16:25 Limerick

Sunday 20 October 2024

All13:3014:0514:4015:1515:5016:2517:00

STL Logistics Handicap Chase

Off time: 16:25 | Winning time: 4m 44.07s

Mars Harper^p,t⁵⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott| OR: 136| BF| D

10/1

11/2, below form eighth of 14 in handicap chase at Killarney (20.8f, good to soft) 57 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 505-378

Railway Hurricane^b,t⁵⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 11-9| J: Keith Donoghue| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 133| D

17/2

Unreliable type. Eleventh of 14 in handicap chase at Killarney (20.8f, good to soft, 12/1) 57 days ago. Claims if on-song.

Form: 8-52140

The Big Chap^p¹⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-9| J: Danny Gilligan| T: P W Flynn| OR: 133| CD

11/2

Twelfth of 15 in handicap hurdle (12/1) at Gowran (20.2f, good to soft) 16 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 7-07330

The Dasher Conway²³

Age: 9| Weight: 11-9| J: Donagh Meyler| T: Mrs G Callaghan| OR: 133

11/1

16/1, respectable sixth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Listowel (16f, soft) 23 days ago, barely adequate test. Switches from hurdles to chase. Back up in trip. Others have achieved more.

Form: 232626

Palace Rock^p⁴¹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-13| J: B W Harvey| T: Francis Casey| OR: 123

11/1

Fairly useful winner at 12f on the Flat. Sixth of 11 in novice chase at Galway (18.2f, good to soft, 66/1) 41 days ago. Cheekpieces back on for this handicap chase debut and he's probably worth taking on.

Form: P2/0B-56

Caesar Rock^b1¹⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 10-11| J: Gavin Brouder⁽⁵⁾| T: M F Morris| OR: 121

10/1

One win from 27 NH runs. Sixteen runs since last win in 2022. Creditable third of 6 in handicap chase (9/2) at Gowran (20f, good to firm) 15 days ago, finishing tired. Blinkers on 1st time. Place possibilities.

Form: 442453

Natural Look³⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 10-10| J: T P Harney⁽⁷⁾| T: R O'Sullivan| OR: 120| BF| D

5/1

Creditable third of 11 in handicap hurdle at Ballinrobe (22f, good, 10/3) 37 days ago, travelling as well as any. Switches from hurdles to chase. Has good chance on form.

Form: 13P-123

El Champo^p¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 10-8| J: Tiernan Power Roche⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 118| D

10/3

Eleven runs since last win in 2023. 9/2, second of 4 in novice chase at Sligo (25.8f, good) 18 days ago. Down in trip and can make his presence felt.

Form: 39-3222

Cahirdown Boy^t²³

Age: 9| Weight: 10-0| J: Calum Hogan⁽⁷⁾| T: E McNamara| OR: 106| C| D

9/2

Improved to win 16-runner handicap chase at Listowel (19.4f, soft, 3/1) 23 days ago, driven out. Should give another good account but 10 lb rise could be enough to stop him in his tracks.

Form: 4/833-21

Non-Runners

Shantreusse¹⁹¹

Weight: 11-9| Age: 8

T: H De Bromhead J: Darragh O'Keeffe

Magic Tricks²⁸

Weight: 11-6| Age: 8

T: G Elliott J: Mark Walsh

The King Of Prs²⁰³

Weight: 11-4| Age: 6

T: G P Cromwell J: Sean Flanagan

Invictus Machin⁵⁸

Weight: 10-11| Age: 6

T: G P Cromwell J: Kieren Buckley

Midnight It Is²⁶⁷

Weight: 10-10| Age: 8

T: G P Cromwell J: Conor Stone-Walsh

Kings Halo¹⁴

Weight: 10-8| Age: 9

T: J Dullea J: Danny Mullins

Forecasts

El Champo (10/3), Cahirdown Boy (9/2), Natural Look (5/1), The Big Chap (11/2), Midnight It Is (6/1), Shantreusse (7/1), Invictus Machin (8/1), Railway Hurricane (17/2), Caesar Rock (10/1), Mars Harper (10/1), The Dasher Conway (11/1), Palace Rock (11/1), Magic Tricks (12/1), Kings Halo (12/1), The King Of Prs (20/1)

This drop back in trip may be a good thing for NATURAL LOOK, who travelled strongly for most of the way when third in a 2¾m Ballinrobe handicap over hurdles last month and she is versatile ground-wise. Invictus Machin opened his chase account at Kilbeggan last time and looks the pick of the Gavin Cromwell-trained quartet. He is feared most ahead of El Champo.