13:58 Down Royal

Tuesday 26 December 2023

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Metcollect Handicap Chase (0-102)

Off time: 13:59 | Winning time: 5m 23.7s

Lar's Lass⁵²

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr B O'Neill| T: J T R Dreaper| OR: 100

8/1

Winner in chase at Cork in April. Very good second of 10 in hunter chase at Tipperary (23.8f, soft, 6/1), well ridden. Off 7 months. Makes handicap chase debut. Sets the benchmark.

Form: 1312-2P

Shes Some Doll^t²⁰⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: T Gibney| OR: 100| BF| D

10/1

Creditable fourth of 10 in handicap chase (7/2) at Kilbeggan (19.4f, good to soft). Off 6 months.

Form: F3234-4

Evies Vladimir⁴⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-13| J: Kieren Buckley⁽³⁾| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 99| D

11/4

Lightly-raced winner in chases. 1 win from 1 run this season. 15/2, career best when winning 10-runner handicap chase at Clonmel (20.4f, heavy) 47 days ago. Should progress.

Form: 0/69B6-1

Carrig Carol²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-11| J: Mr B Lawless⁽⁷⁾| T: P Croke| OR: 97| D

11/2

Fair winner at 20f over hurdles. 5/1, bit below form fifth of 15 in novice chase at Tramore (21.4f, soft) 28 days ago. Makes handicap chase debut.

Form: 083-635

Eagle Terrace^p,t¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: Mr D McGill⁽⁷⁾| T: N C Kelly| OR: 95

6/1

Latest win in chase at Cartmel in July. 9/1, fourth of 7 in handicap chase at Ayr (24.1f, soft) 15 days ago. Cheekpieces back on.

Form: 414544

School Lane¹²

Age: 10| Weight: 11-7| J: Thomas Reilly⁽⁷⁾| T: L Lennon| OR: 93| C

25/1

Course winner. 22/1, eleventh of 16 in handicap chase at Naas (16f, soft) 12 days ago. Back up in trip.

Form: 153-0P0

Finnians Row^p,t³³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: M J Molloy⁽⁷⁾| T: D A McLoughlin| OR: 90

14/1

One win from 26 NH runs. Winner in chase at Downpatrick in September. 16/1, below form eighth of 14 in handicap chase at Thurles (18.4f, soft) 33 days ago. Cheekpieces back on.

Form: 450138

Ballydangan³⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Mr F Maguire| T: D Harvey| OR: 88

12/1

11/2 and tongue strap on for 1st time, eleventh of 13 in handicap hurdle at Limerick (24.4f, heavy) 35 days ago. Makes chase debut. Makes handicap chase debut.

Form: 702050

Aliunde^t³³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: D Moloney⁽⁷⁾| T: M M McNiff| OR: 86

25/1

Twelfth of 14 in handicap chase (18/1) at Thurles (18.4f, soft) on debut over fences 33 days ago.

Form: 73-5400

Glenmalure Lodge^p²⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 11-0| J: Ricky Doyle| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 86

11/1

One win from 27 NH runs. Winner in chase at Ballinrobe in September. 12/1, sixth of 9 in handicap chase at Thurles (22f, good to soft) 26 days ago.

Form: 231376

Kilashee¹²

Age: 8| Weight: 10-13| J: M M McDonagh⁽³⁾| T: J P Ryan| OR: 85| D

25/1

Unreliable type. Two wins from 42 NH runs. Thirty one runs since last win in 2021. Below form tenth of 16 in handicap chase (10/1) at Naas (16f, soft) 12 days ago. Back up in trip.

Form: F2UP20

Eltico^t³⁶⁰

Age: 10| Weight: 10-9| J: Gavin Brouder⁽⁵⁾| T: J H Black| OR: 81

50/1

16/1, eighteenth of 22 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (16.4f, heavy). Off 12 months. Switches from hurdles to chase. Up in trip. Makes handicap chase debut.

Form: 0P007/0-

I Don't Get It^p³⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 10-9| J: T P Harney⁽⁷⁾| T: N McCluskey| OR: 81| C

7/1

Latest win in hurdle at Limerick in May. 40/1, last of 17 in handicap hurdle at Navan (20f, heavy) 38 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase.

Form: 215360

Forecasts

Evies Vladimir (11/4), Carrig Carol (11/2), Eagle Terrace (6/1), I Don't Get It (7/1), Lar's Lass (8/1), Shes Some Doll (10/1), Glenmalure Lodge (11/1), Ballydangan (12/1), Finnians Row (14/1), Aliunde (25/1), School Lane (25/1), Kilashee (25/1), Eltico (50/1)

LAR'S LASS has proved a different proposition since switched to hunters so is potentially well treated back in a handicap. Evies Vladimir left previous form well behind when making a winning handicap bow back from 17 months off at Clonmel 7 weeks ago and is the obvious threat, Carrig Carrol best of the others.