13:35 Naas

Sunday 2 January 2022

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Eastcoast Seafood & Gouldings Hardware Handicap Chase

Off time: 13:35 | Winning time: 4m 17.90s

Arahecan²²

Age: 9| Weight: 11-10| J: D Robinson| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 130| D

11/1

1 win from 3 runs this season. Career best when winning 12-runner handicap chase (12/1) at Fairyhouse (16f, soft) 22 days ago by 5 lengths from Fighting Fit. Likely to go well again.

Form: 5FP-741

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Jack Hackett³⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 11-3| J: Shane Fitzgerald⁽⁵⁾| T: Ciaran Murphy| OR: 123

9/1

Fourteen runs since last win in 2020. 28/1, refused in handicap chase at Fairyhouse (16.5f, good) 36 days ago. Not discounted

Form: 44P84R

Benefit Run^p⁷

Age: 10| Weight: 11-1| J: Shane O'Callaghan⁽⁷⁾| T: R O'Sullivan| OR: 121| D

33/1

Thirteen runs since last win in 2020. 25/1, thirteenth of 14 in handicap chase at Leopardstown (17f, soft) 7 days ago. Booking of O'Callaghan a plus. Others make more appeal.

Form: 2F5430

Gevrey⁷¹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: D N Russell| T: G Elliott| OR: 119| D

11/4

8/1, below form fifth of 10 in novice chase at Galway (18.2f, heavy) 71 days ago. Makes handicap chase debut. Could have been let in lightly based on hurdling form.

Form: 23-4255

Stansfield²⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 10-13| J: Sam Ewing⁽³⁾| T: Paul Traynor| OR: 119| D

20/1

16/1, below form fifth of 10 in handicap chase at Navan (20f, good to soft) 29 days ago. Something to find on form.

Form: 06P2F5

Espion Du Chenet^t⁵⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 10-9| J: R P Treacy| T: Louise G Lyons| OR: 115| CD

12/1

C&D winner. Latest win in chase at Down Royal in October. Seventh of 8 in handicap chase (10/3) at Aintree (15.8f, good to soft) 57 days ago, finding little.

Form: 143217

Carrigmoorna Pine^h³⁷⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 10-7| J: J J Slevin| T: R Tyner| OR: 113| D

12/1

Fairly useful winner at 16f over hurdles. 28/1, below form sixth of 10 in novice chase at Limerick (17.7f, heavy). Off 12 months. Makes handicap chase debut. Difficult ask.

Form: FP/5766-

Alice Avril^h1,t¹⁰⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-6| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 116| D

9/1

Winner in chase at Roscommon in August. Fourth of 5 in handicap chase at Sligo (17.2f, good, 3/1) 109 days ago. Hood on 1st time. Not taken lightly.

Form: 51-3144

Fighting Fit^t²²

Age: 7| Weight: 10-5| J: L P Dempsey| T: J P Dempsey| OR: 111| D

6/4

Fairly useful winner at 16f over hurdles. 5 lengths second of 12 to Arahecan in handicap chase at Fairyhouse (16f, soft, 11/2) 22 days ago. Tongue strap back on.

Form: 35-8962

Forecasts

Fighting Fit (6/4), Gevrey (11/4), Alice Avril (9/1), Jack Hackett (9/1), Arahecan (11/1), Carrigmoorna Pine (12/1), Espion Du Chenet (12/1), Stansfield (20/1), Benefit Run (33/1)

GEVREY's last couple of chase outings haven't got to the bottom of him and he's been handed an appealing mark based on hurdles form, so a chance is taken on him to make a winning switch to handicap chases at the likely expense of last-time-out winner Arahecan. Alice Avril is also worth considering.