Frank O'Beirne Memorial Handicap Chase

Off time: 15:09 | Winning time: 4m 16.10s

Dollar Value¹⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Keith Donoghue| T: T G McCourt| OR: 132| C| D

11/8

2 wins from 4 runs this season. 6/5, career best when winning 8-runner handicap chase at Downpatrick (17.8f, good) 16 days ago, easily. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 1R-4131

The Dara Man²⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-11| J: B J Cooper| T: J P Ryan| OR: 129| D

9/2

40/1, creditable fourth of 13 in handicap chase at Killarney (20f, good) 25 days ago, having run of race.

Form: 944174

Bold Emperor⁴⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 11-7| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: T Gibney| OR: 125| C

8/1

Course winner. Latest win in chase at Wexford in July. Sixteenth of 20 in handicap chase at Galway (22.5f, good to soft, 22/1) 47 days ago. Back down in trip.

Form: 226-610

Downthecellar^t¹⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-5| J: J J Slevin| T: E J O'Grady| OR: 123

20/1

Well held in 2 hurdles on return last month but racked up a 4-timer over fences last summer so he may fare better back over the larger obstacles.

Form: 1R22-40

Benefit Run^p⁴⁵

Age: 10| Weight: 11-0| J: L P Dempsey| T: R O'Sullivan| OR: 118| C

10/3

Course winner. Sixteen runs since last win in 2020. Creditable second of 10 in handicap chase at Galway (18.2f, soft, 13/2) 45 days ago. Respected.

Form: 4307-72

Ingleby Mackenzie^p,t³⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 10-12| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 116

16/1

Off 4 months. seventh of 8 in handicap hurdle at Tramore (16f, good to firm) 34 days ago. Recent chase efforts nothing to write home about but he has dropped to just 1 lb above the mark he won off at Clonmel last summer.

Form: 5F588-7

Dontdooddson³⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 10-3| J: Gary Noonan⁽⁷⁾| T: E McCarthy| OR: 107| CD

15/2

C&D winner. 10/1, broke blood vessel when pulled up in handicap chase at Kilbeggan (19f, good) 39 days ago.

Form: 1F20-5P

Forecasts

Dollar Value (11/8), Benefit Run (10/3), The Dara Man (9/2), Dontdooddson (15/2), Bold Emperor (8/1), Ingleby Mackenzie (16/1), Downthecellar (20/1)

DOLLAR VALUE is going through a good spell at present and might be capable of making light of a 14 lb rise for his easy Downpatrick success. Benefit Run will be a threat if in the same form as when second at Galway last time, while Downthecellar's recent hurdle exploits are nothing to get excited about but he's won his last 4 chase starts.