17:00 Downpatrick

Friday 20 September 2024

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Get Ready For Autumn Handicap Chase (0-109)

Off time: 17:00 | Winning time: 6m 0.80s

Winding River^b1,t²⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Phillip Enright| T: O McKiernan| OR: 108| C

11/2

Sixth of 7 in handicap chase at this course (17.8f, good, 3/1) 25 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Blinkers on 1st time. Holding form recently but others look better treated.

Form: P-29226

Hand Over Fist^p⁴¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-13| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 107| D

5/1

Promising sort. Fair winner at 24f over hurdles. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, career best when winning 11-runner handicap chase at Kilbeggan (24.9f, good to soft, 12/1) 41 days ago, always holding on. Capable of following up.

Form: 16P-781

Tullyveery Lad⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Donagh Meyler| T: R P Cody| OR: 106| CD

7/2

C&D winner. Latest win in hurdle at Tramore in August (last completed start). Unseated rider in handicap hurdle (11/1) at Ballinrobe (22f, good) 7 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase. Has to be taken seriously.

Form: 1721UU

Reddys Island¹¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-11| J: Sam Ewing| T: G Elliott| OR: 105| BF| D

12/1

4/1, pulled up in handicap hurdle at Galway (22.4f, good to soft) 11 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase. Had excuses for latest effort and isn't easily discounted.

Form: 7/2314-P

Room To Roam^b³³

Age: 10| Weight: 11-11| J: B W Harvey| T: J C McConnell| OR: 105

14/1

Two wins from 49 NH runs. Bit below form fourth of 12 in handicap chase at Tramore (22f, good to soft, 14/1) 33 days ago.

Form: 1P-0474

Eagle Terrace^b,t⁴¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr D McGill⁽⁷⁾| T: N C Kelly| OR: 101

7/1

Respectable 13¾ lengths fifth of 11 to Hand Over Fist in handicap chase at Kilbeggan (24.9f, good to soft, 13/2) 41 days ago. Blinkers on 1st time over jumps. Not dismissed.

Form: 441P-65

Woodie Wango^t⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: Tiernan Power Roche⁽⁷⁾| T: Rosemary Connors| OR: 94

5/1

Fourth of 15 in handicap chase (10/1) at Ballinrobe (23.4f, good to soft) on debut over fences 7 days ago, faring best of those held up. One to consider.

Form: 40-9654

Mullaghmore Wave^p,t²⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 10-13| J: Alex Harvey⁽⁵⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 93| C

12/1

Pulled up in handicap chase (17/2) at Kilbeggan (25.4f, good to soft) 28 days ago. Hard to make a solid case for.

Form: 3/9-6P5P

Singing Banjo²⁸

Age: 14| Weight: 10-8| J: Mr B J Walsh⁽⁷⁾| T: B J Walsh| OR: 88| D

7/1

1 win from 2 runs this season. Latest win in chase at Punchestown in May. 12/1, fifth of 14 in handicap chase at Kilbeggan (25.4f, good to soft) 28 days ago. Others have achieved more.

Form: 2/07P1-5

Non-Runners

Riggs²¹

Weight: 11-3| Age: 9

T: P Cluskey J: Darragh O'Keeffe

Forecasts

Tullyveery Lad (7/2), Woodie Wango (5/1), Hand Over Fist (5/1), Winding River (11/2), Singing Banjo (7/1), Eagle Terrace (7/1), Mullaghmore Wave (12/1), Reddys Island (12/1), Room To Roam (14/1), Riggs (33/1)

HAND OVER FIST reacted well to first-time cheekpieces when successful at Kilbeggan last time and, with the scope for better still, he gets the nod over Tullyveery Lad, who remains with potential in this sphere. Woodie Wango is also worthy of consideration.