16:50 Leopardstown

Sunday 6 March 2022

All13:5514:3015:0515:4016:1516:5017:20

TRI Equestrian Handicap Chase (Grade B)

Off time: 16:50 | Winning time: 5m 21.30s

Max Flamingo²⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: D F O'Regan| T: Francis Casey| OR: 142| C

11/2

11/2, unseated rider in handicap chase at this course (21.3f, soft) 28 days ago.

Form: 4-5324U

Fan De Blues^h,t²⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-11| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins| OR: 141

10/1

Latest win in chase at Galway in July. 14/1, fell in handicap chase at this course (21.3f, soft) 28 days ago. Yard in good form. Hood back on.

Form: 11226F

Paloma Blue^p⁹²

Age: 10| Weight: 11-11| J: Mr B W Harvey⁽⁷⁾| T: A Lynch| OR: 141| C

50/1

Unreliable type. 40/1, seventh of 10 in handicap chase at Navan (20f, good to soft) 92 days ago. Cheekpieces back on. Can give a good account.

Form: 300-767

Discordantly^p1²⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 11-6| J: R M Power| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 136

14/1

6/1, sixth of 9 in minor event chase at Fairyhouse (23.8f, soft) 25 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time.

Form: F6P-6F6

Winter Escape^p,t²⁸

Age: 11| Weight: 11-4| J: Mark McDonagh⁽⁷⁾| T: A A Howard| OR: 134

9/1

33/1, good third of 17 in handicap chase at this course (21.3f, soft) 28 days ago. Booking of McDonagh a plus. Not taken lightly.

Form: 333353

Charlie Stout^t²⁸

Age: 11| Weight: 11-3| J: C P McNamara| T: S Nolan| OR: 133

80/1

Bit below form tenth of 27 in handicap hurdle at this course (16f, soft, 100/1) 28 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 7-9P650

Mount Pelier^t²⁸⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 11-3| J: D J McInerney| T: B Connell| OR: 133

33/1

Fairly useful winner at 19f over hurdles. 14/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, first run since leaving Keith Henry Clarke when eighth of 10 in handicap chase at Punchestown (20f, soft).

Form: 62113/8

Batcio²⁹

Age: 10| Weight: 11-0| J: Shane O'Callaghan⁽⁷⁾| T: T M Walsh| OR: 130

10/1

Latest win in chase at Killarney in August. Creditable third of 9 in handicap chase at this course (17.2f, good to soft, 11/1) 29 days ago. Back up in trip.

Form: 610543

Jerandme^p¹³

Age: 8| Weight: 10-13| J: B J Cooper| T: N Meade| OR: 129| BF| D

9/2

3/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, won 7-runner minor event at Dundalk (16f) 13 days ago, driven clear. Switches from Flat to chase.

Form: 1194-27

Bold Assassin^t³⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 10-12| J: Mike O'Connor⁽⁵⁾| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 128

25/1

Tongue strap on for 1st time, very good sixth of 16 in novice chase at Fairyhouse (21.4f, good to soft, 100/1) 36 days ago. Trainer going well. Makes handicap chase debut. Respected.

Form: 27P-F36

Notice To Close^t²¹

Age: 8| Weight: 10-11| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: S Neville| OR: 127| D

100/1

80/1, tenth of 13 in handicap chase at Punchestown (28.2f, heavy) 21 days ago. Back down in trip.

Form: 37-3PP0

Jacksons Gold²⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 10-10| J: I J Power| T: Ms Alice Curran| OR: 126

16/1

Useful winner at 23f over hurdles. 7/1, below form ninth of 15 in handicap chase at Fairyhouse (21f, soft) 25 days ago.

Form: 3-05389

Donkey Years^t⁴²

Age: 8| Weight: 10-7| J: Mark Walsh| T: E McNamara| OR: 123

6/1

Good neck second of 8 to Fakir D'alene in handicap chase (4/1) at Thurles (21.6f, good to soft) 42 days ago, outbattled. Player.

Form: 108-652

Rightplacerightime^p⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 10-7| J: Brian Hayes| T: E Mullins| OR: 123| BF

5/2

Latest win in chase at Fairyhouse in November. Fairly useful winner at 16f over hurdles. Fourth of 5 in handicap chase at Carlisle (26.2f, good to soft, 11/10) 6 days ago.

Form: 241624

Non-Runners

Fakir D'alene²⁸

Weight: 11-7| Age: 7

T: G Elliott J: Jack Kennedy

Forecasts

Rightplacerightime (5/2), Jerandme (9/2), Max Flamingo (11/2), Donkey Years (6/1), Fakir D'alene (8/1), Winter Escape (9/1), Batcio (10/1), Fan De Blues (10/1), Discordantly (14/1), Jacksons Gold (16/1), Bold Assassin (25/1), Mount Pelier (33/1), Paloma Blue (50/1), Charlie Stout (80/1), Notice To Close (100/1)

FAKIR D'ALENE might have found his last run here coming too soon after his battling win at Thurles so remains one to be positive about. Donkey Years was only a neck behind the selection at Thurles 6 weeks ago and is 3 lb better off, while Bold Assassin is getting the hang of things over fences and his opening mark is a fair one.