16:05 Clonmel

Thursday 15 February 2024

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Grange Novice Handicap Chase

Off time: 16:05 | Winning time: 4m 52.60s

Dundaniel⁷⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 12-0| J: Jack Kennedy| T: M Kennedy| OR: 113

15/2

Lightly-raced winner in chases. Creditable third of 9 in handicap chase at Thurles (22f, good to soft, 3/1) 77 days ago. Down in trip. Has good chance on form.

Form: 11-3253

Dutch Schultz²²

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Keith Donoghue| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 113

8/1

Winner in hurdle at Wexford (16.7F) in August. 6/1, sixth of 9 in novice chase at Fairyhouse (16.2f, heavy) 22 days ago. Makes handicap chase debut. Should improve.

Form: 21F376

Invictus Machin³⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-13| J: Sean Flanagan| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 112

16/1

Fairly useful winner at 17f over hurdles. 10/1, fell first on handicap chase debut at Naas (16f, good to soft) 34 days ago. Remains the type to do better in this sphere and market should guide with yard also saddling Dutch Schultz.

Form: 50-707F

Mc Alpine^t¹⁹

Age: 10| Weight: 11-13| J: Simon Torrens| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 112| D

66/1

Fairly useful winner at 16f over hurdles. Fell in handicap chase at Fairyhouse (17.3f, heavy, 40/1) 19 days ago, clouting the second and falling 4 out. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 0-U967F

Itwasfate^p³⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Mike O'Connor⁽³⁾| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 111

5/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2022. Creditable second of 12 in handicap chase (18/1) at Naas (16f, good to soft) 34 days ago, challenging from 2 out and running on. One to consider.

Form: 5328F2

Mount Frisco¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: Liam Quinlan⁽⁵⁾| T: J P Ryan| OR: 110| D

11/4

Chase winner who posted a career best effort when winning 7-runner handicap hurdle at Limerick (16f, heavy) 16 days ago. Remains one to be interested in back in this sphere.

Form: 455131

Cosmic Rock^t⁵⁰

Age: 10| Weight: 11-0| J: Gary Noonan⁽⁵⁾| T: E McCarthy| OR: 99| D

12/1

4/1, creditable third of 13 in handicap hurdle at Limerick (20f, heavy) 50 days ago. Makes handicap chase debut.

Form: 181/553

Chainofconsequence^b¹⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-11| J: Philip Donovan⁽⁵⁾| T: M J McDonagh| OR: 96

9/1

Latest win in chase at Limerick in December. Ninth of 10 in handicap chase (4/1) at Fairyhouse (17.3f, heavy) 19 days ago. Needs to leave that behind to figure here.

Form: 296139

Mick Charlie^t⁴⁵

Age: 12| Weight: 10-6| J: Kevin Sexton| T: D Queally| OR: 91

10/1

2 wins from 6 runs this season. Career best when winning 10-runner handicap hurdle at Tramore (21.6f, heavy, 7/1) 45 days ago, outbattling runner-up. Switches from hurdles to chase. Back down in trip.

Form: P91421

Junot²²

Age: 5| Weight: 10-3| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: M Winters| OR: 90

4/1

Good second of 14 in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (20f, heavy, 7/1) 22 days ago, losing momentum last and keeping on. Not out of things now attentions switch to larger obstacles.

Form: 8P4342

Forecasts

Mount Frisco (11/4), Junot (4/1), Itwasfate (5/1), Dundaniel (15/2), Dutch Schultz (8/1), Chainofconsequence (9/1), Mick Charlie (10/1), Cosmic Rock (12/1), Invictus Machin (16/1), Mc Alpine (66/1)

A competitive novices' handicap chase with the narrow vote in favour of 5-y-o MOUNT FRISCO. He's really got his act together of late, lining up here on the back of a career-best display over hurdles 16 days ago, and he remains of interest back over fences from this mark. Itwasfate and Dundaniel head up the dangers, whilst the Gavin Cromwell trained-pair Dutch Schultz and Invictus Machin can't be ignored either.