17:00 Killarney

Sunday 15 May 2022

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Shay Rooney Handicap Chase (0-109)

Off time: 16:59 | Winning time: 5m 4.40s

Young Jack Yates^h,t⁴⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-13| J: Donagh Meyler| T: K Thornton| OR: 108

25/1

Sixth of 8 in handicap chase (14/1) at Limerick (17.5f, good to soft) 49 days ago. Hood back on, tongue strap back on. Others make more appeal.

Form: 24P466-

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Tesseract^p⁷¹

Age: 11| Weight: 11-12| J: Simon Torrens| T: A A Howard| OR: 107| C| D

22/1

Sixteen runs since last win in 2017. Eighth of 9 in handicap chase at Navan (24f, soft, 10/1) 71 days ago.

Form: 727098-

Pairc Na Ngael¹⁷⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-11| J: Mark Walsh| T: C Byrnes| OR: 106

11/1

Career best when winning 12-runner handicap chase at Thurles (22f, good, 3/1) 178 days ago, cosily. Enters calculations.

Form: P0/0661-

Earths Furies^p¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: Mr J C Canavan⁽⁷⁾| T: E M O'Sullivan| OR: 105| D

25/1

Latest win in hurdle at Limerick in February. 33/1, twelfth of 17 in minor event chase at Punchestown (25f, good) 15 days ago. Cheekpieces back on. Others more persuasive.

Form: 215100-

Feyan²⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-8| J: J B Foley⁽⁵⁾| T: R Tyner| OR: 103| D

8/1

Latest win in chase at Punchestown in January. Creditable fifth of 12 in handicap chase (18/1) at Fairyhouse (21.4f, good to soft) 29 days ago. One to consider.

Form: 081205-

Esthers Marvel^t²³

Age: 9| Weight: 11-7| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: D Budds| OR: 102| D

9/1

One win from 26 NH runs. Career best when winning 13-runner novice chase at Kilbeggan (19.9f, good, 22/1) 23 days ago, driven out. Makes handicap chase debut. Should remain competitive.

Form: 4F7751-

Shes Some Doll³¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: L P Dempsey| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 99

8/1

Latest win in chase at Tramore in December. Creditable fifth of 14 in handicap chase (10/1) at Clonmel (22.8f, good to soft) 31 days ago. Can't be discounted.

Form: 31FP35-

Stealthy Tom^p¹⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-1| J: Shane Fitzgerald⁽⁵⁾| T: E Bolger| OR: 96| C

5/4

Course winner. 20/1, excellent second of 17 in minor event chase at Punchestown (25f, good) 15 days ago, running on. Cheekpieces back on. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 66U7P2-

Arch Melody²⁰⁶

Age: 10| Weight: 11-0| J: Brian Hayes| T: J Morrison| OR: 95| D

50/1

Fifteen runs since last win in 2019. Fourteenth of 16 in handicap hurdle (40/1) at Thurles (16f, good). Off 6 months. Switches from hurdles to chase. Back up in trip.

Form: 77U350-

Presenting Cody⁴²

Age: 7| Weight: 10-11| J: Phillip Enright| T: M M McNiff| OR: 92

12/1

Eighth of 10 in claiming hurdle (10/1) at Clonmel (19.9f, good). Off 7 months. Makes chase debut. First run for yard after leaving Kieran Purcell. Makes handicap chase debut. Engaged 4.50 Wexford Saturday.

Form: 0/P2485-

Repeat That²⁶³

Age: 9| Weight: 10-8| J: R P Treacy| T: M Butler| OR: 89| D

33/1

Winner in hurdle at Bellewstown in July. 11/1, eleventh of 15 in handicap hurdle at Bellewstown (20.3f, good). Off 8 months. Makes chase debut. Makes handicap chase debut.

Form: 4716U0-

Top Question¹¹²

Age: 9| Weight: 10-4| J: R Deegan| T: L J Archdeacon| OR: 85

28/1

Remains a maiden after 23 NH runs. 500/1, last of 7 in minor event hurdle at Thurles (23f, good to soft) 112 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase. Plenty to prove right now.

Form: 3P0687-

Fly De Megaudais^b⁴⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 10-3| J: Mark McDonagh⁽⁷⁾| T: M J McDonagh| OR: 84

16/1

16/1, seventeenth of 20 in handicap hurdle at Naas (16.2f, good to soft) 45 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase. Back up in trip. Blinkers back on. Hard to make a case for.

Form: 584/1U0-

Walking The Walk^t⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-3| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 84| BF

12/1

7/2, eleventh of 13 in handicap chase at Downpatrick (19.2f, soft) 9 days ago, racing closer to pace than ideal. Others more persuasive.

Form: 09032-0

Trans Wood¹²⁹

Age: 10| Weight: 10-2| J: Philip Donovan⁽⁵⁾| T: G M Doyle| OR: 83| D

50/1

One win from 45 NH runs. 33/1, tenth of 13 in handicap hurdle at Clonmel (16.8f, heavy) 129 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase. Others make more appeal.

Form: 845050-

Non-Runners

Meehall⁵²

Weight: 10-1| Age: 6

T: E McNamara J: Reserve 1

Mezyan¹⁸⁵

Weight: 10-1| Age: 7

T: J J Hanlon J: Reserve 2

Krisquin⁴⁴

Weight: 10-0| Age: 11

T: S Nolan J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Stealthy Tom (5/4), Shes Some Doll (8/1), Feyan (8/1), Esthers Marvel (9/1), Pairc Na Ngael (11/1), Krisquin (11/1), Presenting Cody (12/1), Walking The Walk (12/1), Fly De Megaudais (16/1), Tesseract (22/1), Earths Furies (25/1), Young Jack Yates (25/1), Meehall (25/1), Mezyan (25/1), Top Question (28/1), Repeat That (33/1), Trans Wood (50/1), Arch Melody (50/1)

STEALTHY TOM upped his game significantly when second in a Cross-Country event at Punchestown last time and, although this is a whole different test, anything like a reproduction of that form would see him defy a mark of 96, so he gets the nod ahead of Esthers Marvel, who landed a novice at Kilbeggan recently. Pairc Na Ngael can get involved if he's fit.