16:50 Downpatrick

Monday 26 August 2024

All13:5514:3015:0515:4016:1516:5017:25

Glenallen Homes Handicap Chase (0-95)

Off time: 16:50 | Winning time: 4m 53.10s

The Declaimer¹⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: Keith Donoghue| T: Tom Dreaper| OR: 95

25/1

Fifth of 8 in handicap hurdle at Ballinrobe (16.8f, good to soft, 28/1) 14 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase.

Form: 177/7-P5

Aliunde^t³¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Phillip Enright| T: M M McNiff| OR: 93

11/4

Career best when winning 13-runner handicap chase at Kilbeggan (19.9f, good, 8/1) 31 days ago, plenty in hand. Has good chance on form.

Form: 005-301

Finnians Row^t,v³¹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-9| J: Patrick M O'Brien⁽⁷⁾| T: D A McLoughlin| OR: 90| C

13/2

Course winner. One win from 31 NH runs. 8/1, respectable 11¾ lengths fourth of 13 to Aliunde in handicap chase at Kilbeggan (19.9f, good) 31 days ago.

Form: 895-824

Moneynabane^p1³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Philip Byrnes| T: Ian Donoghue| OR: 88| C

11/1

Modest winner at 22f over hurdles. Tenth of 14 in handicap chase at Kilbeggan (25.4f, good to soft, 16/1) on debut over fences 3 days ago. Back down in trip. Cheekpieces on for 1st time.

Form: 00-9040

Desert Heather^t²⁶³

Age: 8| Weight: 11-5| J: Shane Fitzgerald| T: R Sweeney| OR: 86

11/2

9/4, second of 3 in minor event hurdle at Clonmel (24f, heavy), finishing tired. Switches from hurdles to chase. First run for yard after leaving Declan Queally. Makes handicap chase debut.

Form: 41/1142-

Calahill^p⁵⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 10-13| J: Carl Millar⁽⁷⁾| T: C Collins| OR: 80

11/2

16/1, third of 10 in handicap chase at Cartmel (25.5f, good to soft) on debut over fences 57 days ago. Down in trip. Can give a good account

Form: 40/3-153

Coastguard Lady^p,t³¹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: Tiernan Power Roche⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 80

18/1

Below form 33 lengths eighth of 13 to Aliunde in handicap chase at Kilbeggan (19.9f, good, 20/1) 31 days ago.

Form: 6-P6U08

Wee Jerry⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 10-11| J: Conor Stone-Walsh⁽⁵⁾| T: Ian Donoghue| OR: 78

6/1

Remains a maiden after 25 NH runs. Sixth of 14 in handicap chase (20/1) at Tramore (15.6f, good to soft) 8 days ago. Back up in trip. Booking of Stone-Walsh a plus.

Form: 0P-6896

Robin De Roost^t⁹

Age: 14| Weight: 10-8| J: C McGivern⁽⁷⁾| T: T Gibney| OR: 75| CD

10/1

C&D winner. Latest win in chase here in June. Eighth of 12 in handicap chase at Perth (23.8f, good, 25/1) 9 days ago.

Form: 7P-14P8

Fly De Megaudais⁵⁵

Age: 11| Weight: 10-5| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: M J McDonagh| OR: 72| CD

14/1

C&D winner. Twenty runs since last win in 2022. 12/1, good third of 14 in handicap chase at Tipperary (17.3f, good to soft) 55 days ago.

Form: 6400-F3

Fr Gilligansvoyge^t,v¹⁰

Age: 11| Weight: 10-0| J: Jake Coen⁽³⁾| T: J G Carr| OR: 67

50/1

One win from 54 NH runs. Twelve runs since last win in 2023. 66/1, ninth of 13 in handicap chase at Tramore (21.8f, good to soft) 10 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: P5-4PP9

Forecasts

Aliunde (11/4), Calahill (11/2), Desert Heather (11/2), Wee Jerry (6/1), Finnians Row (13/2), Robin De Roost (10/1), Moneynabane (11/1), Fly De Megaudais (14/1), Coastguard Lady (18/1), The Declaimer (25/1), Fr Gilligansvoyge (50/1)

ALIUNDE had a bit in hand at Ballinrobe a fortnight ago and an 8 lb rise doesn't look enough to stop Mark McNiff's charge. Calahill ran well at Cartmel last time and is second choice ahead of Desert Heather, who progressed into a useful hurdler for Declan Queally and has scope from her much lower chase mark if new trainer Rodger Sweeney has her primed after 8 months off.