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Racing Again 18th May Handicap Chase (0-102)

5YO plus | 3m 1f 100y | 15 Runners | Turf

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: Danny Mullins| T: D E Fitzgerald| OR: 101

Career best when winning 8-runner handicap chase at Limerick (24.6f, heavy, 4/1) 12 days ago, digging deep. Can go well again.

Form: F22241

Dr Val^p⁹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Gavin Brouder⁽⁵⁾| T: E Sheehy| OR: 99

Fair winner at 24f over hurdles. 5/1, unseated rider in handicap chase at Limerick (22.6f, heavy) on debut over fences 98 days ago.

Form: 546-66U

Mick Charlie^t²⁰

Age: 12| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr J W Hendrick⁽⁷⁾| T: D Queally| OR: 99

3 wins from 8 runs this season. Latest win in chase at Clonmel in February. Below form eighth of 15 in handicap chase at Thurles (20.3f, heavy, 11/2) 20 days ago. Back up in trip.

Form: 142118

Danny The Fence^t¹⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-10| J: B W Harvey| T: K Thornton| OR: 97

Respectable fifth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Cork (24.3f, heavy, 6/1) 15 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase.

Form: 556P35

Joy Of Life^p,t³³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-10| J: J J Slevin| T: S Neville| OR: 97

Tongue strap on for 1st time, sixth of 11 in handicap chase (8/1) at Leopardstown (28.3f, soft) 33 days ago.

Form: PP0326

Carrig Carol³⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-8| J: Mr B Lawless⁽⁷⁾| T: P Croke| OR: 95

Twelve runs since last win in 2022. Seventh of 9 in handicap hurdle at Navan (20f, heavy, 16/1) 34 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase. Up in trip.

Form: 635PP7

Hunt Museum⁹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: J S McGarvey| T: F J Flood| OR: 90

Last of 5 in novice chase (200/1) at Punchestown (23.8f, heavy) 96 days ago. Makes handicap chase debut.

Form: 7-89F55

Plain Or Battered¹²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-1| J: Simon Torrens| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 88

First run since leaving N. Dooly when fell in handicap chase (18/1) at Limerick (24.6f, heavy) 12 days ago won by He Fitz In.

Form: P4047-F

Fox Le Bel^b,t⁷⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 10-12| J: Aidan Kelly⁽⁵⁾| T: Liz Doyle| OR: 85

Remains a maiden after 29 NH runs. 12/1, creditable third of 13 in handicap chase at Navan (24f, heavy) 76 days ago. Has to be taken seriously.

Form: 23-U343

Starlight Cato¹²

Age: 7| Weight: 10-12| J: Danny Gilligan⁽⁵⁾| T: D Howard| OR: 85

17/2, well-beaten sixth of 8 to He Fitz In in handicap chase at Limerick (24.6f, heavy) 12 days ago.

Form: F-70426

Tangental⁷⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 10-10| J: L A McKenna⁽⁵⁾| T: Colm Murphy| OR: 83| BF

Fair winner at 24f over hurdles. Fourth of 13 in handicap chase at Navan (24f, heavy, 9/2) 76 days ago. Merits consideration.

Form: 122-304

Thegoaheadman²⁰

Age: 10| Weight: 10-10| J: K Callaghan⁽⁵⁾| T: J Barcoe| OR: 83

One win from 38 NH runs. Thirty runs since last win in 2019. Tongue strap on for 1st time, pulled up in handicap chase at Thurles (20.3f, heavy, 33/1) 20 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 70-96PP

Ask And Answer^t³³⁵

Age: 11| Weight: 10-9| J: Phillip Enright| T: S Aherne| OR: 82

Twelfth of 17 in handicap hurdle at Cork (24.8f, good to soft, 20/1). Off 11 months. Switches from hurdles to chase.

Form: P/0P64-0

Seangoell^p,t²⁶

Age: 10| Weight: 10-9| J: R P Geoghegan⁽⁷⁾| T: N Lee| OR: 82

One win from 31 NH runs. 7/1, respectable sixth of 18 in handicap hurdle at Limerick (22.3f, heavy) 26 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase. Cheekpieces back on.

Form: 64-0626

Larkfield Legacy³⁵³

Age: 10| Weight: 10-0| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: R P Rath| OR: 67

Broke blood vessel when pulled up in handicap chase at Tipperary (23.6f, soft, 66/1). Off 11 months.

Form: 5/16PPP-

Forecasts

He Fitz In (4/1), Dr Val (6/1), Mick Charlie (7/1), Tangental (7/1), Fox Le Bel (8/1), Danny The Fence (8/1), Seangoell (12/1), Joy Of Life (12/1), Carrig Carol (12/1), Starlight Cato (14/1), Plain Or Battered (16/1), Hunt Museum (20/1), Ask And Answer (25/1), Larkfield Legacy (33/1), Thegoaheadman (33/1)

TANGENTAL showed more than on chasing debut when fourth at Navan and is worth persevering with in this sphere (potentially on a good mark on hurdles form). Long-standing maiden Fox Le Bel can place again, while He Fitz In showed plenty of grit when scoring at Limerick recently.