Clinton Higgins Chartered Accountants Novice Handicap Chase

Off time: 13:00 | Winning time: 5m 25.6s

Gracchus De Balme¹³³

Age: 8| Weight: 11-13| J: J J Slevin| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 131| BF

4/1

Promising type. Useful winner at 16f over hurdles. Creditable second of 5 in novice chase at Listowel (17f, good to soft, 9/4) 133 days ago, finishing well. Makes handicap chase debut. Player.

Form: 13/FF-12

Coqolino^t³¹

Age: 9| Weight: 11-12| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott| OR: 130

11/1

Pulled up in handicap chase at Limerick (19.4f, heavy, 10/1) 31 days ago, beaten before straight. Can give a good account if shrugging off latest effort.

Form: 4/56-F3P

Slip Of The Tongue²⁷⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Aidan Kelly⁽⁵⁾| T: P Roche| OR: 130

13/2

Below form seventh of 14 in handicap chase (14/1) at Punchestown (21f, good to soft). Off 9 months.

Form: 4F3387-

Highland Charge⁵⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 11-10| J: C P McNamara| T: E McNamara| OR: 128| C

20/1

Useful winner at 19f over hurdles. 66/1, first run since leaving Noel Meade when fifth of 7 in novice chase at Navan (20.4f, heavy) 50 days ago. Makes handicap chase debut with more required.

Form: 800-155

Spirit Of Legend³¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-9| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 127| D

11/4

Useful winner at 20f over hurdles. 18/1, only fourth of 5 in novice chase at Leopardstown (21.3f, heavy) 31 days ago. Yard in good form so could bounce back on his handicap chase debut.

Form: 2B60-44

Cayd Boy^p³³

Age: 9| Weight: 11-7| J: Mark Walsh| T: Liz Doyle| OR: 125

18/1

Fifteen runs since last win in 2020. Ninth of 10 in handicap chase at Leopardstown (17f, good to soft, 10/1) 33 days ago. Cheekpieces back on.

Form: 5P-3909

Kings Halo²⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 10-1| J: D E Mullins| T: J Dullea| OR: 105| BF

7/4

Is enjoying a fine season, scoring at Tramore in November before an excellent second of 7 in handicap chase at Punchestown (23.8f, heavy, 11/4) 28 days ago. Leading form claims.

Form: P1-5212

Forecasts

Kings Halo (7/4), Spirit Of Legend (11/4), Gracchus De Balme (4/1), Slip Of The Tongue (13/2), Coqolino (11/1), Cayd Boy (18/1), Highland Charge (20/1)

KINGS HALO arrives at the top of his game so is fancied to quickly resume winning ways off a still handy-looking mark. Joseph O'Brien's Gracchus de Balme still has better days ahead of him though in this sphere so rates a big threat, with Spirit of Legend appealing as the pick of the rest for minor honours.