15:50 Punchestown

Sunday 16 January 2022

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Total Event Rental Amateur National (Q.R.) Handicap Chase

Off time: 15:51 | Winning time: 6m 27.5s

Alpha Des Obeaux^b,t³⁷

Age: 12| Weight: 12-2| J: Mr Pat Taaffe⁽⁷⁾| T: G Elliott| OR: 130| C

14/1

Unreliable sort. Twenty runs since last win in 2018. Unseated rider in handicap chase (12/1) at Cheltenham (30.2f, good) 37 days ago. Back down in trip.

Form: C6-P89U

Glenloe¹⁹

Age: 11| Weight: 12-1| J: Mr D O'Connor| T: G Elliott| OR: 129| D

11/8

Thirteen runs since last win in 2016. 8/1, creditable fourth of 14 in handicap chase at Limerick (19.7f, heavy) 19 days ago. Shortlist material.

Form: 4534/74

Ah Littleluck^t¹⁶

Age: 12| Weight: 11-8| J: Mr J Dunne⁽⁷⁾| T: T Gibney| OR: 122

16/1

1 win from 3 runs this season. Fell in handicap chase at this course (23.2f, heavy, 22/1) 16 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: P77-18F

Glorious Galway^p1,t²⁰

Age: 10| Weight: 11-5| J: Alex Harvey⁽⁷⁾| T: D McNamara| OR: 119| D

12/1

50/1, tailed-off eighth of 10 to Eric Bloodaxe in Gr 2 hurdle at Limerick (23f, heavy) on hurdles bow 20 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase. Cheekpieces on 1st time.

Form: 315-PF8

Montagne D'Argent^p,t⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 11-4| J: Mr D G Lavery⁽³⁾| T: M J Tynan| OR: 118

50/1

125/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, seventh of 12 in handicap chase at Fairyhouse (17f, soft) 7 days ago. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 1F-59P7

Exit To The West²¹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-2| J: Mr E P O'Brien⁽⁷⁾| T: R Tyner| OR: 116

18/5

Pulled up in handicap hurdle at Limerick (20f, heavy, 9/2) 21 days ago, beaten before 3 out. Switches from hurdles to chase. Can bounce back.

Form: 24-P52P

John Adams^b¹⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-2| J: R A Berry⁽⁷⁾| T: C Bowe| OR: 116

8/1

Unseated rider in handicap hurdle at Limerick (24f, heavy, 17/2) 19 days ago yet to be asked for effort when unseated 5, out too far out to suggest outcome. Switches from hurdles to chase. Player.

Form: 36U6UU

Mick The Jiver^p¹⁸

Age: 12| Weight: 11-2| J: John Aherne⁽⁷⁾| T: E O'Grady| OR: 116| D

14/1

Respectable fourth of 11 in handicap chase at Limerick (22.6f, heavy, 9/2) 18 days ago. Trainer going well. Has fallen to a workable mark.

Form: 67-P454

Nobody Home⁵⁰

Age: 12| Weight: 10-13| J: Mr L J McGuinness⁽⁷⁾| T: E Cawley| OR: 113| C

9/1

15/2, creditable fifth of 11 in handicap chase at Fairyhouse (21f, good) 50 days ago. Now below last winning mark.

Form: P-98445

Aherlow^b1,t1⁴²

Age: 10| Weight: 10-11| J: Mr F Maguire| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 111

16/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2018. Unseated rider in handicap chase (40/1) at this course (25.7f, good to soft) 42 days ago. Blinkered for 1st time, tongue strap on for 1st time.

Form: 33P2U/U

Thehairyfella^p²⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 10-7| J: Mr N McParlan| T: D J Barry| OR: 92

50/1

40/1, pulled up in handicap chase at Thurles (24.8f, good to soft) 28 days ago, pulled up after 2 out.

Form: 957F7P

Forecasts

Glenloe (11/8), Exit To The West (18/5), John Adams (8/1), Nobody Home (9/1), Glorious Galway (12/1), Alpha Des Obeaux (14/1), Mick The Jiver (14/1), Aherlow (16/1), Ah Littleluck (16/1), Thehairyfella (50/1), Montagne D'Argent (50/1)

GLENLOE was held back by his jumping and probably did well to finish as close as he did at Limerick last time. This longer trip may help and he's on a very attractive mark over fences at present. John Adams has a similar profile to the selection so rates the main threat ahead of Exit To The West, who reportedly lost a shoe over hurdle last time.