16:03 Tramore

Sunday 18 August 2024

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McCarthy's Irish Bar Lexington Handicap Chase

Off time: 16:04 | Winning time: 5m 37.7s

True Faith^p1²⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 123| CD

18/1

C&D winner. Pulled up in handicap chase (15/2) at Wexford (25.5f, soft) 25 days ago, pulled up approaching eleventh. Trainer going well. Cheekpieces on for 1st time. Others preferred.

Form: 2311/FP

The Abbey^b⁴²

Age: 11| Weight: 11-2| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott| OR: 113

33/1

Blinkered for 1st time, ninth of 14 in handicap hurdle (20/1) at Sligo (25.7f, good) 42 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase. Work to do.

Form: 8544-09

Gateau De Miel^p,t²⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 11-0| J: Mr J L Gleeson⁽⁵⁾| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 111| D

12/1

Pulled up in handicap chase at Wexford (25.5f, soft, 9/1) 25 days ago, pulled up 2 out. Yard in good form. Risky proposition at present.

Form: 2670-7P

Garde La Peche^t⁴⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 109

11/2

Promising type. Made a winning start over fences at Clonmel (20f) in June and improved on that when second of 16 in handicap chase at Tipperary (22.7f, good to soft, 17/2) 47 days ago. Stable in good form. Likely more to come yet.

Form: 1/93-412

Room To Roam^b¹¹

Age: 10| Weight: 10-11| J: B W Harvey| T: J C McConnell| OR: 108

14/1

Two wins from 48 NH runs. Seventh of 11 in handicap chase (9/1) at Wexford (19.6f, good to soft) 11 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 41P-047

Tullyveery Lad²

Age: 8| Weight: 10-9| J: P Hanlon⁽⁷⁾| T: R P Cody| OR: 106| C

5/4

Career best when winning 15-runner handicap hurdle (7/1) at this course (21f, good to soft) 2 days ago, driven clear. Switches from hurdles to chase. Has good chance on form.

Form: 9-51721

Balinaboola Steel^p⁴¹

Age: 12| Weight: 10-3| J: Jordan Gainford| T: J J Hanlon| OR: 100| D

28/1

14/1, pulled up in claiming hurdle at Roscommon (20.6f, good to soft) 41 days ago, struggling before 4 out. Switches from hurdles to chase. Makes limited appeal.

Form: P/6395P

Lake Chad¹²

Age: 9| Weight: 10-0| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: P Fenton| OR: 97| C

15/2

Course winner. Two wins from 48 NH runs. Thirty runs since last win in 2022. Below form ninth of 15 in handicap chase at Roscommon (21.7f, soft, 28/1) 12 days ago. Work to do.

Form: 7-9U209

Natural Breeze^p²⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 10-0| J: Simon Torrens| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 97| C

8/1

Posted solid fifth of 7 in handicap chase at Wexford (16f, good to soft) 25 days ago and return to this stiffer test of stamina will suit. Shortlisted.

Form: 4821-55

Smitty Bacall^p,t³

Age: 13| Weight: 10-0| J: Conor Stone-Walsh⁽⁵⁾| T: J P Flavin| OR: 86| C| D

20/1

22/1, bit below form tenth of 16 in handicap hurdle at this course (20.4f, good to soft) 3 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase. Hard to make a strong case for.

Form: 9/P-P1P0

Definiteadare³⁰

Age: 10| Weight: 10-0| J: M J M O'Sullivan| T: C Coakley| OR: 83

12/1

Below form sixth of 15 in handicap chase at Killarney (23f, good, 8/1) 30 days ago. Others look better treated.

Form: F-P2336

Elegant Dan^p⁴¹

Age: 11| Weight: 10-0| J: Cian Quirke⁽⁵⁾| T: D M O'Brien| OR: 83| C

50/1

Course winner. Pulled up in handicap hurdle (16/1) at Roscommon (24.7f, good to soft) 41 days ago won by Smitty Bacall, tailed off when pulled up 3 out. Switches from hurdles to chase. Best watched.

Form: 570-3PP

Forecasts

Tullyveery Lad (5/4), Garde La Peche (11/2), Lake Chad (15/2), Natural Breeze (8/1), Gateau De Miel (12/1), Definiteadare (12/1), Room To Roam (14/1), True Faith (18/1), Smitty Bacall (20/1), Balinaboola Steel (28/1), The Abbey (33/1), Elegant Dan (50/1)

GARDE LA PECHE is going the right way over the larger obstacles and remains fairly treated. She is fancied to score. Tullyveery Lad and Natural Breeze head the list of dangers.