11:50 Naas

Sunday 10 November 2024

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Overlander Horseboxes Novice Handicap Chase (0-123)

Off time: 11:50 | Winning time: 5m 17.20s

Digby^p³⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 12-0| J: Patrick M O'Brien⁽⁷⁾| T: D A McLoughlin| OR: 123| D

7/1

Fairly useful hurdler and similar form over fences, respectable return from 5 months off when third of 5 in minor event chase at Sligo (21.1f, good) 39 days ago. Switch to handicaps in his favour and rider takes off a handy 7 lb. Respected.

Form: 3224P-3

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Miss Tempo⁸⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 11-6| J: Mike O'Connor| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 115| C

16/1

Fairly useful winner at 3m over hurdles. 8/1, sixth of 8 in novice chase at Tramore (22f, good to soft) 84 days ago. Stable in good form and she could yet get back on track returning from a break.

Form: 256-836

Winding River^b,t¹⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: Phillip Enright| T: O McKiernan| OR: 114

6/1

Won 8-runner handicap chase at Clonmel (20.7f, good to soft, 9/2) 17 days ago, asserting run-in that despite a far-from-fluent round of jumping. This looks a tougher ask and he needs to keep the errors at bay.

Form: 922621

Andys Flame^t¹⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-3| J: Alex Harvey⁽⁵⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 112

9/2

28/1, very good fifth of 11 in handicap chase at Cheltenham (19.8f, good) 15 days ago, keeping on when hampered 2f out. Respected faced with this less demanding assignment.

Form: 35-8425

Metersandmasks¹⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 11-3| J: Danny Mullins| T: Padraig Butler| OR: 112| D

22/1

Fairly useful hurdler. Shaped as though retaining his ability back from a lengthy absence in pair of chase starts, sixth of 9 in novice chase at Galway (18.2f, good to soft) 15 days ago. Interesting if the market spoke in his favour now handicapping in this sphere.

Form: 0121/46

Jacksons Gold³⁷

Age: 10| Weight: 11-2| J: J G Gilligan⁽⁵⁾| T: Ms Alice Curran| OR: 111| C| D

22/1

Twenty one runs since last win in 2021. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, sixteenth of 18 in handicap hurdle at Gowran (20.2f, good to soft, 25/1) 37 days ago, struggling from 5 out and tailed off. Switches from hurdles to chase.

Form: P32-560

Faux Fur¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-1| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott| OR: 110| D

20/1

Fair chaser. Below form when seventh of 8 to Winding River in handicap chase (14/1) at Clonmel (20.7f, good to soft) 17 days ago. Needs to get back on track.

Form: U34347

Sea Road Fill⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 10-11| J: Cian Quirke⁽⁵⁾| T: D Collins| OR: 106

13/2

Remains a maiden after 17 NH runs. 150/1, finished well held in face of stiff task when seventh of 9 in Gr 3 chase at Cork (20f, good) 7 days ago. Switch to handicaps in his favour and showed enough in maidens previously to think he can make his mark.

Form: 056427

Ballybrack Wood³¹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-9| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 104| D

5/2

Promising individual. Career best when winning 10-runner novice chase (3/1) at Tramore (20.4f, good to soft) on debut over fences 31 days ago. Big shout now handicapping in this sphere from what could prove a lenient opening mark.

Form: 657-041

Gustavo Goodway^p³⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 10-0| J: Simon Torrens| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 92

7/1

Third of 14 in handicap chase at Gowran (18f, good to firm, 22/1) on debut over fences 36 days ago, going in snatches and needing early reminders. Return to this longer trip may well help.

Form: 067203

Forecasts

Ballybrack Wood (5/2), Andys Flame (9/2), Winding River (6/1), Sea Road Fill (13/2), Digby (7/1), Gustavo Goodway (7/1), Miss Tempo (16/1), Faux Fur (20/1), Jacksons Gold (22/1), Metersandmasks (22/1)

Boasting a low-mileage profile over hurdles, BALLYBRACK WOOD found improvement to make a winning chase debut at Tramore 31 days ago and with further progress in the offing now handicapping, he makes plenty of appeal in his follow-up bid. Andys Flame and Digby are others to consider, along with Winding River.