17:25 Limerick

Thursday 23 May 2024

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CUBE Handicap Chase (0-102)

Off time: 17:25 | Winning time: 4m 23.90s

Brown Monday²⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Shane Fenelon⁽⁷⁾| T: J J Hanlon| OR: 98

33/1

14/1, pulled up in hunter chase at Punchestown (20.2f, soft) 20 days ago, no response. Makes handicap chase debut.

Form: 2B7F/6P-

The Declaimer³²

Age: 8| Weight: 11-13| J: Keith Donoghue| T: Tom Dreaper| OR: 97

15/2

Fair winner at 16f over hurdles. Shaped much better than the result after 22 months when seventh of 13 to Prince of Air in handicap chase at Tramore (15.5f, good to soft) 32 days ago, keeping on when bad mistake last. Interesting (potentially well handicapped on hurdles form).

Form: 52177/7-

General Clermont³¹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Gavin Brouder⁽⁵⁾| T: D E Fitzgerald| OR: 96

3/1

Unreliable type. One win from 34 NH runs. Good second of 15 in novice chase at Tramore (21.8f, good, 9/1) 31 days ago. Player with a repeat.

Form: P17842-

Mahlers Cove¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-9| J: Mike O'Connor⁽³⁾| T: J J Mangan| OR: 93| BF

16/5

Eleven runs since last win in 2023. 10/3, creditable third of 14 in handicap chase at Tipperary (16.5f, good to soft) 14 days ago. Can give a good account.

Form: 67432-3

Added Bonus^p,t⁶⁸

Age: 10| Weight: 11-3| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: Brendan Walsh| OR: 87

18/1

Latest win in chase at Thurles in February. 12/1, twelfth of 15 in handicap chase at Thurles (20.3f, heavy) 68 days ago.

Form: 290010-

Druim Samhraidh^t1¹⁰⁶

Age: 11| Weight: 11-3| J: Philip Donovan⁽⁵⁾| T: C W J Farrell| OR: 87

8/1

First run since leaving L J Morgan when ninth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (19.8f, heavy, 6/1) 106 days ago. Makes chase debut. Tongue strap on for 1st time. Makes handicap chase debut.

Form: 35P76/9-

Lakomet Of Saints^t³²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: Phillip Enright| T: J P Flavin| OR: 87

9/2

20/1, 3 lengths fourth of 13 to Prince of Air in handicap chase at Tramore (15.5f, good to soft) on debut over fences 32 days ago.

Form: 8U/40P4-

Grizabella²²³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-1| J: J S McGarvey| T: J J Hanlon| OR: 85

28/1

150/1, thirteenth of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (10.7f). Off 7 months. Makes chase debut. Poor on last hurdle outing. Makes handicap chase debut.

Form: 608/440-

Barbaha Queen³⁵

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

5/1

Seventeen runs since last win in 2022. Creditable third of 6 in handicap chase at Clonmel (23f, soft, 6/1) 35 days ago. Drop back in trip will suit.

Form: 030063-

Non-Runners

Deadheat¹²⁰

Weight: 12-0| Age: 11

T: S McParlan J: Mr N McParlan

Pana To Milan⁵

Weight: 11-11| Age: 6

T: M Winters J: L A McKenna

Prince Of Air³²

Weight: 11-6| Age: 7

T: P J Rothwell J: Simon Torrens

Thelonglad⁴⁹

Weight: 10-10| Age: 6

T: M J McDonagh J: Sean O'Keeffe

Forecasts

General Clermont (3/1), Mahlers Cove (16/5), Prince Of Air (7/2), Lakomet Of Saints (9/2), Barbaha Queen (5/1), Pana To Milan (11/2), The Declaimer (15/2), Druim Samhraidh (8/1), Thelonglad (14/1), Added Bonus (18/1), Deadheat (25/1), Grizabella (28/1), Brown Monday (33/1)

THE DECLAIMER shaped well back from a lengthy absence when seventh to Prince of Air at Tramore and he's taken to come out on top this time off what remains a handy mark on hurdles form. Prince of Air's jumping should be an asset again, while the drop back in trip will suit Barbaha Queen.