16:15 Navan

Sunday 11 February 2024

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William Hill Extra Place Races Every Day Handicap Chase

Off time: 16:16 | Winning time: 7m 13.50s

So Des Flos^p⁵⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 12-1| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott| OR: 126

11/2

Latest win in chase at Fairyhouse in December. Good fourth of 9 in handicap chase (4/1) at Fairyhouse (24.3f, heavy) 57 days ago. Needs considering.

Form: 31-4514

Positive Thinker¹⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-8| J: Mr A P Ryan⁽⁷⁾| T: M J McDonagh| OR: 119| BF| D

5/2

Latest win in hurdle at Limerick in October. Excellent second of 7 in handicap chase at Down Royal (24f, heavy, 6/4) 19 days ago. Has to be taken seriously despite a 2 lb rise.

Form: 211322

Neveradullmoment^p,t²⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: Mark Walsh| T: J P Dempsey| OR: 118| BF

7/2

Winner in hurdle at Galway in July. 15/8, creditable fourth of 6 in minor event chase at Fairyhouse (21.8f, soft) 29 days ago. Cheekpieces back on. Enters calculations.

Form: 128434

Old Soul^t³⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-2| J: Conor Stone-Walsh⁽⁵⁾| T: Liz Doyle| OR: 113

12/1

9/2, only fifth of 6 in handicap chase at Cork (20f, heavy) 36 days ago so needs to bounce back.

Form: 10-4255

Young Dev^p¹⁹

Age: 10| Weight: 11-2| J: Daniel King⁽³⁾| T: D Hogan| OR: 113| CD

12/1

C&D winner. 9/1, below-par fourth of 7 in handicap chase at Down Royal (24f, heavy) 19 days ago. Cheekpieces back on. Difficult ask.

Form: 818-634

Rolly Bowley Boy^v²⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-0| J: E Walsh| T: Ciaran Murphy| OR: 111

4/1

3/1, creditable second of 6 in novice chase at Punchestown (22.7f, soft) 28 days ago. Can give a good account.

Form: 6-32322

Atacanter^p²⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 10-10| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: R O'Sullivan| OR: 107

6/1

8/1, good third of 6 in novice chase at Punchestown (22.7f, soft) 28 days ago. Makes handicap chase debut. Ought to be in the shake-up.

Form: 8-30653

Thegoaheadman²⁷

Age: 10| Weight: 10-0| J: Sam Ewing| T: J Barcoe| OR: 90

66/1

One win from 35 NH runs. First run since leaving Martin McGuane when ninth of 13 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (22.9f, soft, 66/1) 27 days ago. Switches to chasing with work to do.

Form: 38/P70-9

Forecasts

Positive Thinker (5/2), Neveradullmoment (7/2), Rolly Bowley Boy (4/1), So Des Flos (11/2), Atacanter (6/1), Young Dev (12/1), Old Soul (12/1), Thegoaheadman (66/1)

POSITIVE THINKER arrives on the up and a 2 lb rise for his excellent recent Down Royal second looks insufficient to prevent him from going one better. Gordon Elliott's top-weight So des Flos is next on the list with in-form pair Rolly Bowley Boy and Neveradullmoment also in the picture.