12:30 Fairyhouse

Saturday 16 December 2023

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Tote Always SP Or Better At Fairyhouse Handicap Chase

Off time: 12:30 | Winning time: 6m 55.20s

Ex Patriot³⁵

Age: 10| Weight: 11-12| J: H Morgan| T: Miss Ellmarie Holden| OR: 128| C

66/1

Pulled up in handicap chase (25/1) at Gowran (16f, heavy) 35 days ago. Significantly up in trip with work to do.

Form: 44940/P

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So Des Flos^p¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott| OR: 126| C

4/1

1 win from 3 runs this season. 9/1, career best when winning 9-runner handicap chase at this course (21.5f, soft) 14 days ago. Yard in good form. Open to improvement.

Form: 231-451

Everglow^b,t¹³

Age: 8| Weight: 11-7| J: L A McKenna⁽⁵⁾| T: N Meade| OR: 123

16/1

Respectable fifth of 18 in handicap chase (22/1) at this course (29.6f, soft) 13 days ago. Blinkers back on. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: P4F-665

Potters Party^t³⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 121| CD

6/1

1 win from 3 runs this season. 7/1, career best when winning 10-runner novice chase at this course (24.5f, heavy) 39 days ago. Makes handicap chase debut. Considered.

Form: 433-F41

Temptationinmilan^p⁴¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: Phillip Enright| T: C Byrnes| OR: 120| D

20/1

Eleventh of 17 in handicap hurdle at Cork (20f, soft, 10/1) 41 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase. Back up in trip. Cheekpieces back on. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 2U134-0

Old Soul^t⁴⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: Sean Flanagan| T: Liz Doyle| OR: 114

16/1

Tongue strap on for 1st time, good second of 7 in handicap chase at Galway (22.5f, heavy, 6/1) 48 days ago. Not taken lightly.

Form: 3210-42

Emancipator^b⁴⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 10-11| J: John Shinnick⁽⁷⁾| T: T O'Brien| OR: 113| BF| C

11/2

1 win from 3 runs this season. Latest win in hurdle at Gowran in September. Fifth of 7 in handicap chase (6/4) at Galway (22.5f, heavy) 48 days ago. More is needed.

Form: P1F-P15

Positive Thinker²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: M J McDonagh| OR: 113| BF| D

11/4

Promising type. 2 wins from 5 runs this season. 2/1, good third of 12 in handicap hurdle at Cork (20f, heavy) 20 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase. Back up in trip. Player.

Form: 1-62113

Where's Frankie¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 10-2| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: K Thornton| OR: 104| CD

3/1

Course winner. 5/1, good 4 lengths third of 9 to So Des Flos in handicap chase at this course (21.5f, soft) 14 days ago. In the mix

Form: 01114/3

Non-Runners

Clonmeen³⁵

Weight: 10-12| Age: 8

T: William P Murphy J: Simon Torrens

Forecasts

Positive Thinker (11/4), Where's Frankie (3/1), So Des Flos (4/1), Emancipator (11/2), Clonmeen (11/2), Potters Party (6/1), Old Soul (16/1), Everglow (16/1), Temptationinmilan (20/1), Ex Patriot (66/1)

POSITIVE THINKER arrives at the top of his game so is fancied to bag a third win of the season back chasing at the chief expense of Gordon Elliott's course-scorer So Des Flos. Old Soul appeals as the pick of the rest for place purposes.