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Sunday 15 December 2024

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Irish Stallion Farms EBF Handicap Chase (0-123)

Off time: 14:55 | Winning time: 6m 30.60s

Tyre Kicker^p,t²⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Keith Donoghue| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 123| D

5/1

17/2, below form eighth of 18 in handicap chase at this course (24.2f, good to soft) 28 days ago. Cheekpieces back on. Can give a good account if shrugging off latest effort.

Form: 1114/28

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Invictus Machin^h¹¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-13| J: Kieren Buckley| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 122

14/1

1 win from 2 runs this season. Career best when winning 14-runner handicap chase (12/1) at Kilbeggan (25.4f, good to soft) 114 days ago. Not taken lightly in his current mood.

Form: FF42-61

Potters Party^p,t⁴³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 121| D

11/2

Right back on song after 6 months when runner-up in handicap chase at Down Royal (24f, good to soft) 43 days ago, conceding first run to winner. Winner has gone in again so big shout.

Form: F417-82

Shajak^b,t¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: Carl Millar⁽⁵⁾| T: G Elliott| OR: 120

17/2

Useful winner at 12f on flat. Blinkers on for 1st time in this code, unseated rider 9th in handicap chase (9/2) at Fairyhouse (21.5f, good) 15 days ago. Can make presence felt if brushing up his jumping.

Form: P5-223U

Ringdufferin^p¹⁵⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-8| J: Sam Ewing| T: G Elliott| OR: 117| D

33/1

Fairly useful winner at 24f over hurdles. Pulled up in novice chase at Kilbeggan (25.4f, good to soft, 28/1) 156 days ago, labouring over circuit out. Makes handicap chase debut. Could bounce back.

Form: 1103-0P

Salmanino²⁵⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-5| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: Liz Doyle| OR: 114| D

80/1

33/1, pulled up in handicap chase at Fairyhouse (24.6f, heavy) 8 months ago. Has work to do.

Form: 2214/PP-

Casey West²¹²

Age: 8| Weight: 11-2| J: Tiernan Power Roche⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 111

12/1

Winner in chase at Clonmel in January. Respectable seventh of 12 in handicap chase (20/1) at Kilbeggan (20.4f, good). Off 7 months and needs to hit the ground running.

Form: 22216-7

Verdant Place²²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: Simon Torrens| T: P T Foley| OR: 109| D

3/1

7/1, good fifth of 11 in handicap chase at Punchestown (21.3f, soft) 22 days ago. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 560P8-5

Temptationinmilan⁵¹

Age: 8| Weight: 10-13| J: R P Treacy| T: C Byrnes| OR: 108| CD

25/1

C&D winner. Fifteen runs since last win in 2023. 9/1, creditable sixth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Sligo (25.7f, soft) 51 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase. Ought to be in the shake-up.

Form: 449F46

Pipers Boreen¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-10| J: Cian Quirke⁽⁵⁾| T: S Nolan| OR: 105| BF| D

10/3

Fair winner at 24f over hurdles. 9/4, good second of 13 in novice chase at Tramore (21.4f, heavy) 19 days ago, just failing. Can go well again.

Form: 2124-32

Donnrua Dream^p²⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 10-4| J: Jordan Gainford| T: J C McConnell| OR: 99

14/1

Creditable fifth of 11 in handicap hurdle (12/1) at Limerick (21f, soft) 26 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase and not dismissed.

Form: P7/5-0P5

Danny The Fence^t¹²

Age: 7| Weight: 10-1| J: Gary Noonan⁽⁵⁾| T: K Thornton| OR: 96| D

28/1

Modest winner at 24f over hurdles. Tenth of 12 in handicap chase (25/1) at Clonmel (18.3f, soft) 12 days ago. Can give a good account if shrugging off latest effort.

Form: 6P357-0

Non-Runners

Well Del¹⁵

Weight: 11-3| Age: 6

T: Liam G O'brien J: Ricky Doyle

West Is Awake¹⁵

Weight: 11-0| Age: 8

T: E Cawley J: E Walsh

Forecasts

Verdant Place (3/1), Pipers Boreen (10/3), Tyre Kicker (5/1), Potters Party (11/2), Shajak (17/2), Casey West (12/1), Invictus Machin (14/1), Donnrua Dream (14/1), Well Del (16/1), West Is Awake (20/1), Temptationinmilan (25/1), Danny The Fence (28/1), Ringdufferin (33/1), Salmanino (80/1)

POTTERS PARTY signalled he is ready to go in again when an excellent second at Down Royal so looks the way to go. The handily-weighted Verdant Place heads the list of dangers, although the likes of Pipers Boreen, Temptationinmilan and Shajak all enter calculations in this competitive handicap.