16:20 Tramore

Thursday 12 October 2023

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Pickardstown Handicap Chase (0-102)

Off time: 16:20 | Winning time: 3m 52.70s

Cheerful Chap¹⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: J P O'Sullivan⁽³⁾| T: N Dooly| OR: 101| C

8/1

28/1, tenth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (24f, soft) 10 days ago. Makes chase debut. Significantly back down in trip. Makes handicap chase debut.

Form: 8820-70

Peckham Springs^p,t⁵³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: J J Slevin| T: D A McLoughlin| OR: 99| D

5/1

Below par fifth of 11 in handicap chase at this course (15.7f, soft, 9/1) 53 days ago. More is needed.

Form: 8640-75

Mater Matuta^t³⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-8| J: Jordan Gainford| T: E D Delany| OR: 95| BF| CD

5/1

C&D winner. 66/1, very good third of 7 in minor event at Laytown (7.2f) 30 days ago. Switches from Flat to chase and one to consider.

Form: 28-6254

Astrophysicist⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Gavin Brouder⁽⁵⁾| T: J Nash| OR: 93

12/1

Modest winner at 10f on Flat. Twelfth of 13 in novice chase at Fairyhouse (16.5f, soft, 150/1) on debut over fences 5 days ago. Makes handicap chase debut with more required.

Form: 08430-0

Itsalonglongroad^v1¹⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 11-6| J: Shane O'Callaghan⁽⁵⁾| T: C Coakley| OR: 93| CD

10/1

C&D winner. Eighth of 11 in handicap chase at Clonmel (18.2f, heavy, 14/1) 14 days ago. Visor on 1st time. Twenty five runs since last win in 2021.

Form: 9-P6328

Finnians Row^t,v²⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: C D Maxwell| T: D A McLoughlin| OR: 92

9/2

22/1, career best when winning 8-runner novice chase at Downpatrick (17.8f, soft) 27 days ago, responding well. Weighted to follow up back in handicap company.

Form: 47-4501

Crowsatedappletart^b,t¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-1| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: M Winters| OR: 88| D

8/1

16/1 and blinkered for 1st time, ninth of 11 in handicap chase at Clonmel (18.2f, heavy) 14 days ago. Tongue strap back on.

Form: 765PP9

Tincurra Lad¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: Daniel King⁽³⁾| T: W J Martin| OR: 86| D

22/1

Tenth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Gowran (16f, heavy, 14/1) 13 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase with work to do.

Form: 00-08F0

Shean Glory^p1¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 10-11| J: Mike O'Connor⁽³⁾| T: S Aherne| OR: 84| D

5/1

Modest winner at 19f over hurdles. Good third of 11 in handicap chase (11/1) at Clonmel (18.2f, heavy) 14 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time. In the picture.

Form: 6-P8F53

Katzoff¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 10-7| J: T P Harney⁽⁷⁾| T: J Morrison| OR: 80

12/1

50/1, thirteenth of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (12f) 13 days ago. More required on his chase debut.

Form: 80P-887

Non-Runners

Ardamir¹¹

Weight: 11-11| Age: 11

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

Forecasts

Ardamir (3/1), Finnians Row (9/2), Peckham Springs (5/1), Mater Matuta (5/1), Shean Glory (5/1), Cheerful Chap (8/1), Crowsatedappletart (8/1), Itsalonglongroad (10/1), Katzoff (12/1), Astrophysicist (12/1), Tincurra Lad (22/1)

Not so competitive as the numbers suggest and FINNIANS ROW looks the way to go on the back of his breakthrough success at Downpatrick. Killarney second Ardamir rates the chief threat to the well-treated selection ahead of in-form pair Shean Glory and Mater Matuta.