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Tuesday 27 December 2022

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Cargill Neomilk Calf Milk Replacer Rated Novice Chase

Off time: 12:19 | Winning time: 4m 44.1s

Jody Ted¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: Donagh Meyler| T: E Griffin| C

7/4

Promising sort. 1 win from 2 runs this season. 14/1, career best when winning 14-runner novice chase at Clonmel (16f, heavy) 19 days ago, keeping on well. Has good chance on form.

Form: 0171/U1

Broomfields Jeremy^t³⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: L P Dempsey| T: J P Dempsey| OR: 123

5/1

Promising sort. Useful winner at 20f over hurdles. 9/1, third of 4 in novice chase at Punchestown (19.7f, good to soft) 38 days ago. Tongue strap back on. Likely to improve.

Form: FP0-833

Commandingpresence²⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: Dillon Maxwell⁽⁷⁾| T: A McNamara

40/1

Fair chaser. 50/1, first run since leaving Henry De Bromhead when fair fourth of 11 in novice chase at Thurles (18f, good to soft) 26 days ago. More is needed.

Form: 50/UU0-4

Drumbear^h,t²²²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Mr J C Barry⁽³⁾| T: J C McConnell

5/1

Fairly useful winner at 21f over hurdles. 4/1 and hooded for 1st time, good second of 14 in handicap hurdle at Tipperary (20.4f, good to soft). Off 7 months. Much respected on chase debut.

Form: 13/131-2

Irish Blaze⁴⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Jordan Gainford| T: G Elliott

25/1

Fairly useful winner at 16f over hurdles. 12/1, twenty second of 23 in handicap hurdle at Navan (16f, soft) 44 days ago. Makes chase debut. Yard in good form.

Form: P/114-40

Limerick Lace⁴⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: D F O'Regan| T: G P Cromwell| D

5/2

Promising type. Fifth of 11 in novice chase (28/1) at Navan (17f, soft) on debut over fences 44 days ago, not knocked about. Merits consideration.

Form: 621F9-5

Mount Brown⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: E Walsh⁽⁵⁾| T: N Meade

40/1

Fairly useful winner at 16f over hurdles. Fifth of 9 in novice chase at Punchestown (16f, soft, 40/1) 8 days ago. Open to progress.

Form: 27-3645

Kamus²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: H De Bromhead

8/1

Fairly useful hurdler. 40/1, good fifth of 7 in novice chase at Fairyhouse (21.2f, soft) 24 days ago. Should progress.

Form: 314-3F5

Non-Runners

Gaelic Arc³⁸

Weight: 11-5| Age: 6

T: J P Ryan J: N T Prendergast

Forecasts

Jody Ted (7/4), Limerick Lace (5/2), Gaelic Arc (4/1), Drumbear (5/1), Broomfields Jeremy (5/1), Kamus (8/1), Irish Blaze (25/1), Mount Brown (40/1), Commandingpresence (40/1)

An open contest in which JODY TED is taken to build on his Clonmel success and defy a 4 lb penalty at the chief expense of Limerick Lace who shaped well on her chasing bow at Navan and should take a big step forward here. Broomfields Jeremy appeals as the pick of the rest for place purposes.