19:30 Killarney

Friday 19 August 2022

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Bunkers Bar & Restaurant Handicap Chase (0-130)

Off time: 19:30 | Winning time: 4m 13.90s

Gevrey¹¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: C G O'Dwyer⁽⁷⁾| T: G Elliott| OR: 130

12/1

Latest win in chase at Fairyhouse in April. 11/1, possibly amiss when pulled up in handicap chase at Punchestown (21f, good to soft) 112 days ago, losing ground quickly back straight.

Form: 41421P-

Cornerkova^t³³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-10| J: C Brassil⁽⁵⁾| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 128

12/1

Promising individual. Career best when winning 6-runner handicap chase (4/1) at Tipperary (19.5f, soft) 33 days ago, hard held. Remains open to improvement in this sphere.

Form: 212-611

Robinnia¹⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: W P Mullins| OR: 125

16/1

Two wins from 6 runs last season. Ninth of 10 in handicap chase at Galway (18.2f, soft, 10/3) 19 days ago. Dads Lad is presumably the stable first-string.

Form: F13F6-9

Dads Lad^t²³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: Brian Hayes| T: W P Mullins| OR: 123

6/4

Two wins from 7 starts over hurdles. Bettered chase debut form when landing a Limerick maiden (19f, good) last month. Scored on the Flat 7 days later and he probably has more to offer.

Form: 000-051

The Greek^b1,t²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Jordan Gainford| T: G Elliott| OR: 120

7/1

Blinkered for 1st time, second of 4 in handicap chase at Perth (16f, good, 11/4) 24 days ago. Has to be taken seriously.

Form: P8-0842

Eagle Moon^p1,t⁴⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 11-1| J: Sean Flanagan| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 119| D

6/1

9/1, creditable third of 14 in handicap chase at Tramore (16f, good) 47 days ago, not ideally placed. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Others more persuasive.

Form: 2150-23

Stormey^t¹⁷

Age: 12| Weight: 10-10| J: J G Gilligan⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Gilligan| OR: 114| D

9/1

Thirty runs since last win in 2017. Respectable third of 10 in novice chase at Roscommon (16.3f, soft, 11/2) 17 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 750/3-43

Western Cowboy²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 10-8| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 112

11/2

Fair winner at 16f over hurdles. Seventh of 9 in novice chase (18/1) at Galway (18.2f, good) 24 days ago. Makes handicap chase debut. Others have achieved more.

Form: 184-637

Jack Holiday^p¹⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 10-4| J: C A Landers| T: J F Gleeson| OR: 108| D

11/1

Fifteen runs since last win in 2021. 5/1, last of 6 in handicap chase at Wexford (16f, good) 14 days ago. Cheekpieces back on. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 4-32426

Forecasts

Dads Lad (6/4), Western Cowboy (11/2), Eagle Moon (6/1), The Greek (7/1), Stormey (9/1), Jack Holiday (11/1), Gevrey (12/1), Cornerkova (12/1), Robinnia (16/1)

DADS LAD opened his account at the second attempt over fences at Limerick and subsequently made a winning Flat debut in a big-field Galway maiden. He makes his handicap bow in this sphere off what looks a fair mark and probably has more to offer. The Greek is also unexposed as a chaser and he is next on the list ahead of Cornerkova, who is 2-3 over fences and an 8 lb rise for her latest success at Tipperary looks manageable.