15:30 Down Royal

Tuesday 23 January 2024

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Aspall Handicap Chase (0-95)

Off time: 15:31 | Winning time: 5m 41.90s

St Denis's Well^t³^{(ex 7)}

Age: 6| Weight: 12-3| J: Jack Kennedy| T: Ian Donoghue| OR: 91

10/11

Promising type. 13/2, career best when winning 13-runner handicap chase at Navan (24f, soft) on debut over fences 3 days ago. Scored readily there so he's a player under a 7 lb penalty.

Form: 9P-1451

Soldier Of Honour^p²⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-11| J: Gary Noonan⁽⁵⁾| T: E McCarthy| OR: 92

18/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 10/1 and tongue strap/cheekpieces on for 1st time, pulled up in handicap chase at Limerick (22.6f, heavy) 25 days ago, beaten before 4 out.

Form: 3/3-678P

Finnians Row^p,t²⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-9| J: M J Molloy⁽⁷⁾| T: D A McLoughlin| OR: 90

16/1

One win from 27 NH runs. Winner in chase at Downpatrick in September. Ninth of 13 in handicap chase at this course (20f, soft, 14/1) 28 days ago.

Form: 501389

Ivane^v1⁴⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: E Walsh| T: Ciaran Murphy| OR: 87

11/2

Below form seventh of 15 in handicap hurdle at Naas (16f, soft, 11/2) 40 days ago. Back up in trip. Visored for 1st time. Makes handicap chase debut.

Form: 641867

One Of Us Is Lying^t¹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: J J Slevin| T: N McCluskey| OR: 86

66/1

250/1, last of 5 in novice chase at Naas (16f, good to soft) 11 days ago. Back up in trip. Makes handicap chase debut.

Form: 80PPF5

Cullenwaine^p⁴⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Simon Torrens| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 85

12/1

Ninth of 16 in handicap chase at Naas (16f, soft, 14/1) on debut over fences 40 days ago. Back up in trip.

Form: 885299

Land Jet⁵⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-4| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: P Maher| OR: 85

25/1

Pulled up in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (24.4f, soft, 50/1) 58 days ago. Makes handicap chase debut.

Form: 8323/0-P

Theblazen Queen^p1¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Ben Kennedy⁽⁷⁾| T: M O Quigley| OR: 85

50/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 80/1, running below form when fell 2 out in handicap chase at Clonmel (16.5f, heavy) 12 days ago. Up in trip. Cheekpieces on 1st time.

Form: 34677F

Da Big Fella^p²⁵

Age: 10| Weight: 11-2| J: P J O'Hanlon⁽³⁾| T: Eamon Courtney| OR: 83| D

17/2

Thirteen runs since last win in 2021. Below form fifth of 11 in handicap chase (15/2) at Limerick (22.6f, heavy) 25 days ago. Cheekpieces back on and could bounce back.

Form: 304-2P5

Rocconrockall^p,t⁶¹⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 11-1| J: C Brassil⁽⁵⁾| T: D Commins| OR: 82

11/1

12/1, eleventh of 16 in handicap chase at Limerick (22.7f, good to soft). Off over 2 years. First run for yard after leaving Eddie O'Grady.

Form: 75P03/1-

I Don't Get It^b¹¹

Age: 10| Weight: 11-0| J: J G Gilligan⁽⁷⁾| T: N McCluskey| OR: 81| C

16/1

33/1, seventeenth of 18 in handicap hurdle at Naas (19.1f, soft) 11 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase.

Form: 536070

Eltico^t²⁸

Age: 11| Weight: 10-13| J: Gavin Brouder⁽⁵⁾| T: J H Black| OR: 80

50/1

Pulled up in handicap chase at this course (20f, soft, 50/1) 28 days ago, pulled up before 2 out.

Form: P007/0-P

Monoxide^t,v1¹¹

Age: 9| Weight: 10-9| J: Philip Byrnes⁽⁵⁾| T: N McCluskey| OR: 76

22/1

66/1, nineteenth of 21 in handicap hurdle at Naas (16f, soft) 11 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase. Back up in trip. Visor on 1st time. Has good chance on pick of form.

Form: U62660

Glen Ali¹²

Age: 9| Weight: 10-7| J: Patrick M O'Brien⁽⁷⁾| T: C O'Connell| OR: 74

125/1

Thoroughly unreliable sort. Fell 5th in handicap chase (250/1) at Clonmel (16.5f, heavy) 12 days ago. Back up in trip.

Form: 056PPF

Forecasts

St Denis's Well (10/11), Ivane (11/2), Da Big Fella (17/2), Rocconrockall (11/1), Cullenwaine (12/1), I Don't Get It (16/1), Finnians Row (16/1), Soldier Of Honour (18/1), Monoxide (22/1), Land Jet (25/1), Eltico (50/1), Theblazen Queen (50/1), One Of Us Is Lying (66/1), Glen Ali (125/1)

Lots of these arrive with a question mark against them so recent Navan scorer ST DENIS'S WELL looks very much the way to go saddling a 7 lb penalty for that stylish success. Monoxide is weighted to have a say if on his A-game, with Da Big Fella appealing as the pick of the rest for minor honours.