20:00 Downpatrick

Friday 5 May 2023

All17:0517:4018:1518:5019:2520:0020:30

Horatio Group Handicap Chase (0-102)

Off time: 20:02 | Winning time: 6m 13.6s

Earths Furies^p¹⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: J G Gilligan⁽⁷⁾| T: E M O'Sullivan| OR: 102

4/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2022. Blinkered for 1st time, good second of 11 in handicap chase (10/1) at Tipperary (23.6f, soft) 17 days ago. Cheekpieces back on. Solid claims if he can back that up.

Form: 3425U2-

Sweet Street^p1²⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: I J Power| T: R J McGrath| OR: 102| D

12/1

Fourteen runs since last win in 2021. Fairly useful winner at 24f over hurdles. 17/2, fifth of 7 in handicap chase at Clonmel (22.8f, heavy) 29 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time.

Form: F0P665-

Everything Now^p¹⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 11-10| J: Mrs A M Ingram⁽⁷⁾| T: G Elliott| OR: 98| D

14/1

Sixth of 7 in hunter chase at Down Royal (23.2f, good, 9/2) 12 months. Runner-up in a point last time and makes plenty of appeal back under Rules from a potentially lenient mark.

Form: 334332-

Walking The Walk^b,t¹⁰⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-10| J: Danny Gilligan⁽⁷⁾| T: G Elliott| OR: 98| D

7/2

One win from 28 NH runs. Winner in chase at Tramore in December. 5/1, shaped as if still in form fifth of 21 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (24.4f, heavy) 109 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase. Respected.

Form: 232125-

Eagle Terrace⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: J S McGarvey| T: J J Hanlon| OR: 97

28/1

Fair winner at 17f over hurdles. Eighth of 13 in handicap chase (28/1) at Punchestown (19.7f, heavy) 110 days ago. Needs to bounce back.

Form: 449868-

Turbojet^p,t³³

Age: 12| Weight: 11-9| J: P J O'Hanlon⁽⁵⁾| T: D A McLoughlin| OR: 97| D

8/1

Seventeen runs since last win in 2020. 10/1, fourth of 8 in handicap chase at this course (19.2f, heavy) 33 days ago. Back up in trip. Something to prove at present.

Form: 708P74-

Cave Court³³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr O McGill⁽⁷⁾| T: N C Kelly| OR: 95

9/2

Sixth of 12 in handicap hurdle at this course (17.8f, heavy, 16/1) 33 days ago. Makes chase debut. Significantly up in trip. Makes handicap chase debut.

Form: 420076-

Michael's Pick^p,t⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 11-7| J: E Walsh⁽⁵⁾| T: Ciaran Murphy| OR: 95| CD

17/2

C&D winner. One win from 26 NH runs. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, good third of 12 in minor event chase (28/1) at Punchestown (34f, good to soft) 8 days ago. Significantly down in trip. Looks well in if that form is taken on face value.

Form: 475553-

Camilla's Choice¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 10-11| J: Shane Fenelon⁽⁷⁾| T: J J Hanlon| OR: 85| D

20/1

18/1, pulled up in handicap hurdle at Kilbeggan (24f, good to soft) 14 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase. Others are more appealing.

Form: 353RPP-

Ocean Legacy¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 10-9| J: J J Slevin| T: D A McLoughlin| OR: 83

8/1

Winner in chase at Wexford in March. 16/1, fell in handicap chase at Tramore (21.7f, good to soft) 18 days ago. Not discounted.

Form: P4PP1F-

I Can't Remember^p,t¹³⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 10-3| J: Shane O'Callaghan⁽⁷⁾| T: C A McBratney| OR: 77

40/1

66/1, pulled up in handicap hurdle at Naas (15.9f, soft) 136 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase. Significantly back up in trip. Tongue strap back on, cheekpieces back on.

Form: 05F0PP-

Double Windsor^b²⁵⁹

Age: 11| Weight: 10-1| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: D M O'Brien| OR: 75| D

20/1

Unreliable individual. Twelve runs since last win in 2021. 20/1, third of 14 in handicap chase at Kilbeggan (25f, good), keeping on well. Off 8 months.

Form: 0876P3-

Ciankyle¹⁴

Age: 12| Weight: 11-12| J: Sean Flanagan| T: P Cluskey| OR: 100| C

50/1

Ninth of 12 in handicap chase at Kilbeggan (19.4f, good to soft, 50/1) 14 days ago. Up in trip. RESERVE.

Form: 468089-

Non-Runners

Highstreetfashion⁶⁴

Weight: 10-7| Age: 8

T: P Rooney J: Patrick M O'Brien

Donnrua Dream¹⁴

Weight: 11-13| Age: 6

T: G P Cromwell J: Reserve 2

Westernerona²⁶⁷

Weight: 10-12| Age: 8

T: G J Power J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Walking The Walk (7/2), Earths Furies (4/1), Cave Court (9/2), Ocean Legacy (8/1), Turbojet (8/1), Michael's Pick (17/2), Sweet Street (12/1), Everything Now (14/1), Highstreetfashion (14/1), Donnrua Dream (16/1), Camilla's Choice (20/1), Double Windsor (20/1), Westernerona (20/1), Eagle Terrace (28/1), I Can't Remember (40/1), Ciankyle (50/1)

EVERYTHING NOW arrives in good forms from points and is on a potentially favourable mark, so he's marginally preferred to stablemate Walking The Walk. Having excelled himself in a cross-country event at Punchestown last week, Michael's Pick is another obvious player.