15:55 Fairyhouse

Saturday 25 February 2023

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Tote Fantasy Bobbyjo Chase (Grade 3)

Off time: 15:55 | Winning time: 6m 51.0s

Vanillier^p,t²⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 11-8| J: Sean Flanagan| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 145

11/1

Smart chaser. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, fell in handicap chase (8/1) at Leopardstown (21.2f, good to soft) 20 days ago. Back up in trip.

Form: 336-36F

Carefully Selected³⁰

Age: 11| Weight: 11-0| J: D E Mullins| T: W P Mullins| OR: 156| C| D

9/4

Smart chaser. Course winner. 1 win from 2 runs this season. 9/2, career best when winning 18-runner Thyestes handicap at Gowran (25f, heavy) 30 days ago, all out. Should give another good account.

Form: 111U/01

Enjoy D'allen^b⁶⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 11-0| J: Simon Torrens| T: Ciaran Murphy| OR: 146| C

20/1

Useful chaser. Course winner. Eleven runs since last win in 2021. Respectable tenth of 28 in handicap chase (66/1) at Leopardstown (24.2f, soft) 60 days ago.

Form: 5U9-000

Glamorgan Duke²⁰

Age: 10| Weight: 11-0| J: J G Gilligan| T: P J Gilligan| OR: 125

80/1

Fairly useful chaser. 50/1, second of 23 in handicap chase at Leopardstown (21.2f, good to soft) 20 days ago. Up in trip. Difficult ask stepping out of handicaps.

Form: P-43932

Kemboy^p²¹

Age: 11| Weight: 11-0| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins| OR: 157| C| D

15/8

High-class chaser. Course winner. 16/1, 21 lengths sixth of 7 to Galopin Des Champs in Irish Gold Cup at Leopardstown (24.2f, good to soft) 21 days ago. Leading claims with his sights lowered slightly.

Form: 622226

Longhouse Poet^t³⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 11-0| J: J J Slevin| T: M Brassil| OR: 154| D

10/1

Smart chaser. 1 win from 3 runs this season. Tailed-off last of 6 to Teahupoo in John Mulhern Galmoy Hurdle (9/2) at Gowran (24.4f, heavy) 30 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase.

Form: 176-P16

Now Where Or When^p,t²⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 11-0| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: S R B Crawford| OR: 127| C

33/1

Fairly useful chaser. Course winner. 14/1, respectable sixth of 23 in handicap chase at Leopardstown (21.2f, good to soft) 20 days ago. Up in trip. Plenty to find on form.

Form: 3P32-16

Pencilfulloflead^p,t³⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 11-0| J: Jordan Gainford| T: G Elliott| OR: 153

10/3

Very smart chaser. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, creditable 5 lengths third of 18 to Carefully Selected in handicap chase (15/2) at Gowran (25f, heavy) 30 days ago, running on. Enters calculations.

Form: 123/F-43

Non-Runners

Farclas⁹⁰

Weight: 11-0| Age: 9

T: G Elliott J: Sam Ewing

Forecasts

Kemboy (15/8), Carefully Selected (9/4), Pencilfulloflead (10/3), Farclas (10/1), Longhouse Poet (10/1), Vanillier (11/1), Enjoy D'allen (20/1), Now Where Or When (33/1), Glamorgan Duke (80/1)

KEMBOY has shown he can still mix it at Grade 1 level this season and can take advantage of this slight drop in class and provide Willie Mullins with an eighth win in this since 2014. His chief threat may come from his Thyestes winning stablemate Carefully Selected. Thyestes-third Pencilfulloflead looks best of the rest.