16:00 Listowel

Friday 23 September 2022

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Paud, Sarah & Mary Fitzmaurice Memorial Handicap Chase (0-109)

Off time: 15:59 | Winning time: 4m 54.04s

Explosive Boy^t¹⁹⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: P J Carberry| T: A J Martin| OR: 109| BF

25/1

Below form fifth of 15 in novice chase at Thurles (20.8f, good to soft, 16/5). Off 6 months. Makes handicap chase debut. Uphill task.

Form: 356055-

Carnet De Stage³⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: E M O'Sullivan| OR: 107| D

11/1

Career best when winning 13-runner handicap chase (12/1) at Killarney (20f, good to soft) 35 days ago by ½ length from Filon D'oudairies, well positioned. Enters calculations.

Form: 806-791

Filon D'Oudairies³⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Mark Walsh| T: J P Broderick| OR: 107| D

9/2

Creditable ½-length second of 13 to Carnet De Stage in handicap chase at Killarney (20f, good to soft, 17/2) 35 days ago, conceding first run. Well handicapped.

Form: 35-P792

Itsalonglongroad^t¹⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 11-9| J: Shane O'Callaghan⁽⁷⁾| T: C Coakley| OR: 104

28/1

Fifteen runs since last win in 2021. 14/1, good second of 12 in handicap chase at Ballinrobe (17f, good) 14 days ago.

Form: 2F-9702

Difficult Decision^t¹⁸⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 11-8| J: Richard Condon⁽⁵⁾| T: O McKiernan| OR: 103| D

25/1

17/2, respectable sixth of 17 in handicap hurdle at Thurles (23f, good to soft). Off 6 months. Switches from hurdles to chase. Makes handicap chase debut. Looks competitive on form.

Form: PP2736-

Krujers Girl⁷

Age: 10| Weight: 11-8| J: L P Dempsey| T: Thomas Coyle| OR: 103

10/1

2 wins from 3 runs this season. 14/1, career best when winning 11-runner handicap chase at Downpatrick (23.5f, good) 7 days ago, driven clear. More needed up 9 lb.

Form: 325-121

Cahirdown Boy^t³⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: C P McNamara| T: E McNamara| OR: 102

5/1

Fair winner at 23f over hurdles. 18/1, very good fourth of 8 in novice chase at Killarney (17f, good) 34 days ago. Makes handicap chase debut. Yard also saddles Meehall.

Form: 0-54544

Feyan¹³¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: Gary Noonan⁽⁷⁾| T: E McCarthy| OR: 102| D

40/1

8/1, pulled up in handicap chase at Killarney (20f, good to soft) 131 days ago, struggling from early final circuit. First run for yard after leaving Robert Tyner.

Form: 81205-P

Oscer Romero^p⁶⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: P J O'Hanlon⁽⁵⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 102

25/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2021. Eighth of 12 in handicap chase (11/1) at Limerick (22f, good) 65 days ago.

Form: 4P-5978

Presenting Bonnie²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: J P Ryan| OR: 102

20/1

Thirteen runs since last win in 2021. Respectable fourth of 10 in handicap chase at Kilbeggan (19f, good, 8/1) 21 days ago.

Form: 498534

Withallduerespect⁸²

Age: 8| Weight: 11-4| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 99| BF

12/1

1 win from 2 runs this season. 7/2, bit below form seventh of 14 in handicap chase at Tramore (16f, good) 82 days ago, unsuited by way race developed. Up in trip. Others more persuasive.

Form: 3156-17

Temptationinmilan^p1³⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: J J Slevin| T: C Byrnes| OR: 97

9/2

Promising type. 8½ lengths fourth of 13 to Carnet De Stage in handicap chase (4/1) at Killarney (20f, good to soft) 35 days ago, finishing with running left. Cheekpieces on 1st time.

Form: 323-464

Shantou Sisu²⁵

Age: 10| Weight: 10-12| J: Danny Mullins| T: W J Lanigan| OR: 93

18/1

Won 9-runner handicap chase (5/1) at Downpatrick (19.2f, good) 25 days ago, driven out. This looks tougher.

Form: 8-36301

Meehall^p³⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: C A Landers| T: E McNamara| OR: 92

9/1

14/1, career best when winning 14-runner handicap chase at Killarney (23f, good to soft) 35 days ago by 2¼ lengths from Zalika, having run of race.

Form: 0-22P51

War God^t²⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 10-11| J: M J M O'Sullivan⁽⁷⁾| T: R Donohoe| OR: 92

16/1

12/1, sixth of 11 in handicap chase at Wexford (20f, good to soft) on debut over fences 20 days ago. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 00P-096

Zalika³⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 10-1| J: Sam Ewing| T: P J Gilligan| OR: 82

15/2

Remains a maiden after 17 NH runs. Good 2¼ lengths second of 14 to Meehall in handicap chase at Killarney (23f, good to soft, 12/1) 35 days ago, sticking to task. RESERVE.

Form: 765372

Non-Runners

Esthers Marvel⁹

Weight: 10-9| Age: 9

T: D Budds J: Jordan Gainford

Moonlit Sea²⁰

Weight: 10-3| Age: 6

T: W J Lanigan J: Reserve 1

Dundeedy Lad⁴²

Weight: 10-0| Age: 9

T: R J Tierney J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Temptationinmilan (9/2), Filon D'Oudairies (9/2), Cahirdown Boy (5/1), Zalika (15/2), Meehall (9/1), Krujers Girl (10/1), Carnet De Stage (11/1), Withallduerespect (12/1), Moonlit Sea (14/1), Dundeedy Lad (14/1), War God (16/1), Shantou Sisu (18/1), Presenting Bonnie (20/1), Oscer Romero (25/1), Explosive Boy (25/1), Difficult Decision (25/1), Itsalonglongroad (28/1), Esthers Marvel (33/1), Feyan (40/1)

FILON D'OUDAIRIES and Temptationinmilan were second and fourth respectively in the Killarney handicap won by Carnet De Stage last month, but they may well reverse the placings with that rival this time. Indeed, Filon D'oudairies earns the vote having left the distinct impression that he would've finished closer had he been delivered with his challenge a little sooner. It was a bad mistake at the fifth-last that ultimately sealed Temptationinmilan's fate at Killarney and he is capable of better.