15:23 Cork

Saturday 8 January 2022

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GAIN Handicap Chase

Off time: 15:24 | Winning time: 5m 40.4s

Castlebrook^p1,t¹⁷⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 11-12| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: J J Mangan| OR: 128| D

12/1

Eighth of 12 in handicap chase (50/1) at Tipperary (19f, good to soft) 174 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Must improve.

Form: 33/75-P8

Carrolls Cottage³⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: Brian Hayes| T: P Fenton| OR: 122

2/1

Useful winner at 21f over hurdles. 125/1, eighth of 18 in novice chase at Navan (20f, good to soft) 35 days ago. Makes handicap chase debut. Opening mark looks fair if he can build on latest effort.

Form: 0-U90F8

R'evelyn Pleasure^p¹⁰

Age: 10| Weight: 11-6| J: Donagh Meyler| T: S O O'Brien| OR: 122| D

6/1

10/1, creditable fourth of 19 in handicap chase at Leopardstown (21f, good to soft) 10 days ago. This race looks significantly weaker, so he makes plenty of appeal.

Form: 259-P24

Key Commander⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: Mike O'Connor⁽⁵⁾| T: E Doyle| OR: 121| D

12/1

22/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, eighth of 19 in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (24.5f, soft) 7 days ago. Seemingly out of sorts but may benefit from a return to chasing.

Form: 85-P908

All The Chimneys^b¹⁰

Age: 13| Weight: 11-4| J: Shane Fitzgerald⁽⁵⁾| T: Leonard Flynn| OR: 120| C

18/1

Latest win in chase at Thurles in November. 16/1, fell in handicap chase at Limerick (22.6f, heavy) 10 days ago. Not completely dismissed.

Form: P2164F

Weihnachts^t1²⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-2| J: Simon Torrens| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 118

18/1

18/1, below form sixth of 12 in handicap chase at Fairyhouse (16f, soft) 28 days ago. Up in trip. Tongue strap on 1st time. Others preferred.

Form: 11-7376

Street Value⁴⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-13| J: Danny Mullins| T: J P Flavin| OR: 115| D

9/4

Fairly useful winner at 20f over hurdles. Fourteenth of 18 in novice chase at Gowran 49 days ago. Makes handicap chase debut. Opening mark is potentially lenient based on hurdling exploits.

Form: 3112-70

Sil Ver Klass^t²⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 10-10| J: B J Cooper| T: A J Martin| OR: 112

7/1

Fifteen runs since last win in 2018. Creditable second of 15 in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (16f, soft, 5/1) 28 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase. Up in trip. Shortlist material.

Form: U674-22

Forecasts

Carrolls Cottage (2/1), Street Value (9/4), R'evelyn Pleasure (6/1), Sil Ver Klass (7/1), Key Commander (12/1), Castlebrook (12/1), Weihnachts (18/1), All The Chimneys (18/1)

R'EVELYN PLEASURE has acquitted himself well in competitive events the last twice and the bulk of his rivals in this are out of sorts and/or have something to prove, so he gets the nod ahead of Silver Klass, who has been in good form over hurdles this term and is equally as effective in this discipline. Handicap chase debutant Street Value is worth monitoring in the betting.