16:35 Downpatrick

Sunday 2 April 2023

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WKD Handicap Chase (0-102)

Off time: 16:35 | Winning time: 5m 15.10s

Joeswayornoway^b,t²²

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Danny Gilligan⁽⁷⁾| T: E Sheehy| OR: 102

8/1

Below form sixth of 20 in handicap hurdle at Gowran (20f, heavy, 40/1) 22 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase. Tongue strap back on.

Form: 3554P6

Turbojet^b,t⁶⁴

Age: 12| Weight: 12-0| J: P J O'Hanlon⁽⁵⁾| T: D A McLoughlin| OR: 102

10/1

Sixteen runs since last win in 2020. Fair winner at 20f over hurdles. 22/1, seventh of 8 in handicap chase at Fairyhouse (25.5f, soft) 64 days ago. Down in trip.

Form: 3708P7

Shes Some Doll^t²⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: T Gibney| OR: 100| BF| D

2/1

2/1, good second of 6 in handicap chase at Navan (20.4f, good to soft) 29 days ago. Another prominent showing likely if in similar form.

Form: 71FF32

Indie Belle^t²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: Aidan Kelly⁽⁷⁾| T: Robert Widger| OR: 98

7/2

Maiden chase win in December. Run respectably over hurdles since and big player back chasing.

Form: 134660

Big Leg Up³⁰⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 11-5| J: L A McKenna⁽⁵⁾| T: J G Cosgrave| OR: 93| C

9/2

Course winner. 25/1, pulled up in handicap chase at Punchestown (21f, good), folding tamely. Off 10 months.

Form: 4/430-PP

Deo Bellator³⁰³

Age: 10| Weight: 11-2| J: Aileen O'Sullivan⁽⁷⁾| T: S Millar| OR: 90

28/1

22/1, creditable fifth of 17 in handicap hurdle at Down Royal (20.4f, good to soft), barely adequate test. Off 10 months. Makes chase debut. Makes handicap chase debut.

Form: 60801-5

So Ladylike^p,t¹⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 10-1| J: Shane O'Callaghan⁽⁷⁾| T: C A McBratney| OR: 75

7/1

Bit below form fourth of 18 in handicap hurdle at Down Royal (20f, heavy, 14/1) 16 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase.

Form: P77824

Agirlcalledchloe^p²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 10-0| J: Simon Torrens| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 74

11/1

16/1, sixth of 16 in handicap chase at Wexford (20f, good to soft) 28 days ago. Place claims for a yard which has won this race twice in recent years.

Form: R13PP6

Non-Runners

Full Noise³¹

Weight: 10-12| Age: 7

T: R McNally J: Danny Mullins

Forecasts

Shes Some Doll (2/1), Indie Belle (7/2), Big Leg Up (9/2), So Ladylike (7/1), Joeswayornoway (8/1), Turbojet (10/1), Full Noise (10/1), Agirlcalledchloe (11/1), Deo Bellator (28/1)

INDIE BELLE returns to chasing for the first time since her Tramore maiden success in December and gets the nod for Robert Widger. Shes Some Doll rates an obvious danger on the back of last month's Navan second. Philip Rothwell has twice tasted success in this race in recent years so it would also be no surprise to see Agirlcalledchloe go well.