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Thursday 25 May 2023

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Springfort Hall Hotel Handicap Chase (0-102)

Off time: 20:01 | Winning time: 5m 57.1s

Full Noise²⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-10| J: Keith Donoghue| T: R McNally| OR: 98

5/6

Career best when winning 12-runner handicap chase at Downpatrick (19.2f, good to soft, 4/5) 20 days ago, comfortably. On a lenient mark.

Form: 120/00-1

Chainofconsequence⁵⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: M J McDonagh| OR: 97| C

14/1

11/2 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, fifth of 8 in handicap hurdle at this course (16f, heavy) 56 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase. First run for yard after leaving Aengus King.

Form: 0020P5-

Gondor¹⁴⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 11-9| J: Richard Condon⁽⁵⁾| T: Colm Murphy| OR: 97

13/2

Very good sixth of 16 in handicap chase at Leopardstown (21f, soft, 16/1) 147 days ago. Should improve.

Form: 852246-

Sean Says^p¹⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: Thomas Reilly⁽⁷⁾| T: R Sweeney| OR: 95| C

18/1

Tenth of 15 in handicap (66/1) at Gowran (14f, soft) 15 days ago. Switches from Flat to chase. Below form on last chase outing.

Form: 05P644-

Steps Match²³⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-5| J: Kieren Buckley⁽³⁾| T: M Butler| OR: 93

20/1

Fell in handicap hurdle at Clonmel (24.2f, good to soft, 11/2) beaten when fell heavily last would have run respectably. Off 7 months. Switches from hurdles to chase.

Form: 322P5F-

Well Joey^t¹⁸⁵

Age: 12| Weight: 11-4| J: M M McDonagh⁽⁵⁾| T: P Stafford| OR: 92| D

33/1

Twenty four runs since last win in 2020. Below form fourth of 8 in handicap chase (16/1) at Musselburgh (20.3f, soft). Off 6 months.

Form: 006274-

Wild Caprice¹⁴⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 11-4| J: Liam Quinlan⁽⁵⁾| T: J P Ryan| OR: 92

66/1

Remains a maiden after 22 NH runs. Tenth of 17 in handicap hurdle (50/1) at this course (19f, heavy) 147 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase.

Form: 209500-

He Fitz In^p³⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-2| J: Danny Mullins| T: D E Fitzgerald| OR: 90

18/1

Below form seventh of 12 in handicap hurdle at Kilbeggan (23.3f, good to soft, 16/1) 35 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase. Makes handicap chase debut.

Form: 5/41007-

Sanibel Island⁷⁴

Age: 11| Weight: 10-12| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: M Hourigan| OR: 86| D

18/1

Latest win in chase at Downpatrick in October. Bit below form fourth of 12 in handicap chase (14/1) at this course (24.6f, heavy) 74 days ago.

Form: 113264-

Citizen's Army^p¹¹⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 10-11| J: J G Gilligan⁽⁷⁾| T: E M O'Sullivan| OR: 85

40/1

Pulled up in handicap hurdle at Galway (24f, heavy, 25/1), weakening from next. Off 6 months. Switches from hurdles to chase.

Form: 0/88SPP-

Tullyhogue Fort³³

Age: 7| Weight: 10-8| J: J J Slevin| T: John F O'Neill| OR: 82

9/2

28/1, good third of 13 in handicap hurdle at Bangor (19.6f, good to firm) 33 days ago, needing stiffer test. Switches from hurdles to chase. Respected.

Form: 414303-

Glen Ava^p¹⁵⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 10-7| J: Patrick M O'Brien⁽⁷⁾| T: C O'Connell| OR: 81

25/1

Three wins from 9 runs last season. Latest win in hurdle at Perth in July. Fourteenth of 17 in handicap chase at Thurles (24.3f, good to soft, 12/1) 158 days ago.

Form: 122870-

Shamror Lass^p⁸¹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-4| J: Sean Flanagan| T: Miss D O'Shea| OR: 78

40/1

Cheekpieces on for 1st time, fifth of 16 in handicap chase at Wexford (20f, good to soft, 40/1) 81 days ago.

Form: 8P9PP5-

Seskin Flyer³⁴

Age: 12| Weight: 10-1| J: Phillip Enright| T: P Carey| OR: 75| C

28/1

Course winner. Twenty six runs since last win in 2019. Good fifth of 12 in handicap chase (25/1) at Kilbeggan (19.4f, good to soft) 34 days ago.

Form: 4/075P5-

Rudy Catrail²⁰⁸

Age: 12| Weight: 10-0| J: Gavin Brouder⁽⁵⁾| T: E Sheehy| OR: 74

25/1

Unreliable sort. Twenty runs since last win in 2020. 20/1, thirteenth of 20 in handicap hurdle at Galway (24f, heavy). Off 6 months. Switches from hurdles to chase.

Form: 269P70-

Golden Glen^p,t³⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 10-1| J: Shane O'Callaghan⁽⁷⁾| T: Brendan Walsh| OR: 75

25/1

One win from 35 NH runs. Twenty five runs since last win in 2019. 10/1, pulled up in handicap chase at Tramore (21.7f, good to soft) 38 days ago, pulled up 3 out. RESERVE.

Form: 68043P-

Non-Runners

Leahman⁹¹

Weight: 12-0| Age: 7

T: J Beamish J: Mike O'Connor

Crimson Chief⁷

Weight: 11-2| Age: 11

T: J Morrison J: Reserve 2

Everything Now²⁰

Weight: 11-9| Age: 9

T: G Elliott J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Full Noise (5/6), Tullyhogue Fort (9/2), Gondor (13/2), Chainofconsequence (14/1), Sanibel Island (18/1), Sean Says (18/1), He Fitz In (18/1), Steps Match (20/1), Glen Ava (25/1), Golden Glen (25/1), Rudy Catrail (25/1), Seskin Flyer (28/1), Well Joey (33/1), Everything Now (33/1), Shamror Lass (40/1), Citizen's Army (40/1), Wild Caprice (66/1), Crimson Chief (100/1), Leahman (100/1)

FULL NOISE landed a gamble with something to spare at Downpatrick last time and remains well treated on hurdle form so should take a bit of stopping again. Gondor shaped quite well in a big field at Leopardstown over Christmas and could be the chief threat if fully primed on his return to action. The shortlist is completed by Tullyhogue Fort, who has done well over hurdles since last seen over fences.