021

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Off time: 12:31 | Winning time: 4m 14.3s

Soviet Pimpernel¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: K C Sexton| T: Peter Fahey| OR: 129| D

7/2

Useful winner at 18f over hurdles. Creditable third of 8 in maiden (10/3) at Thurles (18f, good to soft) 16 days ago. Yard having good spell. Makes handicap chase debut.

Form: 9/P2F-43

Samurai Cracker^t²⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 11-8| J: R Deegan⁽³⁾| T: Caroline Mccaldin| OR: 127

6/1

Creditable seventh of 16 in handicap chase (33/1) at Navan (24f, good) 20 days ago. Significantly back down in trip.

Form: 2-53P27

Kitty Galore⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: Shane Fitzgerald⁽⁵⁾| T: J P Ryan| OR: 124| D

9/1

Latest win in chase at Clonmel in October. 40/1, tailed-off seventh of 9 to Concertista in Gr 2 chase at Cork (16.7f, soft) 6 days ago. More chance back in a handicap.

Form: 03P147

Arahecan²⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 11-4| J: D Robinson| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 123

12/1

14/1, creditable fourth of 8 in handicap chase at Cork (16.7f, soft) 27 days ago. Will need more to overcome this mark.

Form: 15FP-74

Montagne D'Argent^t²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: M J Tynan| OR: 123

14/1

First run since leaving David Harry Kelly when fifth of 7 in handicap chase at Gowran (20f, good to soft, 8/1) 21 days ago. May fare better with that outing behind him.

Form: 8431F-5

Halsafari^p⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 11-3| J: Brian Hayes| T: L P Cusack| OR: 122| C

9/1

Eighteen runs since last win in 2019. Below form sixth of 10 in handicap chase at Navan (20f, good to soft, 15/2) 7 days ago.

Form: 0F-43U6

Weihnachts²⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-0| J: Simon Torrens| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 119| C| D

18/1

Course winner. 8/1, seventh of 8 in handicap chase at Cork (16.7f, soft) 27 days ago.

Form: 611-737

Millen To One³⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 10-13| J: Donagh Meyler| T: F J Flood| OR: 118

4/1

Promising sort. Useful winner over hurdles. Caught the eye on Naas chase debut 35 days ago, not knocked about after badly hampered third. Interesting now handicapping.

Form: 212-588

My Manekineko^p1¹⁴

Age: 12| Weight: 10-6| J: Gavin Brouder⁽⁷⁾| T: J Nash| OR: 111| D

18/1

Latest win in hurdle at Sligo in August. 10/1, seventh of 11 in handicap chase at this course (21f, good) 14 days ago. Back down in trip. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Engaged 3.25 Doncaster Friday.

Form: 15-6137

Fighting Fit²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 10-4| J: L P Dempsey| T: J P Dempsey| OR: 109| D

11/2

Fairly useful winner over hurdles. Sixth of 13 in novice chase (150/1) at Punchestown (19.7f, good to soft) 28 days ago. Makes handicap chase debut. Worth keeping an eye on in betting.

Form: 135-896

Spare Brakes^t²⁷⁴

Age: 11| Weight: 10-4| J: Phillip Enright| T: R Tyner| OR: 109| D

66/1

Pulled up in handicap chase (33/1) at Gowran (18f, heavy) won by Montagne D'argent, pulled up before 4 out. Off 9 months.

Form: 09329P-

Benefit North^h,t³²

Age: 10| Weight: 9-12| J: C D Maxwell| T: C A McBratney| OR: 95

33/1

One win from 30 NH runs. Seventeen runs since last win in 2020. Last of 7 in novice chase at this C&D (good to soft, 80/1) 32 days ago. Hood back on. Others preferred.

Form: P88447

Non-Runners

Castlebrook¹⁴⁶

Weight: 11-9| Age: 8

T: J J Mangan J: Phillip Enright

Forecasts

Soviet Pimpernel (7/2), Millen To One (4/1), Fighting Fit (11/2), Samurai Cracker (6/1), Halsafari (9/1), Kitty Galore (9/1), Arahecan (12/1), Montagne D'Argent (14/1), Weihnachts (18/1), My Manekineko (18/1), Benefit North (33/1), Spare Brakes (66/1), Castlebrook (100/1)

MILLEN TO ONE was better than a midfield finish suggests on his Naas chase debut and looks interesting now making a quick switch to handicaps in this sphere. Soviet Pimpernel is feared most now tackling a handicap for the first time. Samurai Cracker is one who could play a part at likely bigger odds.