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Saturday 3 December 2022

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EasyFix Equine Handicap Chase (Grade B)

Off time: 12:42 | Winning time: 4m 20.9s

Fan De Blues^t⁴⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins| OR: 149| D

11/4

Two wins from 4 runs this season. 11/10, career best when winning 10-runner handicap chase at Cork (17.6f, heavy) 48 days ago, forging clear. Likely to continue in form.

Form: F94-311

Mt Leinster^h,t²¹⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-9| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: W P Mullins| OR: 146| CD

17/2

C&D winner. Latest win in chase here in April. Good 2¼ lengths second of 10 to Magic Daze in handicap chase (7/2) at Punchestown (16f, good to soft). Off 7 months and Paul Townend prefers Fan de Blues.

Form: 234112-

Dancing On My Own^t²⁴⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 11-7| J: J J Slevin| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 144| D

12/1

Latest win in chase at Killarney in October 2021. Good second of 16 in handicap chase at Aintree (15.8f, good to soft, 25/1), clear of rest. Off 8 months. Yard also saddles Epson Du Houx and Magic Daze.

Form: 6/13F02-

Magic Daze^t³⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 143| BF| D

5/1

1 win from 2 runs this season. Latest win in chase at Punchestown in April. Second of 4 in minor event chase (2/7) at Clonmel (18.4f, heavy) 37 days ago, finishing tired.

Form: 31381-2

Grange Walk¹⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-3| J: Shane Fitzgerald⁽³⁾| T: J P Ryan| OR: 140| D

18/1

Third of 12 in handicap hurdle at Clonmel (16.3f, heavy, 8/1) 16 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase.

Form: 22FF-83

Cayd Boy³³

Age: 7| Weight: 10-12| J: Simon Torrens| T: Miss E Doyle| OR: 135

9/4

11/4, good second of 14 in novice chase at Wexford (16f, heavy) 33 days ago. Makes handicap chase debut. Shortlist material.

Form: 0/2334-2

Rebel Gold^t²¹

Age: 9| Weight: 10-11| J: Phillip Enright| T: P T Foley| OR: 134| D

12/1

Respectable sixth of 18 in handicap hurdle (22/1) at Naas (20f, soft) 21 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: F2638-6

Espion Du Chenet^t¹³

Age: 8| Weight: 10-8| J: Cian Quirke⁽⁷⁾| T: Louise G Lyons| OR: 131| D

33/1

6/1, good fourth of 8 in handicap chase at Cork (16.7f, soft) 13 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 330654

Kildorrery¹³

Age: 9| Weight: 10-7| J: Shane O'Callaghan⁽⁷⁾| T: T M Walsh| OR: 130| D

25/1

9/1, good third of 8 in handicap chase at Cork (16.7f, soft) 13 days ago.

Form: 31-7443

Bythesametoken^t²⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 10-1| J: Jordan Gainford| T: R O'Sullivan| OR: 124

20/1

10/1, creditable third of 10 in handicap chase at Down Royal (16.4f, soft) 29 days ago. Has work to do.

Form: 1F-43P3

Sil Ver Klass^t²⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 10-0| J: P J Carberry| T: A J Martin| OR: 123| CD

14/1

C&D winner. Latest win in chase at Listowel in September. 9/2, respectable sixth of 23 in handicap hurdle at Navan (16f, soft) 20 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase. Must improve.

Form: 33-6316

Non-Runners

Epson Du Houx³⁸⁴

Weight: 11-10| Age: 8

T: H De Bromhead J: Mike O'Connor

Forecasts

Cayd Boy (9/4), Fan De Blues (11/4), Magic Daze (5/1), Mt Leinster (17/2), Epson Du Houx (10/1), Rebel Gold (12/1), Dancing On My Own (12/1), Sil Ver Klass (14/1), Grange Walk (18/1), Bythesametoken (20/1), Kildorrery (25/1), Espion Du Chenet (33/1)

Dual hurdles winner CAYD BOY has shown plenty of ability on each of his 3 starts in this sphere, not least when chasing home a potentially smart novice in Impervious on return at Wexford where he pulled clear of the rest. He makes his handicap debut in this sphere off what may turn out to be a handy mark. The hat-trick seeking Fan de Blues looks a big threat, despite carrying top-weight, while Epson du Houx could prove to be the pick of the Henry de Bromhead-trained trio.