16:01 Limerick

Sunday 27 March 2022

All13:1513:4514:1614:5115:2616:0116:3517:10

Tote Always SP Or Better Handicap Chase

Off time: 16:01 | Winning time: 5m 6.20s

Dinny Lacey^b,t1⁴³

Age: 8| Weight: 12-1| J: Mark McDonagh⁽⁷⁾| T: J Motherway| OR: 133| C

5/2

Course winner. 13/2, sixth of 9 in handicap chase at Warwick (20f, good to soft) 43 days ago. Tongue strap on 1st time. Not taken lightly.

Form: 0-46036

Minx Tiara¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: Sean Flanagan| T: D M O'Brien| OR: 125| CD

15/8

9/2, respectable third of 11 in handicap hurdle at Naas (19f, heavy) 14 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase. Makes handicap chase debut. Has to be taken seriously.

Form: 342543

Carrolls Cottage¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Brian Hayes| T: P Fenton| OR: 122| C

4/1

13/2, pulled up in handicap chase at Navan (24f, heavy) 15 days ago. Needs to bounce back, but had been shaping with some encouragement prior to latest effort.

Form: 0F824P

Scheu Time^t⁵⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 11-2| J: J B Foley⁽⁵⁾| T: J Nash| OR: 120

20/1

Twelve runs since last win in 2020. 22/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, last of 9 in handicap chase at Leopardstown (17.2f, good to soft) 50 days ago.

Form: 075459

Exit To The West²²

Age: 8| Weight: 11-1| J: Phillip Enright| T: R Tyner| OR: 119| D

10/1

Good third of 10 in handicap chase (20/1) at Navan (20f, soft) 22 days ago. Trainer going well. Got to be considered.

Form: 52P2P3

Mister Bells¹⁷⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 10-11| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: P Nolan| OR: 115| C| D

12/1

Course winner. Latest win in chase at Killarney in August. Below form eighth of 15 in handicap hurdle (15/2) at Tipperary (24f, good to soft) 175 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase.

Form: 1221P8

Brandy Harbour^h1¹⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 10-3| J: D F O'Regan| T: Mrs G O'Connor| OR: 107| BF

9/1

Winner in chase at Naas in December. 4/1, respectable fifth of 10 in handicap chase at Navan (17f, heavy) 15 days ago. Hood on 1st time. Not discounted.

Form: 1262F5

Bitview Colin^b⁸

Age: 11| Weight: 10-0| J: N T Prendergast⁽⁷⁾| T: J P Ryan| OR: 104| D

66/1

Latest win in chase at Clonmel in January. Pulled up in handicap chase (33/1) at Thurles (20.5f, good to soft) 8 days ago. Others preferred.

Form: 61890P

Forecasts

Minx Tiara (15/8), Dinny Lacey (5/2), Carrolls Cottage (4/1), Brandy Harbour (9/1), Exit To The West (10/1), Mister Bells (12/1), Scheu Time (20/1), Bitview Colin (66/1)

MINX TIARA has been in good order over hurdles and is lower in the weights over fences, so she's fancied to capitalise in a race where the majority are struggling for form. Exit To The West arrives on the back of a solid showing, so he's regarded as a threat, while Dinny Lacey can't be ruled out.