15:27 Thurles

Saturday 19 March 2022

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Duggan Veterinary 4cyte For Horses Handicap Chase

Off time: 15:27 | Winning time: 5m 18.40s

Chief Of Police²²⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: B Browne| T: O McKiernan| OR: 109

16/1

Ninth of 15 in handicap hurdle (16/1) at Cork (18.8f, soft). Off 7 months. Switches from hurdles to chase. Others make more appeal.

Form: 30725-9

Western Sea²³

Age: 9| Weight: 12-0| J: Shane O'Callaghan⁽⁷⁾| T: R O'Sullivan| OR: 109| C

4/1

Course winner. Creditable third of 9 in handicap chase at this course (16.6f, soft, 18/1) 23 days ago. Back up in trip. Should give another good account.

Form: 531053

Oscer Romero^t⁵¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-13| J: H Morgan⁽³⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 108

20/1

3 wins from 9 runs this season. 25/1, tenth of 12 in novice chase at Gowran (16f, soft) 51 days ago. Back up in trip. Potentially well treated on hurdling form, so notable handicap chase debutant.

Form: 1PPP70

Sean Says³⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-13| J: I J Power| T: R Sweeney| OR: 108| C| D

12/1

Course winner. Latest win in chase here in December. 40/1, fifteenth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (19.8f, soft) 38 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase.

Form: 561960

Champagne Beauty¹²

Age: 8| Weight: 11-11| J: D F O'Regan| T: P D Fitzgerald| OR: 106| D

13/2

Creditable fifth of 16 in handicap chase (28/1) at Leopardstown (21.4f, good to soft) 12 days ago, unable to sustain effort. Can't be discounted.

Form: 403605

Johngus²³

Age: 8| Weight: 11-10| J: P J Carberry| T: S Aherne| OR: 105| BF

3/1

Remains a maiden after 18 NH runs. Respectable second of 17 in handicap chase (3/1) at this course (25f, soft) 23 days ago. Has good chance on pick of form.

Form: 550732

Whenurgoodurgood^p¹²

Age: 10| Weight: 11-1| J: L P Dempsey| T: J Fox| OR: 96| D

28/1

Pulled up in handicap hurdle (28/1) at Leopardstown (24f, good to soft) 12 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase. Makes handicap chase debut.

Form: 0-51P6P

Presenting Point^b²³

Age: 8| Weight: 11-0| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: E O'Grady| OR: 95

11/2

One win from 24 NH runs. Eleven runs since last win in 2020. 16/1, bit below form seventh of 17 in handicap chase at this course (25f, soft) 23 days ago.

Form: 242487

Crimson Chief¹⁶⁰

Age: 10| Weight: 10-12| J: Brian Hayes| T: J Morrison| OR: 93

18/1

One win from 30 NH runs. Fifteen runs since last win in 2020. 25/1, creditable third of 12 in handicap chase at Limerick (19.4f, soft) 160 days ago. Likely to be thereabouts again.

Form: 066F83

Bitview Colin^b¹²

Age: 11| Weight: 10-8| J: Philip Donovan⁽⁵⁾| T: J P Ryan| OR: 89| D

33/1

Latest win in chase at Clonmel in January. Eleventh of 16 in handicap chase (28/1) at Leopardstown (21.4f, good to soft) 12 days ago.

Form: 761890

Gold Creek^p⁷⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 10-8| J: Gary Noonan⁽⁷⁾| T: Aengus King| OR: 89| CD

7/1

One win from 29 NH runs. Winner in hurdle here in November. 25/1, thirteenth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Naas (19f, soft) 76 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase.

Form: 01U500

Force Of Forces⁹⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 10-5| J: Danny Mullins| T: I Madden| OR: 86| D

66/1

Fifteen runs since last win in 2018. Visored for 1st time, tailed-off fourteenth of 18 to Sean Says in handicap chase (125/1) at this course (24.8f, good to soft) 90 days ago.

Form: 00/80P0

Non-Runners

Crazywork De Vassy²⁰

Weight: 12-0| Age: 10

T: N F Glynn J: D J McInerney

Feyan³⁰

Weight: 11-8| Age: 7

T: R Tyner J: Phillip Enright

Happy Dreams⁶

Weight: 10-5| Age: 5

T: M J McDonagh J: Cian Quirke

Forecasts

Johngus (3/1), Western Sea (4/1), Feyan (9/2), Presenting Point (11/2), Champagne Beauty (13/2), Gold Creek (7/1), Sean Says (12/1), Chief Of Police (16/1), Crazywork De Vassy (16/1), Crimson Chief (18/1), Oscer Romero (20/1), Happy Dreams (25/1), Whenurgoodurgood (28/1), Bitview Colin (33/1), Force Of Forces (66/1)

JOHNGUS likely would have scored at this course last time had it not been for a late mistake and, with the drop in trip of no great concern, he's fancied to make amends and belatedly shed his maiden tag. IN-form pair Western Sea and Crimson Chief could give him most to think about.