15:40 Down Royal

Tuesday 25 January 2022

All13:1013:4014:1014:4015:1015:4016:10

Molson Coors Handicap Chase (0-123)

Off time: 15:40 | Winning time: 6m 18.2s

Turbojet^p1²⁸

Age: 11| Weight: 12-0| J: Keith Donoghue| T: D A McLoughlin| OR: 123| D

12/1

Below form seventeenth of 28 in handicap hurdle (12/1) at Leopardstown (20f, soft) 28 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Makes handicap chase debut.

Form: 3-00300

Ragnar Lodbrok^b²⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott| OR: 121

10/3

10/3 and blinkered for 1st time, very good second of 10 in handicap chase at Punchestown (23.2f, heavy) 25 days ago. Just 2 lb higher now and is a leading contender.

Form: 60-6702

Key Commander^p¹⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-11| J: Mike O'Connor⁽⁵⁾| T: E Doyle| OR: 120

16/1

Creditable fourth of 8 in handicap chase at Cork (20f, heavy, 12/1) 17 days ago, barely adequate test. Cheekpieces back on. Not out of things.

Form: 5-P9084

Agent Boru¹⁶

Age: 11| Weight: 11-10| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: T Gibney| OR: 119| D

16/1

Seventh of 9 in minor event chase at Fairyhouse (21.5f, soft, 16/1) 16 days ago. Work to do.

Form: 5-17687

Ah Littleluck^t⁹

Age: 12| Weight: 11-10| J: J B Foley⁽⁵⁾| T: T Gibney| OR: 119| D

25/1

16/1, pulled up in handicap chase at Punchestown (23f, heavy) 9 days ago, losing touch around 5 out. Others more persuasive.

Form: 77-18FP

History Of Fashion²⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 11-10| J: Richard Condon⁽⁷⁾| T: P A Fahy| OR: 119| D

9/1

Held when unseated rider in novice chase (40/1) at Fairyhouse (21.5f, soft) 24 days ago. May do better now sent handicapping, though.

Form: 654-83U

Sovereign Gold^p1,t²⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 11-9| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 118| D

5/1

Creditable third of 10 in handicap chase at Punchestown (23.2f, heavy, 11/2) 25 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Likely contender.

Form: 26-2163

Thunderosa^p,t²⁵

Age: 10| Weight: 11-7| J: P J O'Hanlon⁽⁷⁾| T: D A McLoughlin| OR: 116| D

6/1

Fairly useful winner at 24f over hurdles. 80/1, creditable fifth of 11 in novice chase at Punchestown (23.2f, heavy) 25 days ago. More required on handicap chase debut.

Form: 104065

Dubai Devils^p²⁷

Age: 11| Weight: 11-5| J: M M McDonagh⁽⁷⁾| T: P Stafford| OR: 114| D

7/1

Creditable third of 11 in handicap chase at Limerick (22.6f, heavy, 8/1) 27 days ago, staying on well. Each-way player.

Form: 136-773

Orion D'Aubrelle¹⁹⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 11-4| J: Shane Fitzgerald⁽⁵⁾| T: J J Hanlon| OR: 113

66/1

100/1, thirteenth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Killarney (20f, good to soft). Off 6 months. Switches from hurdles to chase.

Form: P0PP/7-0

Song Of Earth²⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: Danny Mullins| T: Ms M Mullins| OR: 113| BF

5/1

Fairly useful winner at 20f over hurdles. 16/5, bit below form fifth of 10 in handicap chase at Punchestown (23.2f, heavy) 25 days ago. Others preferred.

Form: 15-0U25

Forecasts

Ragnar Lodbrok (10/3), Sovereign Gold (5/1), Song Of Earth (5/1), Thunderosa (6/1), Dubai Devils (7/1), History Of Fashion (9/1), Turbojet (12/1), Agent Boru (16/1), Key Commander (16/1), Ah Littleluck (25/1), Orion D'Aubrelle (66/1)

RAGNAR LODBROK left his previous chase form behind when runner-up at Punchestown last month and still looks well treated. He is taken to score. Sovereign Gold and Dubai Devils rate the principal dangers.