14:30 Navan

Sunday 19 November 2023

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Bar One Racing Troytown Handicap Chase (Grade 3)

Off time: 14:30 | Winning time: 6m 48.4s

Farouk D'Alene⁶¹³

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Carl Millar⁽⁷⁾| T: G Elliott| OR: 155| CD

12/1

C&D winner. Running well when fell 2 out in Brown Advisory Novices' Chase (Broadway) (9/2) at Cheltenham (24.4f, soft) in March 2022. Market can guide on comeback run.

Form: 11221F/

Coko Beach^b²⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-10| J: Danny Gilligan⁽⁵⁾| T: G Elliott| OR: 153| CD

20/1

C&D winner. Good 2¾ lengths third of 12 to Gevrey in handicap chase at Limerick (24f, heavy, 20/1) 28 days ago. Stable in good form. Not ruled out.

Form: 9441P-3

Run Wild Fred^b²⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 11-6| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott| OR: 149| CD

10/1

C&D winner. 14/1, shaped well when 5¾ lengths fifth of 12 to Gevrey in handicap chase at Limerick (24f, heavy) 28 days ago. Trainer going well. Player.

Form: 2FF/23-5

Thedevilscoachman²²³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: Mark Walsh| T: N Meade| OR: 147| C

9/2

Latest win in chase at Limerick in March. Pulled up in handicap chase at Fairyhouse (29f, soft, 7/1), pulled up last. Off 7 months.

Form: 1/1F11P-

Gevrey^p²⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-3| J: Ricky Doyle| T: G Elliott| OR: 146| D

16/1

Career best when winning 12-runner handicap chase at Limerick (24f, heavy, 6/1) 28 days ago by 2¼ lengths from Largy Debut, travelling strongly. Yard in good form. Ought to be in the shake-up.

Form: 542-3P1

Ain't That A Shame⁶⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 11-2| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 145

8/1

Latest win in chase at Gowran in March. 8/1, respectable ninth of 17 in handicap chase at Listowel (24f, soft) 60 days ago. In the mix.

Form: 0/2410-9

Diol Ker^b¹⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 11-2| J: Kieren Buckley⁽³⁾| T: G Elliott| OR: 145| D

25/1

First run since leaving Noel Meade when respectable fifth of 14 in handicap chase (14/1) at Cork (28f, soft) 14 days ago. Stable in good form. Enters calculations.

Form: 220U7-5

Hollow Games^p1,t¹⁰⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-1| J: Sam Ewing| T: G Elliott| OR: 144| C| D

7/1

Promising third of 22 in handicap chase at Galway (22.5f, good to soft, 9/1) 109 days ago, finishing with running left. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Has to be taken seriously stepping up in trip.

Form: 5/14P4-3

Macs Charm²²³

Age: 8| Weight: 11-0| J: Brian Hayes| T: Colm Murphy| OR: 143| C

28/1

7/1, career best when winning 12-runner handicap chase at Fairyhouse (24.6f, soft), driven out. Off 7 months. Not ruled out.

Form: 1P/4221-

Epson Du Houx^t³⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 10-12| J: M J M O'Sullivan| T: G Elliott| OR: 141

66/1

13/2, first run since leaving Henry De Bromhead when eighth of 10 in handicap chase at Cork (17.6f, good to soft) 35 days ago. Stable in good form. Shortlisted.

Form: 1/2360-8

Limerick Lace²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: Aidan Kelly⁽⁵⁾| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 141

4/1

1 win from 1 run this season. 9/4, won 5-runner minor event chase at Clonmel (18.3f, heavy) 24 days ago, readily. Significantly up in trip. Can make her presence felt.

Form: 21123-1

Tullybeg^t⁷⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 10-12| J: J S McGarvey| T: G Elliott| OR: 141| C| D

66/1

2 wins from 3 runs this season. 4/1, won 6-runner minor event hurdle at Down Royal (24f, good to soft) 79 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase. Stable in good form. Can go well again.

