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Saturday 15 June 2024

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Tennents NI Handicap Chase (0-102)

Off time: 16:34 | Winning time: 5m 52.0s

Centurion Steel¹⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 12-0| J: Shane Fitzgerald| T: D Queally| OR: 102| C

5/1

Thirteen runs since last win in 2021. Solid fhird of 13 in handicap hurdle at Tramore (21.8f, good to soft, 18/1) 14 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase and in the mix.

Form: P/P008-3

Welsh Saint¹⁹

Age: 10| Weight: 12-0| J: K C Sexton| T: C A McBratney| OR: 102| BF| D

18/1

Twenty two runs since last win in 2020. Last of 4 in handicap chase (15/8) at Cartmel (29.4f, good to soft) 19 days ago. Merits consideration if shrugging off latest effort.

Form: 0994-24

Mullaghmore Wave^t¹⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 11-7| J: Alex Harvey⁽⁷⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 95| C

18/1

Pulled up in handicap hurdle at Listowel (20.4f, good, 25/1) 14 days ago. More needed on her belated chase debut.

Form: 503/9-6P

Chainofconsequence^b⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: Philip Donovan⁽⁵⁾| T: M J McDonagh| OR: 92

11/1

Unreliable individual. 15/2, respectable fifth of 13 in handicap chase at Clonmel (20f, good) 8 days ago. Needs to back it up.

Form: 890-835

Ocean Legacy³⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-0| J: Patrick M O'Brien⁽⁷⁾| T: D A McLoughlin| OR: 88| CD

9/1

C&D winner. 14/1, still close up and yet to be asked for his effort when fell 3 out in handicap chase at this C&D (good) 36 days ago. Player.

Form: 566P0-F

Nuttorridge^p,t²⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 10-13| J: H Morgan| T: M M McNiff| OR: 87| CD

14/1

C&D winner. Pulled up in handicap chase at Wexford (25.2f, heavy, 22/1) 28 days ago. Thirteen runs since last win in 2022.

Form: 9/4244-P

Tuff Days^p1¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 10-12| J: Mike O'Connor| T: Michael Barry| OR: 86| D

10/1

Below form ninth of 16 to Greenway Machine in handicap chase (11/1) at Tramore (21.8f, good to soft) 14 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 5F8-359

Cousin Zeleznik²²

Age: 10| Weight: 10-11| J: M J Molloy⁽⁷⁾| T: D A McLoughlin| OR: 85

25/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Solid fourth of 9 in hunter chase at this C&D (good to soft, 50/1) 22 days ago. Much respected on his handicap chase debut.

Form: PP4P-74

Wee Jerry¹³⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 10-6| J: Caragh Monaghan⁽⁷⁾| T: Ian Donoghue| OR: 80

11/2

Remains a maiden after 21 runs. Makes chase debut for new yard (formerly with Neill McCluskey) and others appeal more.

Form: 80520P-

Greenway Machine¹⁴

Age: 12| Weight: 10-5| J: Conor Smithers⁽⁷⁾| T: Ms H P Markham| OR: 79| CD

8/1

C&D winner. Won 16-runner handicap chase at Tramore (21.8f, good to soft, 14/1) 14 days ago by ¾ length from Ennemi Public, digging deep. Very much one to consider.

Form: 1255-41

Ocodango Boy^p¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 10-5| J: Gavin Brouder⁽⁵⁾| T: P McCreery| OR: 79| D

5/1

8/1, creditable 10 lengths fourth of 16 to Greenway Machine in handicap chase at Tramore (21.8f, good to soft) 14 days ago. Shortlisted.

Form: 43P1-44

Agirlcalledchloe^p²⁴⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 10-2| J: P J O'Hanlon| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 76| D

12/1

Remains a maiden after 22 NH runs. 9/1, pulled up in handicap chase at Thurles (20.5f, soft), folding tamely after 5 out. Off 8 months. Cheekpieces back on. Others more persuasive.

Form: 32242P-

Ennemi Public^b,t¹⁴

Age: 10| Weight: 10-0| J: Conor Stone-Walsh⁽⁵⁾| T: D Howard| OR: 72

9/1

Unreliable type. Good ¾-length second of 16 to Greenway Machine in handicap chase (20/1) at Tramore (21.8f, good to soft) 14 days ago. Should go well again if on his A-game.

Form: 4P60-52

Non-Runners

Mooney Boy²⁵⁷

Weight: 10-6| Age: 7

T: P J Rothwell J: Gary Noonan

Danesfort Mayfly⁵⁵

Weight: 10-3| Age: 7

T: W J Lanigan J: D Moloney

Forecasts

Centurion Steel (5/1), Ocodango Boy (5/1), Wee Jerry (11/2), Greenway Machine (8/1), Ocean Legacy (9/1), Ennemi Public (9/1), Tuff Days (10/1), Chainofconsequence (11/1), Agirlcalledchloe (12/1), Nuttorridge (14/1), Mullaghmore Wave (18/1), Welsh Saint (18/1), Mooney Boy (20/1), Cousin Zeleznik (25/1), Danesfort Mayfly (33/1)

A tightly-knit handicap in which C&D winner OCEAN LEGACY is taken to bounce back from his late fall here last time when still going well. Veteran C&D scorer Greenway Machine could emerge as the main danger, although Ocodango Boy and Cousin Zeleznik can also have a say.