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Tuesday 2 July 2024

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Jim Ryan Racecourse Services Handicap Chase (0-102) (Div 1)

Off time: 14:37 | Winning time: 4m 30.0s

Itsalonglongroad^v¹⁷

Age: 10| Weight: 12-0| J: Shane O'Callaghan⁽⁵⁾| T: C Coakley| OR: 101| D

28/1

12/1, unseated rider in handicap chase at Downpatrick (19.4f, good) 17 days ago.

Form: 8107-2U

I Am Rocco^p1²⁸⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-8| J: Phillip Enright| T: B McMahon| OR: 95

40/1

28/1, pulled up in handicap chase at Listowel (20f, soft), not fluent after. Off 9 months. Cheekpieces on 1st time.

Form: P46/57P-

Ernie From Nurney^t⁷⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: Peter Smithers⁽⁷⁾| T: P Roche| OR: 94| D

15/8

Promising type. 5/2, career best when winning 13-runner handicap hurdle at Limerick (16.9f, heavy) 74 days ago, pushed out. Switches from hurdles to chase. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 0/05311-

Grand Cru Chatho^h,t²¹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-6| J: Philip Byrnes⁽³⁾| T: E Cawley| OR: 93

15/2

Good fifth of 11 in handicap hurdle (18/1) at Sligo (17.8f, good to soft) 21 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase.

Form: B/57FF-5

Lucky Policy^t1¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: K C Sexton| T: P W Flynn| OR: 92

33/1

Twelfth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Downpatrick (17.8f, good, 16/1) 16 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase. Tongue strap on for 1st time. Makes handicap chase debut.

Form: P/43-700

Second Subaltern^t²¹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-5| J: J J Slevin| T: M Brassil| OR: 92

8/1

Remains a maiden after 21 NH runs. Good fourth of 13 in handicap hurdle (12/1) at Sligo (20.7f, good to soft) 21 days ago. Makes chase debut. Makes handicap chase debut.

Form: 0565-84

Filon D'Oudairies^p²¹

Age: 9| Weight: 11-3| J: C G O'Dwyer⁽⁵⁾| T: J P Broderick| OR: 90

25/1

Thirteen runs since last win in 2022. Pulled up in handicap hurdle (40/1) at Sligo (20.7f, good to soft) 21 days ago, pulled up. Switches from hurdles to chase.

Form: P008-UP

Prince Of Air^p⁷²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-3| J: Simon Torrens| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 90

12/1

Career best when winning 13-runner handicap chase at Tramore (15.5f, good to soft, 10/1) 72 days ago, always holding on.

Form: 844481-

Lakomet Of Saints^t³²

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: D E Mullins| T: J P Flavin| OR: 86

16/1

16/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, seventh of 9 in handicap chase at Tramore (15.5f, good to soft) 32 days ago. Opposable.

Form: 40P4-67

Added Bonus^p,t²⁵

Age: 10| Weight: 10-11| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: Brendan Walsh| OR: 84

33/1

Latest win in chase at Thurles in February. 33/1, below form eighth of 13 in handicap chase at Clonmel (20f, good) 25 days ago. Needs to bounce back.

Form: 0010-78

Likable Chancer^b,t⁴²

Age: 10| Weight: 10-10| J: Danny Gilligan⁽³⁾| T: D Howard| OR: 83| BF

9/1

One win from 45 NH runs. Below form eighth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (20f, good to soft, 5/1) 42 days ago, finding little. Switches from hurdles to chase. Key player.

Form: 35332-8

Copper Coast^t⁴²

Age: 6| Weight: 10-6| J: M J M O'Sullivan| T: Sarah Connell| OR: 79

16/1

Fourteenth of 16 in handicap hurdle (11/1) at Punchestown (20f, good to soft) 42 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase.

Form: 9665-50

May Call You Back³⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 10-4| J: Brian Hayes| T: W P Mullins| OR: 77

7/2

Eleventh of 15 in handicap hurdle (100/1) at Kilbeggan (25.2f, good) 30 days ago. Since joined top yard and one to note in the betting on chase debut.

Form: P0PP-90

Non-Runners

Justakeg³⁵

Weight: 10-0| Age: 13

T: V T O'Brien J: D King

Forecasts

Ernie From Nurney (15/8), May Call You Back (7/2), Grand Cru Chatho (15/2), Second Subaltern (8/1), Likable Chancer (9/1), Prince Of Air (12/1), Lakomet Of Saints (16/1), Copper Coast (16/1), Filon D'Oudairies (25/1), Itsalonglongroad (28/1), Added Bonus (33/1), Lucky Policy (33/1), I Am Rocco (40/1), Justakeg (50/1)

ERNIE FROM NURNEY has shown improved form to win his last two hurdles starts and there's good reason to believe that he'll be able to continue the good work now returned to fences. Indeed, he resumes in this sphere off a mark 5 lb below that off which he scored at Limerick last time and appeared to be getting the hang of things when third on his latest chase start. Likable Chancer and Prince of Air rate the main dangers but also look out for May Call You Back on her chase/yard debut.