13:02 Thurles

Thursday 1 December 2022

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www.thurlesraces.ie Handicap Chase

Off time: 13:02 | Winning time: 4m 42.60s

Stumptown¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 12-2| J: Keith Donoghue| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 111

11/2

Fairly useful winner at 16f over hurdles. Fifth of 7 in novice chase at Fairyhouse (16f, heavy, 7/1) 16 days ago. Makes handicap chase debut. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 046-375

Filon D'Oudairies²⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: C G O'Dwyer⁽⁷⁾| T: J P Broderick| OR: 109

4/1

14/1, creditable second of 15 in handicap chase at this C&D (good to soft) 28 days ago, outbattled. Still needs considering.

Form: P792P2

Western Sea^p²⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 11-13| J: Mr L P Shanahan⁽⁷⁾| T: R O'Sullivan| OR: 108| CD

33/1

C&D winner. Respectable eighth of 15 in handicap chase (40/1) at this C&D (good to soft) 28 days ago. Can give a good account.

Form: 1053P-8

Cahirdown Boy^t³⁹

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

15/2

4/1, fell 2 out in handicap chase at Limerick (19.4f, soft) 39 days ago when looking sure to be placed. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 45445F

Dreamsrmadeofthis⁴⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Tom Kelly⁽⁷⁾| T: E Bolger| OR: 102

9/2

Fair winner at 16f over hurdles. 7/1, very good second of 8 in handicap chase at Tramore (15.2f, good to soft) 49 days ago. Should progress further now stepping up in trip. Player.

Form: 98084-2

Toms Courage^p²⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-5| J: Mike O'Connor⁽⁵⁾| T: J M Burke| OR: 100| C

14/1

Fair winner at 16f over hurdles. 14/1, sixth of 14 in novice chase at this C&D (good to soft) on debut over fences 28 days ago. Booking of O'Connor a plus. Much respected on his handicap chase debut.

Form: 395366

Presenting Bonnie⁵⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-3| J: Shane Fitzgerald⁽³⁾| T: J P Ryan| OR: 98| D

25/1

Tenth of 13 in handicap chase (18/1) at Punchestown (23.9f, good) 50 days ago. Back down in trip. Fifteen runs since last win in 2021.

Form: 853470

Union Park^t²⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-1| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 96

6/1

One win from 29 NH runs. 15/2, fading fourth of 7 in handicap chase at Down Royal (24f, soft) 26 days ago. Down in trip. Can give a good account.

Form: 646244

Berliet Express^t⁵⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: J P O'Sullivan⁽⁵⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 93

18/1

4/1, fourteenth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (16f, good) 54 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase and needs to bounce back.

Form: 246510

Added Bonus^p1,t¹⁰³

Age: 8| Weight: 10-4| J: Sam Ewing| T: Brendan Walsh| OR: 85

16/1

Last of 16 in handicap hurdle at Killarney (20.2f, good, 16/1) 103 days ago. Makes chase debut. Cheekpieces on for 1st time.

Form: 0U-3P90

Johanna Yeats^t³⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 10-3| J: Phillip Enright| T: Brendan Walsh| OR: 84| D

14/1

One win from 25 NH runs. Below par fourth in 2m Clonmel handicap in October. More required.

Form: 5215-04

Padraic's Choice⁶⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 10-2| J: Jordan Gainford| T: J J Hanlon| OR: 83

17/2

11/2, every chance when fell 2 out in handicap chase at Killarney (17f, good to soft) 60 days ago. One to consider.

Form: 00P/2-4F

Non-Runners

Room To Roam⁴³

Weight: 11-5| Age: 8

T: J C McConnell J: Simon Torrens

Definiteadare³²

Weight: 10-13| Age: 8

T: Ian O'Connor J: Philip Byrnes

Bidentime⁴²

Weight: 10-1| Age: 6

T: L P Cusack J: Reserve 1

Capture The Drama¹⁴

Weight: 10-0| Age: 14

T: Aengus King J: Reserve 2

Cluan Dara¹⁴

Weight: 10-0| Age: 10

T: J P Ryan J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Filon D'Oudairies (4/1), Dreamsrmadeofthis (9/2), Stumptown (11/2), Union Park (6/1), Cahirdown Boy (15/2), Padraic's Choice (17/2), Room To Roam (10/1), Capture The Drama (10/1), Toms Courage (14/1), Definiteadare (14/1), Johanna Yeats (14/1), Added Bonus (16/1), Cluan Dara (16/1), Berliet Express (18/1), Presenting Bonnie (25/1), Western Sea (33/1), Bidentime (66/1)

Plenty with chances but the vote goes to DREAMSRMADEOFTHIS who can build on her very good Tramore second now upped in trip and gain a first win in this sphere. Cahirdown Boy is weighted to have a big say and rates the chief threat ahead of in-form duo Padraic's Choice and Union Park.