17:15 Tramore

Thursday 17 August 2023

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Three Ireland Rated Novice Chase

Off time: 17:15 | Winning time: 3m 40.9s

Freddie Robdal^t⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 106| CD

17/2

Fair chaser. Winner over C&D in April. Good sixth of 10 in handicap chase (15/2) at Wexford (16f, heavy) 6 days ago, going well when not clear run twice home turn. Fancied to be in the mix despite conceding weight all round.

Form: 641-336

Abu Hazem^t⁷⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: T P Harney⁽⁷⁾| T: A McCann

150/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 20/1, fourteenth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Ballinrobe (16.2f, good) 79 days ago. Hard to fancy making chase debut.

Form: 000U-0

Ahead Of The Posse^b¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Keith Donoghue| T: G P Cromwell| CD

2/1

Hurdles winner who showed improved form equipped with first-time blinkers when good second of 19 in handicap hurdle (10/1) at Galway (16.6f, soft) 17 days ago. No reason why he won't be up to making his mark now tackling larger obstacles with blinkers again enlisted.

Form: 7105-42

Alexharwill²⁸⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 11-5| J: J Hogan⁽⁵⁾| T: L Young| OR: 85

80/1

Modest hurdler who is yet to fully match his hurdles form in this sphere. 12/1, below form ninth of 15 in handicap chase at Thurles (18f, good to soft) in November. Remains a long-standing maiden and likely to fall short again returning from 9 months off.

Form: 537489-

Bonarc³⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 11-5| J: M M McDonagh⁽⁵⁾| T: J P Ryan| D

9/1

Fair hurdler. Seventh of 10 in handicap hurdle at Kilbeggan (19f, soft, 22/1) 34 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase.

Form: 04P-737

Chrisco^h³⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins

7/1

Placed both starts in bumpers and fair form when third on hurdles bow at Sligo (17.6f) in June. Not matched that level either start since but given more of a break ahead of this switch to chasing and surprise were he not capable of better for his powerful stable.

Form: 33-389

Itwasfate⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 112| BF| D

13/8

Fairly useful chaser. Good third of 10 in handicap chase (11/4) at Wexford (16f, heavy) 6 days ago. Stable having good spell. Solid claims with Blackmore again in the plate.

Form: 375-353

Rotten Row⁷⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: D E Mullins| T: A Mullins| OR: 113| C| D

8/1

Fair winner at 20f over hurdles but chasing career very much a mixed bag to date, beaten some way out (ultimately pulled up) in a Kilbeggan maiden (19.5f) back in June. Needs to get back on track here.

Form: 1U55-4P

Forecasts

Itwasfate (13/8), Ahead Of The Posse (2/1), Chrisco (7/1), Rotten Row (8/1), Freddie Robdal (17/2), Bonarc (9/1), Alexharwill (80/1), Abu Hazem (150/1)

A fairly useful sort over hurdles, ITWASFATE matched the pick of his form in that sphere when finishing third on handicap chase debut at Wexford 6 days ago and he can confirm the promise of that run and come out on top. Ahead of The Posse and the selection's stablemate Freddie Robdal head up the dangers.