13:20 Punchestown

Saturday 28 May 2022

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Ladbrokes We Play Together Handicap Chase

Off time: 13:20 | Winning time: 4m 1.80s

Battleoverdoyen^t⁴⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 11-12| J: Shane Fitzgerald⁽⁵⁾| T: G Elliott| OR: 153| CD

11/2

Course winner. Significantly back down in trip. Not the force of old and others more persuasive.

Form: 012F0F-

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Unexcepted¹⁸²

Age: 8| Weight: 11-1| J: Mark Walsh| T: P Roche| OR: 142| D

10/1

Useful winner at 16f over hurdles. Off 6 months. First run for yard after leaving W. P. Mullins. Bit to prove.

Form: P168/P7-

Embittered^t⁷³

Age: 8| Weight: 10-12| J: B J Cooper| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 139| CD

9/4

Course winner. Latest win in chase here in October. 12/1, bit below form seventh of 16 in Grand Annual at Cheltenham (15.9f, heavy) 73 days ago.

Form: 213657-

Grand Bornand²⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins| OR: 138| D

11/2

40/1, pulled up in handicap chase at this course (21f, good to soft) 29 days ago, making some headway 3 out. Back down in trip. Could figure.

Form: 0/1PP3P-

Benruben^t⁵¹

Age: 9| Weight: 10-8| J: Danny Mullins| T: P J F Murphy| OR: 135| D

20/1

Off 10 months/first run since leaving Henry De Bromhead, 9/1, pulled up in minor event hurdle at Limerick (16f, good to soft) 51 days ago. Work to do.

Form: 457/1PP-

Zarkareva^t¹⁵³

Age: 6| Weight: 10-8| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 135| C

5/1

Course winner. Ninth of 14 in handicap chase at Leopardstown (17f, soft, 12/1) 153 days ago.

Form: 3/2U329-

Kildorrery²⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 10-4| J: Shane O'Callaghan⁽⁷⁾| T: T M Walsh| OR: 131| BF| CD

13/2

C&D winner. Latest win in chase at Cork in April. Seventh of 11 in handicap chase at Ballinrobe (17f, good, 7/2) 25 days ago, left poorly placed. One to consider.

Form: 4/5331-7

Espion Du Chenet^t³⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 10-0| J: Phillip Enright| T: Louise G Lyons| OR: 124| D

10/1

Three wins from 12 runs last season. Latest win in chase at Thurles in February. Respectable fifth of 10 in handicap chase (25/1) at this C&D (good to soft) 30 days ago.

Form: 753105-

Non-Runners

Jack Holiday²³

Weight: 10-0| Age: 8

T: J F Gleeson J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Embittered (9/4), Zarkareva (5/1), Battleoverdoyen (11/2), Grand Bornand (11/2), Kildorrery (13/2), Espion Du Chenet (10/1), Unexcepted (10/1), Benruben (20/1), Jack Holiday (25/1)

KILDORRERY isn't really one to be making excuses for but had won well at Cork before getting too far back at Ballinrobe and he could be the way to go in this trappy handicap. Espion du Chenet is feared most ahead of Grand Bornand.