19:00 Ballinrobe

Monday 27 May 2024

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McHale F5000 Range Veterans Handicap Chase

Off time: 19:00 | Winning time: 4m 58.00s

The Echo Boy^t³¹⁸

Age: 11| Weight: 11-12| J: M J M O'Sullivan| T: D A McLoughlin| OR: 124| D

18/1

One win from 3 runs last season. Below form seventh of 13 in handicap chase (20/1) at Kilbeggan (25f, soft). Off 10 months. Back down in trip and needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: P58/167-

Bythesametoken^p,t⁴⁶

Age: 10| Weight: 11-11| J: Keith Donoghue| T: R O'Sullivan| OR: 123

13/2

Latest win in chase at Killarney in October. Tenth of 15 in handicap chase at Aintree (15.8f, soft, 50/1) 46 days ago. Up in trip and wouldn't be without a chance off this mark if able to bounce back.

Form: 312260-

Definite Plan^b¹⁷⁶

Age: 12| Weight: 11-8| J: Jordan Gainford| T: G Elliott| OR: 120| D

11/1

Unreliable individual. Pulled up in handicap chase at Fairyhouse (29.6f, soft, 18/1) 176 days ago, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out. Significantly down in trip and he's risky.

Form: 2P/325P-

Jacksons Gold³⁴

Age: 10| Weight: 11-4| J: J G Gilligan⁽⁷⁾| T: Ms Alice Curran| OR: 116| D

9/4

Eighteen runs since last win in 2021. 18/1, second of 13 in novice chase at Tipperary (16.5f, good to soft) 34 days ago. Major player.

Form: 908P32-

Whatsafellatodo²⁰

Age: 11| Weight: 10-12| J: J J Slevin| T: Richard Daniels| OR: 110| BF| CD

6/4

C&D winner. One win from 2 runs last season. Respectable fourth of 12 in handicap chase at this course (17.1f, good, 3/1) 20 days ago. Has to be taken seriously.

Form: 745/13-4

Mc Alpine³²

Age: 10| Weight: 10-10| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 108

18/1

Last of 6 in handicap chase (9/1) at Wexford (19.4f, good to soft) 32 days ago. Others preferred.

Form: 967FP6-

Nobody Home^p⁷⁸

Age: 14| Weight: 10-9| J: Phillip Enright| T: E Cawley| OR: 107| D

16/1

Latest win in chase at Fairyhouse in October. Sixth of 8 in handicap chase at Limerick (22.6f, heavy, 12/1) 78 days ago. Opposable.

Form: 7PP/316-

Ricky Langford^p²⁰

Age: 10| Weight: 10-0| J: Simon Torrens| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 98| C

12/1

Course winner. Pulled up in handicap chase at this course (17.1f, good, 33/1) 20 days ago. Cheekpieces back on and he needs to bounce back.

Form: 13335-P

Forecasts

Whatsafellatodo (6/4), Jacksons Gold (9/4), Bythesametoken (13/2), Definite Plan (11/1), Ricky Langford (12/1), Nobody Home (16/1), The Echo Boy (18/1), Mc Alpine (18/1)

WHATSAFELLATODO and Jacksons Gold could be the pair to concentrate on, with marginal preference for the former who landed this race 12 months ago and should come on for his reappearance spin here 20 days ago. Bythesametoken is best of the rest.