19:20 Kilbeggan

Friday 25 August 2023

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Off time: 19:21 | Winning time: 6m 57.6s

Desertmore House^t²¹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Ricky Doyle| T: M Brassil| OR: 127| CD

9/2

C&D winner. Latest win in chase here in July. Useful winner at 22f over hurdles. 13/2, respectable seventh of 17 in handicap chase at Galway (22.5f, good) 21 days ago. Should have more to offer over fences.

Form: 084-217

Macgiloney¹³

Age: 10| Weight: 11-12| J: D King⁽⁵⁾| T: D Hogan| OR: 127| CD

7/1

Reliable sort. Career best when winning 7-runner minor event hurdle (12/1) at this C&D (good to soft) 13 days ago, keeping on well. Switches from hurdles to chase and mark is workable.

Form: 0-6PF61

Mica Malpic^p¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: Mark Walsh| T: E Bolger| OR: 125| C

9/2

3/1, career best when winning 8-runner handicap chase at this course (19f, good to soft) 13 days ago, storming clear. Back up in trip and he's a must for the shortlist.

Form: 313-731

My Design^t¹⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-10| J: Kieren Buckley⁽³⁾| T: D Queally| OR: 125

9/1

Tongue strap on for first time, career best when winning 16-runner handicap hurdle (14/1) at Galway (24.3f, soft) 19 days ago, just holding on. Switches from hurdles to chase and she's clearly thriving.

Form: 1229-F1

Quantum Realm²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-10| J: Jordan Gainford| T: G Elliott| OR: 125

15/2

Two wins from 5 runs last season. Good second of 17 in handicap chase (9/1) at Galway (22.5f, good) 21 days ago, finishing with running left. Shortlist material from revised mark.

Form: 1125-42

Gateau De Miel^t¹⁰³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: C Brassil⁽⁵⁾| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 119

10/1

Latest win in chase at Fairyhouse in November. 9/1, good second of 14 in handicap chase at Killarney (26f, good to soft) 103 days ago. Another bold bid is likely.

Form: 3F106-2

Waitnsee^p1⁶⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 11-4| J: Danny Mullins| T: J P Ryan| OR: 119| C

20/1

Second of 7 in handicap hurdle (16/1) at this course (24.4f, good) 67 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase. Cheekpieces replace blinkers.

Form: 85P8-P2

Jack Hackett^t,v¹³

Age: 9| Weight: 11-3| J: E Walsh⁽³⁾| T: Ciaran Murphy| OR: 118| C

50/1

Course winner. 32½ lengths last of 8 to Mica Malpic in handicap chase at this course (19f, good to soft, 25/1) 13 days ago. Significantly back up in trip.

Form: 55RFP-8

Outside The Door^p⁶⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-1| J: Peter Smithers⁽⁷⁾| T: P Roche| OR: 116| D

16/1

One win from 3 runs last season. Latest win in chase at Punchestown in June. Good fourth of 8 in handicap chase (10/3) at Wexford (25.3f, good to soft) 66 days ago.

Form: 15F-P14

Glenquin Castle^t²³

Age: 9| Weight: 10-13| J: Gavin Brouder⁽⁵⁾| T: M Brassil| OR: 114| CD

11/1

C&D winner. Seven wins from 24 NH runs. 66/1, respectable tenth of 20 in handicap hurdle at Galway (22f, good to soft) 23 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase.

Form: 6P556-0

Difficult Decision^p,t¹⁷⁴

Age: 10| Weight: 10-12| J: Phillip Enright| T: O McKiernan| OR: 113

40/1

Broke blood vessel when pulled up in handicap chase (4/1) at Navan (24f, good to soft) 174 days ago, pulled up early final circuit. May just need this.

Form: 14013P-

Gondor³⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 10-7| J: Brian Hayes| T: Colm Murphy| OR: 108

13/2

Promising individual. Career best when winning 15-runner handicap chase at Killarney (23f, good, 4/1) 35 days ago, well on top finish. Pitched into a deeper handicap but he's open to lots of progress.

Form: 2246-31

The Red Menace¹⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 10-3| J: Shane O'Callaghan⁽⁷⁾| T: Ciaran Murphy| OR: 104

12/1

Seventeen runs since last win in 2019. 50/1, twelfth of 13 in handicap hurdle at Roscommon (23.6f, good to soft) 17 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase. RESERVE.

Form: 9U23F-0

Non-Runners

Centurion Steel³⁶

Weight: 10-12| Age: 8

T: H De Bromhead J: Mike O'Connor

Fiveaftermidnight¹⁹

Weight: 10-9| Age: 10

T: P J Rothwell J: P J O'Hanlon

Forecasts

Desertmore House (9/2), Mica Malpic (9/2), Gondor (13/2), Macgiloney (7/1), Quantum Realm (15/2), My Design (9/1), Gateau De Miel (10/1), Glenquin Castle (11/1), The Red Menace (12/1), Outside The Door (16/1), Waitnsee (20/1), Centurion Steel (25/1), Fiveaftermidnight (25/1), Difficult Decision (40/1), Jack Hackett (50/1)

Plenty of depth to this handicap with QUANTUM REALM just about the most persuasive option back up in trip having finished with running left at Galway 3 weeks ago. Mica Malpic landed a few bets here a fortnight ago and seems sure to go well again, with Gondor the potential big improver at the foot of the weights.