19:20 Kilbeggan

Friday 19 August 2022

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Kiernan Steel Handicap Chase

Off time: 19:20 | Winning time: 6m 25.5s

Siberian Prince³⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: E Walsh⁽⁵⁾| T: N Meade| OR: 130

10/3

Winner in chase at Limerick in May. Good second of 5 in novice chase at Limerick (22f, good, 10/3) 30 days ago. Makes handicap chase debut. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 3P4-212

Jack Hackett^p1¹³

Age: 8| Weight: 11-9| J: Kieren Buckley⁽⁵⁾| T: Ciaran Murphy| OR: 127| BF| C

7/1

Course winner. 3/1, respectable third of 9 in handicap chase at this course (19f, good) 13 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Cheekpieces on 1st time.

Form: 84-2133

Old Town Garde^t²³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: D F O'Regan| T: G Elliott| OR: 123

14/1

Tongue strap on for first time, third of 4 in handicap chase at Perth (20.1f, good, 7/4) 23 days ago. Up in trip and jumping needs some work.

Form: 61/5-453

Brave Way³⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-0| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 118| C

4/1

Fairly useful winner at 20f over hurdles. 4/9, didn't need to be at best when winning 7-runner novice chase at Limerick (22f, good) 30 days ago, easily. Makes handicap chase debut.

Form: 8/442-21

Goodnightngodbless^b,t³⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 10-2| J: Simon Torrens| T: J Motherway| OR: 106

5/1

Twenty four runs since last win in 2019. 14/1, bit below form sixth of 12 in handicap chase at Limerick (22f, good) 30 days ago.

Form: 3F363-6

Presenting Bonnie¹³

Age: 7| Weight: 10-0| J: P J O'Hanlon⁽⁵⁾| T: J P Ryan| OR: 103| C

12/1

Course winner. Four wins from 13 runs last season. Eleven runs since last win in 2021. 12/1, fifth of 9 in handicap chase at this course (19f, good) 13 days ago. Significantly up in trip.

Form: PP-4985

Arthur's Baby^t¹⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 10-0| J: Gavin Brouder⁽⁵⁾| T: M M McNiff| OR: 102

10/3

4/1, creditable fourth of 8 in handicap hurdle at Sligo (20.2f, good) 15 days ago, needing stiffer test. Switches from hurdles to chase. This trip probably more suitable.

Form: 004-324

Father Jed⁷

Age: 11| Weight: 10-0| J: N T Prendergast⁽⁷⁾| T: J P Ryan| OR: 102

16/1

Three wins from 11 runs last season. 18/1, creditable eighth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Tramore (21f, good) 7 days ago, left with too much to do. Switches from hurdles to chase.

Form: 50P288

Forecasts

Siberian Prince (10/3), Arthur's Baby (10/3), Brave Way (4/1), Goodnightngodbless (5/1), Jack Hackett (7/1), Presenting Bonnie (12/1), Old Town Garde (14/1), Father Jed (16/1)

SIBERIAN PRINCE produced a career-best effort when a neck-second in novice company at Limerick a month ago and on that evidence, he has a workable mark to exploit on handicap debut. Brave Way and Jack Hackett head the opposition.