16:45 Tipperary

Tuesday 23 April 2024

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Tipperary Handicap Chase (0-109)

Off time: 16:45 | Winning time: 5m 53.00s

Centurion Steel^h1,t³⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 11-11| J: Shane Fitzgerald| T: D Queally| OR: 103

18/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2021. 50/1, first run since leaving Henry De Bromhead when tenth of 15 in handicap chase at Thurles (20.3f, heavy) 38 days ago. Hooded for 1st time.

Form: 24P-P00

Ardaghs Choice^b⁵⁷⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 11-9| J: Kevin Sexton| T: E Sheehy| OR: 101

40/1

Unreliable individual. Latest win in chase at Wexford in September 2022. Bit below form eighth of 17 in handicap chase (11/1) at Listowel (24f, good). Off 19 months.

Form: 936128-

He Fitz In^v⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-9| J: Shane O'Callaghan⁽⁵⁾| T: D E Fitzgerald| OR: 101| D

9/1

Career best when winning 8-runner handicap chase at Limerick (24.6f, heavy, 4/1) but only eleventh of 16 in handicap chase (4/1) at Down Royal (20f, good to soft) 9 days ago. Type to bounce back.

Form: 222410

Amenon^t²²

Age: 9| Weight: 11-8| J: Mr T O'Connor⁽⁷⁾| T: T O'Connor| OR: 100

80/1

Sixth of 9 in hunter chase at Cork (20f, heavy, 100/1) 22 days ago.

Form: 275546

Made In The Woods³⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-2| J: Jack Kennedy| T: N Lee| OR: 94

5/1

One win from 21 NH runs. 8/1, creditable 15¾ lengths third of 8 to He Fitz In in handicap chase at Limerick (24.6f, heavy) 30 days ago.

Form: 03P473

Soldier Of Honour^p⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-2| J: Gary Noonan⁽⁵⁾| T: E McCarthy| OR: 94

18/1

10/1, twelfth of 16 in handicap chase at Down Royal (20f, good to soft) 9 days ago.

Form: 8P3840

Another Nightmare⁷⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-1| J: J S McGarvey| T: J J Hanlon| OR: 93| D

25/1

Winner in hurdle at Listowel in September. Twelfth of 18 in handicap hurdle at Thurles (22.4f, soft, 20/1) 70 days ago. Makes chase debut. Makes handicap chase debut.

Form: 671FP0

Lady Kate¹¹⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-1| J: Liam Quinlan⁽⁵⁾| T: R Hackett| OR: 93| D

9/1

Pulled up in handicap chase at Limerick (22.6f, heavy, 7/1) 116 days ago, losing touch before straight.

Form: 03062P

Nazine⁵⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-1| J: Cian Quirke⁽⁵⁾| T: M J McDonagh| OR: 93

11/2

One win from 23 NH runs. Twenty one runs since last win in 2021. Fifth of 8 in handicap chase at Leopardstown (21.5f, heavy, 5/1) 50 days ago.

Form: 096065

Fox Le Bel^b⁹⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 10-7| J: Aidan Kelly⁽⁵⁾| T: Liz Doyle| OR: 85

8/1

Remains a maiden after 29 NH runs. Creditable third of 13 in handicap chase at Navan (24f, heavy, 12/1) 94 days ago. Shortlist material.

Form: 23-U343

Starlight Cato³⁰

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

11/2

Improved when second at Navan and had excuses when well-beaten sixth of 8 to He Fitz In in handicap chase (17/2) at Limerick (24.6f, heavy) next time. Worth another chance.

Form: F-70426

Tangental⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 10-7| J: Brian Hayes| T: Colm Murphy| OR: 85| BF| D

11/4

Fair winner at 24f over hurdles. Creditable third of 16 in handicap chase at Down Royal (20f, good to soft, 3/1) 9 days ago. Player.

Form: 22-3043

Non-Runners

Weihnachts⁹

Weight: 11-12| Age: 10

T: P J Rothwell J: Simon Torrens

Made In Muckross³⁸

Weight: 10-10| Age: 9

T: Eamon Courtney J: B W Harvey

Greenhill Damsel⁸⁵

Weight: 10-9| Age: 9

T: G J Power J: J J Slevin

Joe's Turn⁹

Weight: 10-2| Age: 8

T: R P Rath J: Sean O'Keeffe

Forecasts

Tangental (11/4), Weihnachts (4/1), Made In The Woods (5/1), Nazine (11/2), Starlight Cato (11/2), Fox Le Bel (8/1), Lady Kate (9/1), He Fitz In (9/1), Centurion Steel (18/1), Soldier Of Honour (18/1), Greenhill Damsel (25/1), Another Nightmare (25/1), Joe's Turn (25/1), Made In Muckross (33/1), Ardaghs Choice (40/1), Amenon (80/1)

STARLIGHT CATO is worth another chance to back up his good second at Navan having had excuses at Limerick last time (badly hampered and made mistakes after). Fox Le Bel should be in the mix again, while Tangental remains with scope in this sphere on hurdles form after just 3 chase starts.