Form: 145-191

Fakir D'alene^b³⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 10-11| J: B W Harvey⁽³⁾| T: G Elliott| OR: 140| D

28/1

Latest win in chase at Thurles in January 2022. 22/1, brought down first in handicap chase at Fairyhouse (29.2f, good to soft). Off 19 months. Market can guide.

Form: 1174B/2

Watch House Cross^t⁴⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: Mike O'Connor⁽³⁾| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 140| D

14/1

2 wins from 4 runs this season. 14¼ lengths third of 5 to Sharjah in Like A Butterfly Novices' Chase at Tipperary (20.1f, soft, 13/2) 49 days ago. Makes handicap chase debut. Possibilities.

Form: 50-1133

Frontal Assault^b²⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 10-10| J: Donagh Meyler| T: G Elliott| OR: 139| CD

40/1

Respectable 11 lengths seventh of 12 to Gevrey in handicap chase (13/2) at Limerick (24f, heavy) 28 days ago. Stable having good spell. No forlorn hope.

Form: 5366-37

Defi Bleu^p,t²⁸

Age: 10| Weight: 10-9| J: Gavin Brouder⁽⁵⁾| T: G Elliott| OR: 138| C

20/1

14/1, still close up when unseated rider 5 out in handicap chase at Limerick (24f, heavy) 28 days ago won by Gevrey. Yard in good form. Needs considering.

Form: 0P353-U

Dunboyne^b²¹⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 10-9| J: Jordan Gainford| T: G Elliott| OR: 138| D

22/1

Blinkered for 1st time, pulled up in handicap chase at Aintree (34.3f, good, 50/1), pulled up circuit out. Off 7 months. Significantly down in trip. Stable having good spell. Unreliable type.

Form: R1P24P-

Largy Debut²⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 10-5| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 134| D

10/1

Good 2¼ lengths second of 12 to Gevrey in handicap chase at Limerick (24f, heavy, 11/2) 28 days ago. Twelve runs since last win in 2021.

Form: 3229-22

Punitive^b²²³

Age: 9| Weight: 10-4| J: Jake Coen⁽⁵⁾| T: G Elliott| OR: 133| C

50/1

Latest win in chase at Fairyhouse in December. 50/1, fell 16th in handicap chase at Fairyhouse (29f, soft). Off 7 months. Yard in good form. Not one to dismiss.

Form: U10P6F-

Royal Thief^b1,t1¹⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 10-3| J: Simon Torrens| T: G Elliott| OR: 132

40/1

6/1, first run since leaving Henry De Bromhead when below form eighth of 14 in handicap chase at Cork (28f, soft) 14 days ago. Stable in good form. Blinkers on 1st time, tongue strap on 1st time.

Form: 01B/16-8

Non-Runners

Idas Boy³⁶⁴

Weight: 10-13| Age: 9

T: N Meade J: Non Runner

Cavalry Master¹⁴

Weight: 10-0| Age: 9

T: G Elliott J: C G O'Dwyer

Forecasts

Limerick Lace (4/1), Thedevilscoachman (9/2), Hollow Games (7/1), Ain't That A Shame (8/1), Run Wild Fred (10/1), Largy Debut (10/1), Farouk D'Alene (12/1), Watch House Cross (14/1), Gevrey (16/1), Coko Beach (20/1), Defi Bleu (20/1), Dunboyne (22/1), Idas Boy (25/1), Diol Ker (25/1), Fakir D'alene (28/1), Macs Charm (28/1), Frontal Assault (40/1), Royal Thief (40/1), Punitive (50/1), Tullybeg (66/1), Epson Du Houx (66/1), Cavalry Master (66/1)

Gordon Elliott saddles over half the field here and his well-weighted HOLLOW GAMES is fancied to lead his mighty contingent home on the back of his promising Galway third. Stablemate Run Wild Fred can boast a C&D win and is next on the list ahead of other Elliott inmates in the shape of Gevrey, Coko Beach and Tullybeg.