14:35 Galway

Sunday 27 October 2024

All12:5513:3014:0514:3515:0815:4316:1316:43

COLM QUINN BMW Handicap Chase (0-102)

Off time: 14:36 | Winning time: 6m 21.4s

Pipers Boreen¹⁹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Kieren Buckley| T: S Nolan| OR: 101

14/1

Winner in hurdle at Punchestown in February. Bit below form fourth of 8 in handicap hurdle (13/2) at Down Royal (22f, soft). Off 6 months. Makes chase debut.

Form: 082124-

Howya Luveen¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Keith Donoghue| T: R O'Sullivan| OR: 99

18/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Seventh of 9 in novice chase (100/1) at this course (18.2f, good to soft) 19 days ago. Back up in trip. Makes handicap chase debut.

Form: 1-268U7

A Great Buzz¹⁹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Brian Hayes| T: R Tyner| OR: 93| BF

18/1

Below form eighth of 15 in handicap hurdle (2/1) at Down Royal (22f, soft). Off 6 months. Makes chase debut.

Form: 077938-

Doonbeg Don²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Mike O'Connor| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 92| BF

11/2

Very good third of 16 in handicap hurdle at Roscommon (20.3f, soft, 9/2) 27 days ago. Makes chase debut.

Form: 6449-03

Aodhan May^t¹⁹⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-4| J: Philip Byrnes| T: C Byrnes| OR: 91

7/1

Career best when winning 9-runner handicap hurdle (15/2) at Limerick (21f, heavy). Off 6 months. Switches from hurdles to chase. Tongue strap back on. Has to be taken seriously.

Form: 511121-

Fill The Tank^p⁷

Age: 10| Weight: 11-3| J: P Hanlon⁽⁷⁾| T: Aengus King| OR: 90

11/1

14/1, thirteenth of 17 in handicap hurdle at Limerick (24f, good to soft) 7 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase. Others more persuasive.

Form: 0PP670

Hunt Museum^p1¹⁶²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Mark Walsh| T: F J Flood| OR: 89

11/1

Creditable second of 12 in handicap chase (16/1) at Wexford (25.2f, heavy) 162 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Bold bid expected.

Form: 9F550-2

Desert Heather^t⁶²

Age: 8| Weight: 10-13| J: Shane Fitzgerald| T: R Sweeney| OR: 86| D

9/2

Useful winner at 24f over hurdles. First run since leaving Declan Queally when below form sixth of 11 in handicap chase at Downpatrick (19.4f, good, 11/2) 62 days ago.

Form: 1/1142-6

Mustameet Secret²⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 10-13| J: Jack Kearney⁽⁵⁾| T: H P Finegan| OR: 86

16/1

Tenth of 15 in handicap hurdle (12/1) at Clonmel (24.7f, good) 24 days ago. Makes chase debut.

Form: 47P400

Grivei¹⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-11| J: R P Geoghegan⁽⁷⁾| T: I Madden| OR: 84

50/1

Eleventh of 12 in handicap hurdle (22/1) at this course (16.6f, good to soft) 19 days ago. Makes chase debut. Significantly back up in trip.

Form: 0P-0700

Likable Chancer^p,t¹⁹

Age: 10| Weight: 10-11| J: Shane O'Callaghan⁽⁵⁾| T: D Howard| OR: 84| D

8/1

Two wins from 52 NH runs. 10/3, good second of 7 in handicap chase at this course (18.2f, good to soft) 19 days ago, sticking to task. Back up in trip. Cheekpieces back on. Respected.

Form: P56132

Starlight Cato¹⁸⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 10-11| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: D Howard| OR: 84

16/1

Below form seventh of 12 in handicap chase at Tipperary (23.4f, good to soft, 11/2). Off 6 months.

Form: 704267-

Theblazen Queen^p⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 10-7| J: Philip Donovan⁽⁵⁾| T: M O Quigley| OR: 80

33/1

Eighth of 18 in novice hurdle (66/1) at Limerick (21f, good to soft) on hurdles bow 8 days ago, not knocked about. Switches from hurdles to chase.

Form: 677FP-8

Da Big Fella²¹

Age: 10| Weight: 10-3| J: M J M O'Sullivan| T: Eamon Courtney| OR: 76

6/1

One win from 27 NH runs. Sixteen runs since last win in 2021. 11/1, creditable third of 11 in handicap chase at Killarney (23.4f, soft) 21 days ago.

Form: 2P577-3

Agirlcalledchloe^b¹⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 10-0| J: Gavin Brouder⁽⁵⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 72

12/1

Unreliable type. Remains a maiden after 27 NH runs. Pulled up in handicap chase (6/1) at Downpatrick (23.7f, good to soft) 16 days ago, pulled up before 3 out.

Form: P-P393P

Father Jed²

Age: 13| Weight: 10-0| J: Conor Clarke⁽⁷⁾| T: J P Ryan| OR: 67| C

40/1

Twenty two runs since last win in 2023. 80/1, thirteenth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Sligo (25.7f, good to soft) 2 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase.

Form: 886000

Non-Runners

Riggs⁵⁸

Weight: 11-10| Age: 9

T: P Cluskey J: Non Runner

West Clare³⁰

Weight: 11-9| Age: 7

T: B McMahon J: R Deegan

Cullenwaine¹⁶

Weight: 10-7| Age: 6

T: P J Rothwell J: Tiernan Power Roche

Forecasts

Desert Heather (9/2), Doonbeg Don (11/2), West Clare (11/2), Da Big Fella (6/1), Aodhan May (7/1), Likable Chancer (8/1), Fill The Tank (11/1), Hunt Museum (11/1), Agirlcalledchloe (12/1), Pipers Boreen (14/1), Mustameet Secret (16/1), Starlight Cato (16/1), Howya Luveen (18/1), A Great Buzz (18/1), Cullenwaine (25/1), Theblazen Queen (33/1), Riggs (33/1), Father Jed (40/1), Grivei (50/1)

AODHAN MAY is potentially very well treated back over fences given her exploits over hurdles last season so she gets the vote over Hunt Museum and Likable Chancer.