16:45 Downpatrick

Friday 16 September 2022

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Remembering Caughoo Handicap Chase (0-109)

Off time: 16:45 | Winning time: 5m 49.06s

Ardaghs Choice^b¹³

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Kevin Sexton| T: E Sheehy| OR: 106| C

7/1

Unreliable individual. Career best when winning 12-runner handicap chase at Wexford (25.2f, good to soft, 9/1) 13 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 0-R9361

Lighthouse Rose^p⁴⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-10| J: Mr J C Barry⁽³⁾| T: M M McNiff| OR: 102| C

15/2

Career best when winning 8-runner handicap hurdle (12/1) at this course (21.8f, good) 40 days ago, very much having run of race. Switches from hurdles to chase.

Form: P8-0F71

Lessofdnegativity^p¹³

Age: 9| Weight: 11-9| J: P J O'Hanlon⁽⁵⁾| T: A McNamara| OR: 101| D

7/1

Respectable 12¾ lengths fourth of 12 to Ardaghs Choice in handicap chase at Wexford (25.2f, good to soft, 5/1) 13 days ago. Has to be taken seriously.

Form: 672-254

Famous Escape⁵¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-8| J: Danny Mullins| T: Ms M Mullins| OR: 100

9/1

Thirteenth of 18 in handicap hurdle (25/1) at Galway (16.5f, good) 51 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase. Significantly up in trip. Makes handicap chase debut.

Form: 0P/3-730

Nuttorridge^t¹¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-8| J: K J Brouder| T: M M McNiff| OR: 100| CD

11/2

C&D winner. Good third of 15 in handicap chase at Galway (22.5f, good to soft, 11/1) 11 days ago.

Form: B9P663

Basil's Boy^p¹³

Age: 8| Weight: 11-6| J: R Deegan| T: L P Cusack| OR: 98| C

12/1

Good fifth of 11 in handicap chase at Wexford (20f, good to soft, 12/1) 13 days ago.

Form: PF7705

Menindee^t¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: D M Christie| OR: 97| BF

11/4

Winner in hurdle at Ballinrobe in August. Good second of 16 in handicap hurdle (11/4) at Kilbeggan (24.4f, good) 14 days ago. Makes chase debut.

Form: 0-43312

Krujers Girl⁴⁵

Age: 10| Weight: 11-2| J: L P Dempsey| T: Thomas Coyle| OR: 94

14/1

1 win from 2 runs this season. Latest win in chase at Kilbeggan in July. 6/1, good second of 13 in handicap chase at Roscommon (21f, soft) 45 days ago, no match for winner. Not taken lightly.

Form: 1325-12

Movie King^t²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Liam McKenna⁽⁷⁾| T: A J Martin| OR: 90

16/1

Cheekpieces on for 1st time in this code, fifteenth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Killarney (20.2f, good, 5/1) 27 days ago. Makes chase debut.

Form: 87/8-020

Born Famous^b1¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 10-9| J: J J Slevin| T: C O'Connell| OR: 87| D

22/1

33/1, 28¼ lengths seventh of 12 to Ardaghs Choice in handicap chase at Wexford (25.2f, good to soft) 13 days ago. Blinkered for 1st time.

Form: 753647

Nabraska¹⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 10-0| J: C D Maxwell| T: S Wilson| OR: 75| D

11/1

Third of 9 in handicap chase at this course (19.2f, good, 11/1) 18 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 00-8U93

Forecasts

Menindee (11/4), Nuttorridge (11/2), Ardaghs Choice (7/1), Lessofdnegativity (7/1), Lighthouse Rose (15/2), Famous Escape (9/1), Nabraska (11/1), Basil's Boy (12/1), Krujers Girl (14/1), Movie King (16/1), Born Famous (22/1)

MENINDEE has been in good form over hurdles in recent months and she is taken to make a winning start in this sphere. Ardaghs Choice finally got his head in front when scoring at Wexford recently, but he looks vulnerable up 7 lb and and bigger threats may be posed by Krujers Girl and Nuttorridge.