16:10 Galway

Tuesday 4 October 2022

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Guinness Handicap Chase

Off time: 16:10 | Winning time: 4m 49.60s

Vado Forte⁵⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 12-0| J: M J M O'Sullivan⁽⁷⁾| T: R O'Sullivan| OR: 142| BF| CD

17/2

6/4, creditable third of 6 in claiming hurdle at Ballinrobe (16.6f, good) 57 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase. First run for yard after leaving Gordon Elliott. Others more persuasive.

Form: 5-50513

Jeremys Flame^h⁴²

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Keith Donoghue| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 140| BF| D

9/4

Latest win at Thurles in February. 4/6, third of 5 in minor event hurdle at Bellewstown (20f, good to firm) 42 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase and he's one to consider.

Form: 213F-63

Bold Enough^p⁶⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-10| J: Mike O'Connor⁽⁵⁾| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 138

4/1

Respectable tenth of 20 in handicap chase at this course (22.5f, good to soft, 14/1) 67 days ago. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 550-240

Gevrey¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-1| J: D N Russell| T: G Elliott| OR: 129

7/2

Latest win in chase at Fairyhouse in April. Fourth of 7 in handicap chase at Perth (23.8f, good, 11/1) 13 days ago, not knocked about. Back down in trip. Has to be taken seriously.

Form: 421P-74

Bold Emperor²⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 10-12| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: T Gibney| OR: 126

8/1

Latest win in chase at Wexford in July. Creditable second of 7 in handicap chase (8/1) at Sligo (17.2f, good to soft) 20 days ago. Something to find on form.

Form: 26-6102

Deadheat⁷⁰²

Age: 9| Weight: 10-7| J: Mr N McParlan| T: S McParlan| OR: 121| D

66/1

Latest win in chase at Punchestown in October 2020. Pulled up in handicap chase (11/2) at Cork (28f, heavy), pulled up. Off 23 months. Significantly down in trip.

Form: 23121P/

Kitty Galore¹¹

Age: 8| Weight: 10-6| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: J P Ryan| OR: 120| D

9/2

Latest win at Ballinrobe in September. Bit below form fifth of 11 in handicap chase (11/2) at Listowel (22f, good) 11 days ago.

Form: 47F5-15

Non-Runners

Ferdia⁴

Weight: 10-13| Age: 6

T: J P Ryan J: Philip Donovan

Forecasts

Jeremys Flame (9/4), Gevrey (7/2), Bold Enough (4/1), Kitty Galore (9/2), Ferdia (7/1), Bold Emperor (8/1), Vado Forte (17/2), Deadheat (66/1)

GEVREY looks pretty versatile trip-wise and could be the answer to a tricky-looking contest. He wasn't disgraced in a Class handicap chase off a 4 lb higher mark at Perth recently and gets the nod ahead of Bold Enough, who wasn't disgraced in a valuable event over 22.5f when last seen in July and will be a threat if coping with this drop in trip. Jeremys Flame and Kitty Galore are others to consider.