16:35 Limerick

Sunday 12 March 2023

All13:4014:1514:5015:2516:0016:3517:10

Agritech Handicap Chase

Off time: 16:35 | Winning time: 6m 48.90s

Happy Jacky¹⁴³

Age: 9| Weight: 12-1| J: T N Brett⁽⁷⁾| T: R Hackett| OR: 117

8/1

Highly promising sort. Unseated rider 2nd in minor event hurdle (15/2) at Thurles (23f, good to soft) 143 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase. Makes handicap chase debut. Remains with lots of potential.

Form: 32-122U

Carrolls Cottage^b¹⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-10| J: Niall Moore⁽⁷⁾| T: P Fenton| OR: 112| C

16/1

Unreliable sort. Seventeen runs since last win in 2021. 6/1, fifth of 7 in novice chase at Fairyhouse (25.5f, good to soft) 15 days ago, going in snatches. Blinkers back on.

Form: 724775

Shanroe Al C¹⁵

Age: 10| Weight: 11-9| J: Donagh Meyler| T: K Thornton| OR: 111| C| D

40/1

Eight wins from 25 NH runs. Thirteenth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (20.1f, good to soft, 100/1) 15 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase. Up in trip. Back to a potentially lenient mark.

Form: 1831F-0

Joy Of Life^p²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Sean Flanagan| T: S Neville| OR: 109

7/1

Winner in chase at Cork in January. Good second of 8 in handicap chase (8/1) at Clonmel (16.5f, heavy) 24 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Ought to be in the shake-up.

Form: 782812

Happy Dreams^h¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Danny Mullins| T: M J McDonagh| OR: 104| C

7/2

Course winner. 12/1, improved to win 25-runner handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (20.1f, good to soft) 15 days ago, battling well. Switches from hurdles to chase. Up in trip. Has to be taken seriously.

Form: 114931

Baldur's Gate⁵⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 10-11| J: Mike O'Connor⁽⁵⁾| T: Miss D O'Shea| OR: 99

11/1

Twice-raced maiden. Good third of 12 in hunter chase (25/1) at Clonmel (20f, heavy) 54 days ago. Up in trip. Makes handicap chase debut. Merits consideration.

Form: 322-53

My Friend The Wind^p⁷³

Age: 8| Weight: 10-3| J: C P McNamara| T: E McNamara| OR: 91

10/1

Fourteen runs since last win in 2021. Modest winner at 16f over hurdles. Pulled up in handicap chase at this course (22.6f, heavy, 6/1) 73 days ago, pulled up eighth. Others more persuasive.

Form: 873F2P

Mahler Appeal⁵⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 10-1| J: C D Maxwell| T: G J Power| OR: 89| BF

7/1

4/1, good second of 21 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (24.4f, heavy) 55 days ago. Makes handicap chase debut and much respected.

Form: F1-2622

Made In The Woods^h¹⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 10-0| J: Gary Noonan⁽⁵⁾| T: N Lee| OR: 88| BF

5/2

9/4, creditable second of 14 in handicap chase at Clonmel (23f, soft) 10 days ago. Can give another good account.

Form: 5F2222

Four Horsemen⁴⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 10-0| J: C McGivern⁽⁷⁾| T: K Thornton| OR: 87

25/1

Blinkered for 1st time, eleventh of 15 in handicap hurdle at Newcastle (22f, soft, 25/1) 40 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase. Remains a maiden after 19 NH runs.

Form: 946860

Sanibel Island¹⁰

Age: 11| Weight: 10-0| J: Tom Kelly⁽⁷⁾| T: M Hourigan| OR: 87

14/1

Latest win in chase at Downpatrick in October. Respectable sixth of 14 in handicap chase at Clonmel (23f, soft, 17/2) 10 days ago. Needs considering.

Form: 311326

Three Loud Knocks²¹

Age: 11| Weight: 10-0| J: Shane O'Callaghan⁽⁷⁾| T: B Mortell| OR: 79

33/1

Unreliable individual. Fourteen runs since last win in 2022. Very good tenth of 20 in minor event chase at Punchestown (25f, good to soft, 100/1) 21 days ago. Uphill task.

Form: 067300

Non-Runners

Turbojet⁴³

Weight: 11-0| Age: 12

T: D A McLoughlin J: R Deegan

Goodnightngodbless¹⁷

Weight: 10-12| Age: 10

T: J Motherway J: L P Dempsey

Forecasts

Made In The Woods (5/2), Happy Dreams (7/2), Mahler Appeal (7/1), Joy Of Life (7/1), Goodnightngodbless (8/1), Happy Jacky (8/1), My Friend The Wind (10/1), Baldur's Gate (11/1), Sanibel Island (14/1), Carrolls Cottage (16/1), Four Horsemen (25/1), Three Loud Knocks (33/1), Turbojet (33/1), Shanroe Al C (40/1)

HAPPY DREAMS took his form up a notch when scoring over hurdles at Fairyhouse last time and this course winner is taken to translate that form back over fences here. Happy Jacky was an early casualty at Thurles but remains with lots of potential and rates the chief threat ahead of in-form duo Goodnightngodbless and Baldur's Gate.