17:00 Tipperary

Tuesday 18 April 2023

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Tipperary Handicap Chase (0-109)

Off time: 17:00 | Winning time: 6m 10.0s

Secret Cargo¹⁹⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 12-0| J: Niall Moore⁽⁷⁾| T: P Fenton| OR: 107

33/1

Latest win in chase at Sligo in September. Pulled up in handicap hurdle at this course (24f, good to soft, 14/1) 6 months ago. Switches from hurdles to chase.

Form: 61381P

Goodnightngodbless^p⁵⁴

Age: 10| Weight: 11-7| J: C G O'Dwyer⁽⁷⁾| T: J Motherway| OR: 100| BF| CD

7/1

Two wins from 45 NH runs. Creditable fourth of 17 in handicap chase (13/2) at Thurles (21.9f, good to soft) 54 days ago, barely adequate test. Poor strike rate off-putting but could be thereabouts under 7 lb conditional.

Form: 8U5024

Earths Furies^b1¹²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-6| J: Miss M O'Sullivan⁽⁵⁾| T: E M O'Sullivan| OR: 99

10/1

4/1, running below form when unseated rider in handicap chase at Clonmel (22.8f, heavy) 12 days ago. Blinkers on 1st time.

Form: P3425U

Positive Thinker¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: M J McDonagh| OR: 99| BF

9/4

6/5, good second of 8 in handicap hurdle at Limerick (16f, heavy) 19 days ago. Makes chase debut. Significantly up in trip. Makes handicap chase debut. Been going well over hurdles and staying chases could be the making of him.

Form: B32232

Mansoline^t⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-13| J: Phillip Enright| T: B McMahon| OR: 92

16/1

Fair winner at 16f in bumpers. 200/1, sixth of 8 in novice chase at Cork (20f, good to soft) 9 days ago. Makes handicap chase debut. Improvement needed.

Form: P-90P86

Mahler Appeal^p¹⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 10-10| J: Sean Flanagan| T: G J Power| OR: 89| D

5/1

Cheekpieces on for 1st time, good third of 11 in handicap chase at Wexford (25.4f, heavy, 10/3) 18 days ago.

Form: 262233

Bearwithmenow¹⁷¹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-8| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: J P Flavin| OR: 87| D

5/1

Winner in hurdle at Wexford in June. 15/2, below form tenth of 20 in handicap hurdle at Galway (24f, heavy) 171 days ago. Makes chase debut. Makes handicap chase debut.

Form: 5-71F80

Da Big Fella^p⁶⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 10-3| J: J J Slevin| T: Eamon Courtney| OR: 82

9/1

Tenth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Thurles (22.8f, good to soft, 10/1) 68 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase. Difficult ask.

Form: 7-66530

Eddies Pride^h,t¹²

Age: 9| Weight: 10-3| J: Gary Noonan⁽⁵⁾| T: N Lee| OR: 82| D

7/1

Winner in chase at Fairyhouse in November. Off 5 months, 14/1, very good second of 8 in handicap chase at Clonmel (22.8f, heavy) 12 days ago. Yard having good spell. One to consider.

Form: 728512

Four Country Roads¹⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 10-0| J: D Moloney⁽⁷⁾| T: B McMahon| OR: 75| D

40/1

Unreliable sort. Latest win in chase at Navan in January. 14/1, pulled up in handicap chase at Wexford (25.4f, heavy) 18 days ago won by Aodhan May, struggling after 3 out.

Form: P9P1PP

Larkfield Legacy¹⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 10-0| J: T Joseph Kelly⁽⁷⁾| T: R P Rath| OR: 73| D

66/1

25/1, pulled up in handicap chase at Wexford (25.4f, heavy) 18 days ago, behind from circuit out.

Form: P5-16PP

Non-Runners

Baldur's Gate¹⁸

Weight: 11-5| Age: 8

T: Miss D O'Shea J: Rachael Blackmore

Aodhan May¹

Weight: 10-13| Age: 7

T: C Byrnes J: Philip Byrnes

Forecasts

Positive Thinker (9/4), Aodhan May (7/2), Baldur's Gate (4/1), Bearwithmenow (5/1), Mahler Appeal (5/1), Goodnightngodbless (7/1), Eddies Pride (7/1), Da Big Fella (9/1), Earths Furies (10/1), Mansoline (16/1), Secret Cargo (33/1), Four Country Roads (40/1), Larkfield Legacy (66/1)

POSITIVE THINKER has been holding his form commendably in handicap hurdles and staying chases could bring out more in him so he gets the vote over Aodhan May, Goodnightngodbless and Eddies Pride.