16:40 Downpatrick

Saturday 17 June 2023

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Tennents NI Handicap Chase (0-102)

Off time: 16:41 | Winning time: 5m 55.00s

Iridescent¹⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 12-0| J: K Callaghan⁽⁷⁾| T: J Fogarty| OR: 102| D

3/1

8/1, career best when winning 15-runner handicap hurdle at Ballinrobe (22.1f, good) 18 days ago, driven clear. Makes chase debut. Makes handicap chase debut. Big shout.

Form: 94760-1

Ardhill^b⁵⁴⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 11-13| J: Aidan Kelly⁽⁷⁾| T: G Elliott| OR: 101| D

5/2

Blinkered for 1st time, career best when winning 16-runner handicap hurdle at Ascot (23.5f, good to soft, 4/1) 70 days ago, plenty in hand. Off 18 months but potentially well treated over fences.

Form: 000901/

Dukehill⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 11-4| J: J G Gilligan⁽⁷⁾| T: Caroline Mccaldin| OR: 92| D

9/1

Twice-raced maiden. Fifth of 6 in novice chase at Punchestown (24f, good, 80/1) 6 days ago. Makes handicap chase debut.

Form: 4/433P-5

Chief Seattle⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-2| J: Liam Quinlan⁽⁵⁾| T: J P Ryan| OR: 90| D

12/1

Pulled up in handicap chase (10/1) at Clonmel (22.8f, good) 8 days ago.

Form: 15PF-8P

Likable Chancer^b,t²³

Age: 9| Weight: 10-10| J: Daniel King⁽⁵⁾| T: D Howard| OR: 84| D

7/2

One win from 33 NH runs. Winner in chase at Tramore in April. 9/2, below form eighth of 15 in handicap chase at Limerick (19.7f, good to soft) 23 days ago. Looks competitive on form.

Form: UP01-28

Fr Gilligansvoyge^t,v⁵⁰

Age: 10| Weight: 10-0| J: Ben Kennedy⁽⁷⁾| T: J G Carr| OR: 72| D

7/1

One win from 42 NH runs. Career best when winning 12-runner hunter chase at Punchestown (21f, good to soft, 25/1) 50 days ago. Respected.

Form: 005311-

Agirlcalledchloe^b¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 10-0| J: Mark McDonagh⁽⁵⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 70| D

7/1

Remains a maiden after 16 NH runs. 10/1, pulled up in handicap chase at Tramore (21.2f, good) 14 days ago, weakening quickly.

Form: P62P-6P

Non-Runners

Lighthouse Rose¹⁵

Weight: 11-12| Age: 8

T: M M McNiff J: Aidan Kelly

Tech Talk²³

Weight: 11-4| Age: 8

T: J T R Dreaper J: P J Carberry

Forecasts

Ardhill (5/2), Iridescent (3/1), Likable Chancer (7/2), Agirlcalledchloe (7/1), Fr Gilligansvoyge (7/1), Dukehill (9/1), Tech Talk (10/1), Chief Seattle (12/1), Lighthouse Rose (25/1)

IRIDESCENT arrives on the back of a career-best win over hurdles under this rider so is taken to make a winning start fences in a weak event. Fr Gilligansvoyge caused a surprise when finally off the mark at Punchestown but the form is backed up by the timefigure so he must be respected, while the market should reveal what is expected of Ardhill, who's not been seen since winning over hurdles at Ascot 18 months ago.