14:55 Leopardstown

Tuesday 26 December 2023

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New Smart View Racecards By Racing Post Handicap Chase

Off time: 14:56 | Winning time: 4m 16.10s

Fire Attack¹⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Danny Gilligan⁽⁵⁾| T: G Elliott| OR: 137

22/1

First run since leaving Joseph Patrick O'Brien when ninth of 11 in handicap chase (17/2) at Navan (20.4f, heavy) 17 days ago. Back down to last winning mark. Yard also saddles The Greek.

Form: F5U8-09

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Drumbear^h,t³²⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-10| J: B W Harvey| T: J C McConnell| OR: 135| BF| D

9/1

Latest win in chase at Limerick in December. Unseated rider in handicap chase (5/4) at Musselburgh (20.3f, good to soft). Off 10 months and needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 131/21U-

The Big Chap²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: Shane Fitzgerald| T: P W Flynn| OR: 134| D

16/1

Five wins from 17 NH runs. 3 wins from 8 runs this season. Pulled up in handicap chase at Fairyhouse (17f, soft, 13/2) 24 days ago, tailed off when pulled up before 4 out. Others more persuasive.

Form: 10U11P

Chavez³³⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: Danny Mullins| T: W P Mullins| OR: 132

10/3

Promising individual. 9/4, career best when winning 16-runner novice chase at Fairyhouse (16f, heavy), kept up to work. Off 11 months ahead of this handicap chase debut but runners from this yard are rarely found wanting fitness-wise.

Form: 9261/U1-

Path D'oroux^t²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Keith Donoghue| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 132

7/2

Useful winner at 16f over hurdles. Eighth of 12 in handicap chase at Fairyhouse (17f, soft, 14/1) 24 days ago. Tongue strap back on and sizeable step forward needed.

Form: 8-34468

Cayd Boy⁵⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-3| J: Mark Walsh| T: Liz Doyle| OR: 128

10/1

Fourteen runs since last win in 2020. 33/1, fourteenth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Galway (21.9f, heavy) 59 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase. Back down in trip and has slipped to an attractive mark.

Form: 45P-390

Typical Thomas⁷²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: Aidan Kelly⁽⁵⁾| T: J Fahey| OR: 128

17/2

Career best when winning 10-runner handicap chase at Cork (17.6f, good to soft, 13/2) 72 days ago, going with enthusiasm. 8 lb rise demands another personal best but he's impossible to rule out in current mood.

Form: 85P211

The Folkes Tiara^t²⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 10-13| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 124| BF

11/2

One win from 3 runs this season. Successful over hurdles at Downpatrick in July. Ninth of 12 in handicap chase (4/1) at Fairyhouse (17f, soft) 24 days ago. Possibilities if able to get back on track.

Form: 423-219

Snake Oil^t⁴⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 10-11| J: M J M O'Sullivan| T: B Connell| OR: 122

6/1

Fairly useful winner at 20f over hurdles. 66/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, sixth of 9 in novice chase at Naas (20f, soft) 44 days ago. Needs to raise his game.

Form: 21/04-76

Skippin Court³⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-7| J: Brian Hayes| T: Peter Fahey| OR: 118| D

12/1

Fairly useful winner at 20f over hurdles. 9/1, good third of 11 in novice chase at Wexford (16f, heavy) 39 days ago. Makes handicap chase debut.

Form: 60-44P3

Non-Runners

The Greek¹⁷⁷

Weight: 11-10| Age: 7

T: G Elliott J: Danny Gilligan

Forecasts

Chavez (10/3), Path D'oroux (7/2), The Folkes Tiara (11/2), Snake Oil (6/1), Typical Thomas (17/2), Drumbear (9/1), Cayd Boy (10/1), The Greek (10/1), Skippin Court (12/1), The Big Chap (16/1), Fire Attack (22/1)

There's still room for improving in the jumping department but CHAVEZ otherwise looked pretty good when running away with a big-field maiden chase at Fairyhouse and, on a fair mark for this handicap debut, he looks the way to go. Cayd Boy needs to get back on track but will be a threat if able to so do off this reduced mark, while The Greek is capable of a bold show and the hat-trick seeking Typical Thomas has to enter calculations, too.