19:06 Killarney

Thursday 22 August 2024

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Thorn Plant Hire Handicap Chase (0-109)

Off time: 19:06 | Winning time: 5m 32.20s

Harvey's Quay¹⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: Mark Walsh| T: E J O'Grady| OR: 109

4/1

Respectable seventh of 15 in handicap chase at Wexford (25.3f, good to soft, 10/1) 15 days ago. Can give a good account.

Form: 0193-37

King Ferdinand^t¹⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: Alan O'Sullivan⁽⁷⁾| T: E M O'Sullivan| OR: 109| D

15/2

Two wins from 3 runs last season. 10/1, respectable sixth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Cork (18.4f, good to soft) 17 days ago, making effort earlier than ideal. Switches from hurdles to chase and not taken lightly.

Form: 2/112-06

Kilashee¹⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 11-2| J: Shane Fitzgerald| T: J P Ryan| OR: 97| BF| C

11/2

Course winner. Latest win in hurdle at Ballinrobe in July. Last of 5 in handicap hurdle at Ballinrobe (25.8f, good to soft, 2/1) 10 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase with more needed.

Form: 311145

Coole Arcade^t,v⁶

Age: 10| Weight: 10-12| J: Tom Kelly⁽⁷⁾| T: C Coakley| OR: 93

18/1

Twelve runs since last win in 2022. Visored for 1st time, fourth of 13 in handicap chase at Tramore (21.8f, good to soft, 66/1) 6 days ago, considerately handled. In the mix.

Form: P5PPP-4

Icee M B A³⁷⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 10-12| J: Brian Hayes| T: M Hourigan| OR: 93| D

40/1

Fourteen runs since last win in 2021. 18/1, pulled up in handicap hurdle at Wexford (24f, soft), tailed off when pulled up before 2 out. Off 12 months. Switches from hurdles to chase.

Form: 486/P0P-

Lucky Policy^p1,t¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 10-10| J: Sam Ewing| T: P W Flynn| OR: 91

7/1

Very good second of 11 in handicap chase at Wexford (19.6f, good to soft, 12/1) 15 days ago, no match for winner. Tongue strap back on, cheekpieces on 1st time. Expected to be bang there off the same mark.

Form: 700F52

A Nod To Getaway^b1,t¹⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 10-6| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: P O'Flynn| OR: 87

11/2

Winner in hurdle at Wexford in May. Respectable seventh of 15 in handicap chase (11/1) at Roscommon (21.7f, soft) 16 days ago. Blinkers on 1st time.

Form: 34-1457

Cullenwaine^p³⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 10-2| J: Simon Torrens| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 83

4/1

Winner in hurdle at Downpatrick in June. 9/2, creditable fifth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Downpatrick (21.8f, good) 38 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase and not ruled out.

Form: P0-5215

Man Of The House^b¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 10-0| J: Paddy Hanlon⁽⁷⁾| T: J J Hanlon| OR: 80

6/1

10/1, unseated rider 1st in handicap chase at Roscommon (21.7f, soft) 16 days ago. Possibilities.

Form: 0U-P66U

Non-Runners

Lake Chad⁴

Weight: 11-9| Age: 9

T: P Fenton J: Niall Moore

Cahirdown Boy³³⁵

Weight: 11-3| Age: 9

T: E McNamara J: Daniel King

Forecasts

Lake Chad (7/4), Cullenwaine (4/1), Harvey's Quay (4/1), A Nod To Getaway (11/2), Kilashee (11/2), Man Of The House (6/1), Lucky Policy (7/1), King Ferdinand (15/2), Cahirdown Boy (12/1), Coole Arcade (18/1), Icee M B A (40/1)

A case can be made for a few of these but Paul Flynn's LUCKY POLICY is able to race off the same mark as when a very good recent Wexford second so earns the vote. Lake Chad took his form up a notch when going in at Tramore and is next on the list with in-form trio Cahirdown Boy, Harvey's Quay and King Ferdinand also in the picture.