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Sunday 26 December 2021

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BRC McMahon Reinforcements Andrew McNamara Memorial Handicap Chase (0-102)

Off time: 15:17 | Winning time: 5m 34.10s

Northern Love⁹³

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: C P McNamara| T: E McNamara| OR: 100| C| D

18/5

3/1, career best when winning 14-runner handicap chase at Listowel (20f, good) 93 days ago. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 05-3721

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Brandy Harbour¹⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-13| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: Mrs G O'Connor| OR: 99

4/1

4/1, career best when winning 17-runner handicap chase at Naas (16f, soft) 10 days ago, pushed out. Back up in trip. Enters calculations.

Form: P07341

Earths Furies^p¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: Mr J C Canavan⁽⁷⁾| T: E M O'Sullivan| OR: 97

9/2

14/1, very good second of 14 in novice chase at Tramore (21.4f, heavy) 17 days ago. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 580272

Lessofdnegativity^p¹⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 11-9| J: P J O'Hanlon⁽⁷⁾| T: A McNamara| OR: 95| D

5/1

7/2 and cheekpieces on, career best when winning 14-runner handicap chase at Tramore (21.4f, heavy) 17 days ago by 1½ lengths from Arctic Ambition.

Form: F03771

Arvicta^t¹⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: J J Mangan| OR: 92

13/2

Lightly-raced maiden. Respectable 20½ lengths fourth of 17 to Brandy Harbour in handicap chase (11/1) at Naas (16f, soft) 10 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: P495P-4

Bitview Colin^b⁷

Age: 10| Weight: 11-5| J: Donagh Meyler| T: J P Ryan| OR: 91| D

20/1

Twenty four runs since last win in 2020. Fifth of 8 in handicap chase (9/1) at Thurles (18f, good to soft) 7 days ago. Can make presence felt.

Form: 29P465

Crobally Boy^p1,t³³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: J S McGarvey| T: J J Hanlon| OR: 90

25/1

28/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, pulled up in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (21.7f, good to soft) 33 days ago, pulled up before 3 out. Makes chase debut. Makes handicap chase debut.

Form: 0-7P23P

Stormy Master^b⁴⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-3| J: D J McInerney| T: R Hackett| OR: 89| CD

16/1

C&D winner. One win from 23 NH runs. 14/1, pulled up in handicap chase at Clonmel (20.7f, heavy) 45 days ago, tailing off early final circuit.

Form: 66640P

Top Question⁴⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 11-3| J: E Walsh⁽⁵⁾| T: L J Archdeacon| OR: 89

25/1

Remains a maiden after 20 NH runs. 25/1, eleventh of 14 in handicap chase at Fairyhouse (24f, good to soft) 47 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 75P3P0

Trans Wood^p¹⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 11-0| J: Mr T Power Roche⁽⁷⁾| T: G M Doyle| OR: 86| D

40/1

One win from 43 NH runs. Thirty runs since last win in 2018. 10/1, below form 39½ lengths tenth of 17 to Brandy Harbour in handicap chase at Naas (16f, soft) 10 days ago. Back up in trip.

Form: 358450

Walking The Walk⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: R Deegan⁽³⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 86

40/1

Cheekpieces on for 1st time, first run since leaving Gavin Patrick Cromwell when fifteenth of 18 in handicap chase (33/1) at Thurles (24.8f, good to soft) on debut over fences 7 days ago.

Form: 09-7800

Fr Gilligansvoyge^t,v³³

Age: 8| Weight: 10-11| J: C A Landers| T: J G Carr| OR: 83

66/1

Remains a maiden after 34 NH runs. Unseated rider in handicap chase at Punchestown (25.7f, good to soft, 33/1) 33 days ago. Back down in trip. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 93U5UU

Four Country Roads¹⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 10-6| J: Mark McDonagh⁽⁷⁾| T: B McMahon| OR: 78

16/1

Unseated rider in handicap chase (12/1) at Tramore (21.4f, heavy) 17 days ago won by Lessofdnegativity. Booking of McDonagh a plus. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 49485U

Lacken Bridge^p¹⁷

Age: 10| Weight: 10-2| J: Sarah Kavanagh⁽⁷⁾| T: G M Doyle| OR: 74

40/1

Eighteen runs since last win in 2018. 27½ lengths ninth of 14 to Lessofdnegativity in handicap chase (25/1) at Tramore (21.4f, heavy) 17 days ago.

Form: 7P8-069

Ice Cool¹⁰

Age: 12| Weight: 10-0| J: C J Orr| T: V T O'Brien| OR: 72| D

40/1

Twenty four runs since last win in 2016. 66/1, ninth of 24 in handicap hurdle at Naas (15.8f, soft) 10 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase. Back up in trip.

Form: 38-0P09

Johnnys Girl^p,t⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 10-4| J: Gary Noonan⁽⁷⁾| T: N Lee| OR: 76| C

28/1

Course winner. Pulled up in handicap chase at Navan (20f, good to soft, 33/1) 8 days ago, tailing off some way out. RESERVE.

Form: P6-360P

Non-Runners

Arctic Ambition¹⁷

Weight: 11-0| Age: 6

T: R Tyner J: R P Treacy

Misty Hollow²⁹⁹

Weight: 11-9| Age: 8

T: E Cawley J: Reserve 2

Be My Dream¹⁷

Weight: 11-0| Age: 8

T: J R Finn J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Northern Love (18/5), Brandy Harbour (4/1), Arctic Ambition (4/1), Earths Furies (9/2), Lessofdnegativity (5/1), Arvicta (13/2), Misty Hollow (14/1), Four Country Roads (16/1), Stormy Master (16/1), Bitview Colin (20/1), Top Question (25/1), Be My Dream (25/1), Crobally Boy (25/1), Johnnys Girl (28/1), Lacken Bridge (40/1), Trans Wood (40/1), Walking The Walk (40/1), Ice Cool (40/1), Fr Gilligansvoyge (66/1)

ARCTIC AMBITION was unable to reel in Lessofdnegativity on chase bow at Tramore but he was closing all the way to the line and rates a big player with that experience behind him. Earths Furies was a good second in a novice at Tramore and is of interest back in a handicap, while Brandy Harbour enters calculations on the back of a career-best win at Naas.