16:52 Naas

Sunday 12 March 2023

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Bar One Racing Leinster National Handicap Chase (Grade A)

Off time: 16:52 | Winning time: 6m 49.08s

Gabbys Cross⁴⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 143| C

15/2

Course winner. Latest win in chase at Galway in July. 7/1, below form eighth of 18 in handicap chase at Gowran (25f, heavy) 45 days ago, unable to sustain effort. Not without hope.

Form: 15-1568

Espanito Bello⁴⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 11-9| J: M J M O'Sullivan⁽⁵⁾| T: B Connell| OR: 140| C

7/2

Course winner. 8/1, creditable fifth of 18 in handicap chase at Gowran (25f, heavy) 45 days ago. Each-way shout.

Form: 0/0P5-55

West Cork Wildway³⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 11-7| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: P O'Flynn| OR: 138

9/1

33/1, good fifth of 23 in handicap chase at Leopardstown (21.2f, good to soft) 35 days ago. Looks vulnerable.

Form: 144-595

Take All^h,t³⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 11-5| J: J S McGarvey| T: J J Hanlon| OR: 136

33/1

Thirteen runs since last win in 2021. First run since leaving Seamus Fahey when below form fourteenth of 23 in handicap chase (25/1) at Leopardstown (21.2f, good to soft) 35 days ago.

Form: P7-8290

Farceur Du Large^b³⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 11-4| J: B J Cooper| T: N Meade| OR: 135

12/1

Latest win in chase at Punchestown in November. 11/1 and blinkered for 1st time, below form thirteenth of 23 in handicap chase at Leopardstown (21.2f, good to soft) 35 days ago.

Form: 41-4180

Milan Native^p,t²¹

Age: 10| Weight: 11-3| J: Sam Ewing| T: G Elliott| OR: 134

40/1

80/1, ninth of 12 in handicap chase at Punchestown (28.2f, good to soft) 21 days ago. Cheekpieces on for 1st time and needs to bounce back.

Form: 9P/P-F59

Aione^t1⁵⁰

Age: 10| Weight: 10-12| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: W P Mullins| OR: 129| C

11/1

Useful winner at 20f over hurdles. Reported breathing problem when pulled up in novice chase (9/1) at Navan (24f, soft) 50 days ago, folding tamely early in straight. Makes handicap chase debut.

Form: 10/32-5P

The Little Yank¹⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 10-11| J: Liam Quinlan⁽⁵⁾| T: J P Ryan| OR: 128

16/1

Latest win in chase at Sligo in September. Creditable third of 6 in handicap chase at this course (20f, good to soft, 14/1) 14 days ago. Up in trip and place possibilities.

Form: 41F073

Captain Cj^p1,t²²

Age: 12| Weight: 10-10| J: P J O'Hanlon⁽⁵⁾| T: D A McLoughlin| OR: 127

7/1

Fairly useful winner at 23f over hurdles. Respectable ninth of 19 in handicap hurdle at Gowran (20.1f, heavy, 80/1) 22 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase. Cheekpieces on for 1st time.

Form: 21P30/9

Waitnsee^b1⁹⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 10-9| J: M M McDonagh⁽⁵⁾| T: J P Ryan| OR: 126

40/1

Latest win in hurdle at Kilbeggan in July. Pulled up in handicap chase (33/1) at Fairyhouse (29f, heavy) 98 days ago, losing touch around 3 out. Blinkers on 1st time.

Form: 10785P

Regina Dracones³⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 10-8| J: Gavin Brouder⁽⁵⁾| T: T Gibney| OR: 125| D

14/1

Pulled up in handicap chase (16/1) at Musselburgh (31.5f, good to soft) 36 days ago, dropping away 5 out. Down in trip.

Form: 2P-F5FP

History Of Fashion²⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 10-3| J: Phillip Enright| T: P A Fahy| OR: 120

25/1

Pulled up in handicap chase at Navan (24f, good to soft, 11/1) 28 days ago, pulled up 2 out. Very hard to make a case for.

Form: P-P9U5P

The Tack Room⁴⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 10-0| J: Simon Torrens| T: J E Kiely| OR: 113

5/2

Promising sort. 3/1, career best when winning 8-runner handicap chase at Fairyhouse (21f, heavy) 46 days ago, driven out. Should have more to offer.

Form: B87441

Non-Runners

Now Where Or When¹⁵

Weight: 11-4| Age: 8

T: S R B Crawford J: J J Slevin

Forecasts

The Tack Room (5/2), Espanito Bello (7/2), Now Where Or When (11/2), Captain Cj (7/1), Gabbys Cross (15/2), West Cork Wildway (9/1), Aione (11/1), Farceur Du Large (12/1), Regina Dracones (14/1), The Little Yank (16/1), History Of Fashion (25/1), Take All (33/1), Waitnsee (40/1), Milan Native (40/1)

With improvement likely now moving up in trip, THE TACK ROOM is taken to land this valuable prize. He got the better of a progressive type in Sweet Will (winner over hurdles since) at Fairyhouse and an 11 lb rise looks manageable. Now Where Or When looks a big threat on the back of a fine effort in Grade 3 company, for all that he's been raised 8 lb for that. Gabbys Cross was behind Espanito Bello in the Thyestes at Gowran but he's better than that and a bold show could be on the way here.