12:55 Fairyhouse

Sunday 4 December 2022

All11:5512:2512:5513:2513:5514:3015:0515:35

Bar One Racing Porterstown Handicap Chase (Grade B)

Off time: 12:55 | Winning time: 8m 20.6s

Lord Lariat^p,t⁵³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: P J O'Hanlon⁽⁵⁾| T: D A McLoughlin| OR: 146| CD

9/1

C&D winner. Latest win in chase here in April. 20/1, 17 lengths fourth of 5 to Galvin in Grade 3 chase at Punchestown (23.9f, good) 53 days ago. Back up in trip. Has work to do.

Form: 11651-4

Braeside^p²⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-10| J: D N Russell| T: G Elliott| OR: 144| C

28/1

Pulled up in handicap chase (12/1) at Cork (28f, heavy) 28 days ago, pulled up home turn. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 14P3P-P

Fairyhill Run¹⁴⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: Mr H C Swan⁽⁷⁾| T: J P Ryan| OR: 138

25/1

Creditable third of 14 in handicap chase at Kilbeggan (25f, good to soft, 9/1) 149 days ago, going with enthusiasm. Not ruled out.

Form: 18333-3

Everglow^t¹²⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 10-13| J: B J Cooper| T: N Meade| OR: 133

9/1

Respectable twelfth of 20 in handicap chase (12/1) at Galway (22.5f, good to soft) 128 days ago. Up in trip. Can give a good account.

Form: 25-3210

Walking On Glass^p⁴²

Age: 7| Weight: 10-13| J: Aidan Kelly⁽⁷⁾| T: P Roche| OR: 133

8/1

2 wins from 6 runs this season. Latest win in hurdle at Gowran in October. Creditable fifth of 16 in handicap chase at Limerick (24f, soft, 18/1) 42 days ago. Considered now up in trip.

Form: P-27115

Western Zara¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 10-10| J: R Deegan| T: P Nolan| OR: 130| C

11/2

12/1, below form 22 lengths fifth of 9 to Dolcita in listed chase at Clonmel (20.4f, heavy) 17 days ago. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 53112-5

Punitive^b⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 10-9| J: Jordan Gainford| T: G Elliott| OR: 129

9/2

In very good form until unseated rider 5th in handicap chase at Navan (24f, heavy, 16/1) 7 days ago. Up in trip. Has to be taken seriously.

Form: 8/45-22U

Waitnsee²⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 10-9| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: J P Ryan| OR: 129

33/1

Latest win in hurdle at Kilbeggan in July. Respectable fifth of 17 in handicap chase (22/1) at Cork (28f, heavy) 28 days ago, going in snatches. Enters calculations.

Form: 610785

Fakiera^b¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 10-8| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott| OR: 128| C

4/1

Useful winner at 20f over hurdles. Blinkered for 1st time, creditable fifth of 14 in handicap chase (7/1) at Punchestown (22.6f, good to soft) 14 days ago. Up in trip and in the mix.

Form: 0/8-2465

Regina Dracones⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 10-7| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: T Gibney| OR: 127| C

11/1

Course winner. Five wins from 19 NH runs. 16/1, fell 2nd in handicap chase at Navan (24f, heavy) 7 days ago. Back up in trip. Claims.

Form: 1712P-F

Spades Are Trumps^t²⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 10-6| J: L P Dempsey| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 126| D

33/1

Pulled up in handicap chase at Cork (28f, heavy, 14/1) 28 days ago. Needs to bounce back.

Form: 1P51-0P

The Dabbler^p²¹

Age: 9| Weight: 10-6| J: Adam Ellis⁽⁷⁾| T: L P Cusack| OR: 126

6/1

Good third of 22 in handicap hurdle at Navan (22f, soft, 50/1) 21 days ago, barely adequate test. Switches from hurdles to chase. Significantly back up in trip. In the mix.

Form: P2-F343

Forecasts

Fakiera (4/1), Punitive (9/2), Western Zara (11/2), The Dabbler (6/1), Walking On Glass (8/1), Lord Lariat (9/1), Everglow (9/1), Regina Dracones (11/1), Fairyhill Run (25/1), Braeside (28/1), Spades Are Trumps (33/1), Waitnsee (33/1)

Lots with chances but the vote goes to PUNITIVE who had been in very good form until coming down early at Navan and can bounce back in style here off a handy-looking mark. Stable-companion Fakiera rates the main threat ahead of in-form duo Walking On Glass and Fairyhill Run.