19:03 Killarney

Friday 25 August 2023

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Laurels Pub & Restaurant Handicap Chase (0-109)

Off time: 19:06 | Winning time: 5m 24.09s

Norwigi¹⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: J S McGarvey| T: E Bolger| OR: 109| D

4/1

7/4, didn't need to improve to win 13-runner handicap chase at Roscommon (21.3f, soft) 17 days ago, cosily. Can make presence felt.

Form: 44-0431

A Mere Bagatelle^p³⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: Sean Flanagan| T: J J Hanlon| OR: 104

16/1

10/1, pulled up in handicap chase at Kilbeggan (19f, soft) 35 days ago, pulled up before last. Cheekpieces back on. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 20P-15P

Cahirdown Boy^t³⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 11-9| J: C P McNamara| T: E McNamara| OR: 104

10/1

Fourteen runs since last win in 2021. 18/1, eighth of 11 in handicap hurdle at this course (22.8f, good) 35 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase. Merits consideration.

Form: 62F24-8

Arverne^b⁵²

Age: 8| Weight: 11-8| J: Keith Donoghue| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 103

16/5

Respectable ninth of 17 in handicap chase (12/1) at Tipperary (23.1f, soft) 52 days ago. Others more persuasive from a win perspective.

Form: 4243P-9

Coole Arcade^p1,t¹⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 11-7| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 102

15/2

Very good third of 11 in handicap chase (17/2) at Wexford (19.8f, heavy) 14 days ago. Stable having good spell. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Should continue to give a good account.

Form: 3F-0553

Tipp For Mac^p,t¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: Donagh Meyler| T: T Cooper| OR: 101

5/1

10/1, creditable third of 12 in handicap hurdle at Wexford (20.4f, soft) 14 days ago. Each-way chance provided his jumping passes the test now switched to fences.

Form: 73U6-P3

Trishknowsbest^h,t⁴³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Shane Fitzgerald| T: Mrs P Dobbs| OR: 100

18/1

10/1, first run since leaving Ian Patrick Donoghue when twelfth of 13 in handicap hurdle at Downpatrick (17.8f, good) 43 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase.

Form: 2957-U0

Avec Espoir⁶⁶

Age: 10| Weight: 11-3| J: Gary Noonan⁽⁵⁾| T: V T O'Brien| OR: 98| D

33/1

Sixth of 8 in handicap chase at Wexford (25.3f, good to soft, 14/1) 66 days ago. Others preferred.

Form: 1309-06

Royal Juniper^t¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 10-13| J: P J Carberry| T: A J Martin| OR: 94

6/1

Career best when winning 10-runner handicap chase at Wexford (16f, heavy, 17/2) 14 days ago, digging deep. Significantly back up in trip. Shortlist material.

Form: PPP7-41

Withallduerespect^t1⁵²

Age: 9| Weight: 10-11| J: Jack Kennedy| T: M Kennedy| OR: 92

11/1

Pulled up in handicap chase (20/1) at Tipperary (19.5f, soft) 52 days ago, beaten some way out. Tongue strap on 1st time.

Form: 795-P6P

Non-Runners

Filon D'Oudairies¹⁴

Weight: 12-0| Age: 8

T: J P Broderick J: Simon Torrens

Neptunus Equester¹⁷

Weight: 10-0| Age: 8

T: P J Rothwell J: Darragh O'Keeffe

Forecasts

Arverne (16/5), Norwigi (4/1), Tipp For Mac (5/1), Royal Juniper (6/1), Coole Arcade (15/2), Cahirdown Boy (10/1), Withallduerespect (11/1), Filon D'Oudairies (14/1), A Mere Bagatelle (16/1), Trishknowsbest (18/1), Avec Espoir (33/1), Neptunus Equester (33/1)

The vote goes to ROYAL JUNIPER, who improved when opening his account over 2m at Wexford recently and shouldn't be fazed by this step back up in trip. Norwigi finally got off the mark in this sphere at Roscommon 17 days ago and is likely to emerge as the main danger, though Cahirdown Boy will have a fighting chance if on-song and Coole Arcade also enters calculations.