Glenary Mares Handicap Chase

Off time: 18:47 | Winning time: 6m 20.9s

Lilian Bland^h³³

Age: 8| Weight: 11-0| J: R Deegan| T: N P Hennessy| OR: 99

15/8

9/1, career best when winning 15-runner handicap chase at Thurles (20.3f, heavy) 33 days ago, keeping on well. 9 lb rise doesn't look enough to stop her.

Form: 2P3461

Rule Of June²³⁰

Age: 10| Weight: 10-2| J: Phillip Enright| T: L Casey| OR: 87

14/1

One win from 24 NH runs. Respectable seventh of 12 in handicap chase at Wexford (25f, soft, 18/1). Off 7 months. Others more persuasive.

Form: 352PU7

Kilashee⁸⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 10-0| J: D King| T: J P Ryan| OR: 85

11/2

Unreliable sort. Two wins from 45 NH runs. 300/1, pulled up in Grade 2 chase at Thurles (20.2f, heavy) 88 days ago. Much more realistic chance back in a handicap (second at Clonmel in January).

Form: P2002P

Eddies Pride^h,t⁸²

Age: 10| Weight: 10-0| J: Gary Noonan⁽⁵⁾| T: N Lee| OR: 82

9/2

One win from 34 NH runs. Creditable third of 9 in handicap chase (18/1) at Fairyhouse (26f, heavy) 82 days ago. Respected.

Form: 27-6303

Seangoell^b,t³⁹

Age: 10| Weight: 10-0| J: J J Slevin| T: N Lee| OR: 82

10/3

One win from 31 NH runs. Twenty four runs since last win in 2021. Respectable sixth of 18 in handicap hurdle at Limerick (22.3f, heavy, 7/1) 39 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase.

Form: 64-0626

Barbaha Queen⁹⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 10-0| J: Cian Quirke⁽⁵⁾| T: J P Ryan| OR: 78| C

6/1

Modest winner at 16f over hurdles. Below form sixth of 10 in handicap chase (14/1) at this course (16.5f, heavy) 98 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Not easy to make a case for.

Form: 203006

Non-Runners

Bella Bliss³²

Weight: 12-0| Age: 7

T: J C McConnell J: Brian Hayes

Forecasts

Lilian Bland (15/8), Seangoell (10/3), Eddies Pride (9/2), Bella Bliss (5/1), Kilashee (11/2), Barbaha Queen (6/1), Rule Of June (14/1)

LILIAN BLAND has had the form of last month's Thurles success franked and a 9 lb rise doesn't look enough to stop her in this less-competitive race. Eddies Pride is second choice ahead of Kilashee, who is sure to find this easier than the Thurles Grade 2 she ran in last time.