14:55 Leopardstown

Sunday 26 December 2021

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'Bet Through The Free Racing Post App' Handicap Chase

Off time: 14:55 | Winning time: 4m 15.70s

Exit Poll⁷⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: J B Foley⁽⁵⁾| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 142| CD

10/1

C&D winner. Five wins from 18 NH runs. Bit below form 10¾ lengths third of 6 to Embittered in Buck House Novices' Chase (7/4) at Punchestown (18.6f, good to soft) 74 days ago. Booking of Foley a plus.

Form: 462113

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Fan De Blues^t³⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-11| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins| OR: 141| BF

9/2

2 wins from 5 runs this season. Latest win in chase at Galway in July. Creditable second of 7 in handicap chase at Gowran (20f, good to soft, 6/4) 36 days ago.

Form: 25-1122

Born By The Sea⁹⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-8| J: J G Gilligan⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Gilligan| OR: 138| D

28/1

Latest win in chase at Galway in July. 16/1, creditable fifth of 18 in handicap chase at Listowel (24f, good to soft) 95 days ago. Down in trip. Has work to do.

Form: 5-36105

Take All^h²²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Kevin Sexton| T: S Fahey| OR: 135

9/2

Creditable 12 lengths second of 6 to Riviere D'etel in Klairon Davis Novices' Chase at Navan (17f, good to soft, 14/1) 22 days ago. Makes handicap chase debut from potentially lenient mark.

Form: 5F-6142

Zarkareva^t⁹²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: H Morgan⁽³⁾| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 135| D

12/1

6/1, very good length second of 9 to Defan in handicap chase at Listowel (17f, good) 92 days ago. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 53-2U32

Tiger Voice^t¹⁵¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: Sean Flanagan| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 133| BF

22/1

1 win from 3 runs this season. Latest win in chase at Punchestown in May. 9/2, below form twelfth of 20 in handicap chase at Galway (18.2f, good) 151 days ago.

Form: F436-10

Winter Escape^p,t²²

Age: 10| Weight: 11-3| J: Mark Walsh| T: A A Howard| OR: 133| D

25/1

Seven wins from 27 NH runs. 12/1, creditable third of 10 in handicap chase at Navan (20f, good to soft) 22 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 703333

Coach Carter^h⁷⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: D N Russell| T: G Elliott| OR: 130| D

12/1

1 win from 2 runs this season. Last of 2 in novice chase (9/4) at Cork (20f, good to soft) 70 days ago. Makes handicap chase debut.

Form: 3166-12

Grange Walk²⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: Shane Fitzgerald⁽⁵⁾| T: J P Ryan| OR: 130| D

18/1

Latest win in chase at Sligo in September. Good second of 10 in handicap chase at Fairyhouse (16.5f, good, 18/1) 29 days ago. Booking of Fitzgerald a plus.

Form: F1P252

Soviet Pimpernel¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: Simon Torrens| T: Peter Fahey| OR: 129| BF

12/1

Respectable fifth of 12 in handicap chase (7/2) at Fairyhouse (16f, soft) 15 days ago, finding little. Stable in good form. Plenty to find on form.

Form: P2F-435

Benefit Run^p²⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 10-6| J: L P Dempsey| T: R O'Sullivan| OR: 122

25/1

Twelve runs since last win in 2020. 18/1, creditable third of 10 in handicap chase at Fairyhouse (16.5f, good) 29 days ago.

Form: 82F543

Golden Jewel²²

Age: 9| Weight: 10-5| J: C D Timmons⁽³⁾| T: E Cawley| OR: 121

13/2

Twenty six runs since last win in 2018. 5/1, very good second of 10 in handicap chase at Navan (20f, good to soft) 22 days ago.

Form: 5-62822

Defan⁵²

Age: 5| Weight: 10-3| J: D Robinson| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 119| D

6/1

Promising sort. Latest win in chase at Listowel in September. Ninth of 13 in handicap chase at Thurles (18f, good to soft, 4/1) 52 days ago. Still unexposed and can make presence felt.

Form: 10-0319

Ingleby Mackenzie^t⁵⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 10-3| J: Philip Donovan⁽⁵⁾| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 119

40/1

Creditable fifth of 9 in handicap chase at Down Royal (16.4f, soft, 15/2) 58 days ago.

Form: 3755F5

Forecasts

Take All (9/2), Fan De Blues (9/2), Defan (6/1), Golden Jewel (13/2), Exit Poll (10/1), Soviet Pimpernel (12/1), Zarkareva (12/1), Coach Carter (12/1), Grange Walk (18/1), Tiger Voice (22/1), Winter Escape (25/1), Benefit Run (25/1), Born By The Sea (28/1), Ingleby Mackenzie (40/1)

The unexposed DEFAN would probably be arriving here in search of a hat-trick had he not made a bad mistake at the final fence at Thurles last month. He can gain compensation at the chief expense of Zarkareva, who he beat in a handicap chase at Listowel in September. Take All ran well behind the exciting Riviere D'etel at Navan last time and is one to note switched to handicaps.