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Sunday 24 November 2024

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Kevin McManus Bookmaker Handicap Chase

4YO plus | 2m 5f 50y | 13 Runners | Turf

Falco Blitz³⁵

Age: 10| Weight: 11-12| J: Gary Noonan⁽⁵⁾| T: E McNamara| OR: 136| D

12/1, good fourth of 12 in handicap chase at Limerick (24f, good to soft) 35 days ago. One of likelier contenders.

Form: 110-D54

Lucky Zebo⁴³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-8| J: Mike O'Connor| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 132| C

Below form tenth of 17 in handicap hurdle at Chepstow (19.4f, good to soft, 33/1) 43 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase. Trainer going well. Others more persuasive.

Form: 817-680

Battle It Out^h²⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: C G O'Dwyer⁽⁵⁾| T: C O'Dwyer| OR: 127| C

14/1, running below form when unseated rider in novice chase at Galway (18.2f, good to soft) 29 days ago. Not taken lightly.

Form: 34143-U

Now Where Or When^t²¹²

Age: 9| Weight: 10-13| J: Sam Ewing| T: S R B Crawford| OR: 123

Respectable sixth of 14 in handicap chase at Downpatrick (28.8f, good, 18/1). Off 7 months. Back down in trip. Can make presence felt.

Form: P/57496-

Invictus Machin⁹³

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: Kieren Buckley| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 122

Career best when winning 14-runner handicap chase (12/1) at Kilbeggan (25.4f, good to soft) in August. Claims off this 8 lb higher mark with the drop back in trip unlikely to be a major issue.

Form: FF42-61

Aarons Day^b1,t²⁸

Age: 10| Weight: 10-8| J: Donagh Meyler| T: O McKiernan| OR: 118

33/1 and visored for 1st time, pulled up in handicap chase at Wexford (19.7f, heavy) 28 days ago, pulled up before last. Blinkered for 1st time. Makes limited appeal.

Form: 5P/P-P0P

Happy Dreams²⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 10-6| J: Cian Quirke⁽⁵⁾| T: M J McDonagh| OR: 116

No impact on return at Gowran last month and fell early on in handicap chase (12/1) at Wexford (19.7f, heavy) since. Others more appealing.

Form: 1766-0F

King Ferdinand^t²¹

Age: 8| Weight: 10-5| J: Mr Alan O'Sullivan⁽⁷⁾| T: E M O'Sullivan| OR: 115| D

14/1, creditable fifth of 10 in handicap chase at this course (28f, good) 21 days ago. Back down in trip. Each-way claims.

Form: 619U65

Mr Saxobeat^t¹

Age: 8| Weight: 10-5| J: Anna McGuinness⁽⁷⁾| T: T Gibney| OR: 115

Turned in best effort of season, in first-time tongue strap, when good second of 8 in handicap chase at Wexford (19.7f, heavy, 9/1) 28 days ago. Can race off same mark here and warrants respect. Engaged 1.35 Punchestown Saturday.

Form: 045322

Noble Talent¹⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 10-5| J: Conor Stone-Walsh⁽⁵⁾| T: T J Nagle-Jr| OR: 115| D

Off the mark at third time of asking in this sphere when landing 16-runner novice chase (11/1) at Gowran (20f, good) 15 days ago, driven out. Likely has more to offer on switch to handicapping and is one for shortlist.

Form: 05-5241

Salmanino²³⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 10-4| J: John Shinnick⁽⁵⁾| T: Liz Doyle| OR: 114

Failed to complete both starts last term and best watched on return here.

Form: 2214/PP-

Casey West¹⁹¹

Age: 8| Weight: 10-1| J: Simon Torrens| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 111| D

Winner in chase at Clonmel in January. Respectable seventh of 12 in handicap chase at Kilbeggan (20.4f, good, 20/1). Off 6 months. Others more persuasive.

Form: 22216-7

Atacanter^p⁵³

Age: 7| Weight: 10-0| J: D King| T: R O'Sullivan| OR: 108

Remains a maiden after 18 NH runs. Bit below form fourth of 8 in novice chase (9/1) at Sligo (21.1f, good) 53 days ago. Up against it.

Form: 520U-34

Forecasts

Falco Blitz (4/1), Invictus Machin (9/2), Noble Talent (5/1), Mr Saxobeat (6/1), Battle It Out (8/1), Lucky Zebo (8/1), King Ferdinand (10/1), Atacanter (12/1), Now Where Or When (14/1), Casey West (16/1), Happy Dreams (16/1), Salmanino (20/1), Aarons Day (25/1)

Preference is for NOBLE TALENT, who found improvement when scoring at Gowran earlier this month and begins handicapping in this sphere off a decent mark. Invictus Machin and Mr Saxobeat can also make their presence felt.