14:55 Leopardstown

Thursday 26 December 2024

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Racing Post Handicap Chase

Off time: 15:22 | Winning time: 4m 14.03s

San Salvador⁴⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 11-9| J: J J Slevin| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 137| D

5/1

Creditable 13 lengths fourth of 8 to L'eau Du Sud in Gr 2 chase (25/1) at Cheltenham (15.9f, good) 40 days ago. Makes handicap chase debut.

Form: 741144

Bowmore²⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-8| J: Mike O'Connor| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 136| D

18/1

Latest win in chase at Tipperary in July. Sixth of 8 in maiden (5/4) at Dundalk (12f) on flat debut 29 days ago. Switches from Flat to chase. Yard in good form. Makes handicap chase debut.

Form: 330-13F

Final Orders¹²⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 11-7| J: Jack Kearney⁽³⁾| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 135| CD

16/1

C&D winner who ran poorly back in handicap company when only tenth of 14 at Killarney (20.8f, good to soft) 124 days ago.

Form: 0-04470

Railway Hurricane^b,t²⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 11-4| J: Kieren Buckley| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 132| D

25/1

Unreliable sort who produced one to his better efforts when 2 lengths fourth of 10 to The Folkes Tiara in handicap chase (28/1) at Fairyhouse (17f, good) 26 days ago, suited by way race developed.

Form: 140334

The Folkes Tiara^t²⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 11-3| J: E M O'Sullivan⁽⁷⁾| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 131| CD

6/1

Bounced back to best to win 10-runner handicap chase at Fairyhouse (17f, good) 26 days ago, driven out. Stable having good spell. Another bold show likely.

Form: 918P0-1

The King Of Prs^t²⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Keith Donoghue| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 130

11/2

Good ¾-length second of 10 to The Folkes Tiara in handicap chase (13/2) at Fairyhouse (17f, good) 26 days ago. Likely to be in the thick of the action with a repeat.

Form: 136F4-2

Broomfield Bijou²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 10-10| J: Sam Ewing| T: J P Dempsey| OR: 124| D

7/1

Latest win in chase at Wexford in July but ran below form when sixth of 9 in handicap chase at Fairyhouse (20f, good, 10/3) 25 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 0-1P326

Canal End¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 10-5| J: Simon Torrens| T: Peter Fahey| OR: 119

6/1

Fairly useful winner at 20f over hurdles. 33/1, shaped with a bit more encouragement in this sphere when fifth of 10 in novice chase at Punchestown (16.4f, soft) 16 days ago, finishing with running left. Makes handicap chase debut. Likely to improve further.

Form: 379-575

An Peann Dearg^h,t⁶⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 10-2| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: P Nolan| OR: 116

10/1

Creditable second of 6 in novice chase (10/3) at Wexford (19.7f, heavy) 60 days ago. Can go well again.

Form: 846342

Mr Saxobeat^t¹⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 10-2| J: Anna McGuinness⁽⁷⁾| T: T Gibney| OR: 116

12/1

Unseated rider early in handicap chase at Navan (20.7f, soft, 22/1) 19 days ago. In good form prior to that.

Form: 45322U

One Last Tango²³

Age: 7| Weight: 10-0| J: C G O'Dwyer⁽⁵⁾| T: E Griffin| OR: 114| C

4/1

Fairly useful winner at 16f over hurdles. 17/2, not seen to best effect when sixth of 12 in handicap chase at Clonmel (18.3f, soft) 23 days ago. Not ruled out.

Form: 0-65446

Tuckmill^b⁵⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 10-0| J: Jake Coen⁽³⁾| T: Peter Fahey| OR: 110| D

20/1

2 wins from 5 runs this season. 9/2, won 7-runner handicap chase at Down Royal (16.4f, good to soft) 55 days ago. This is tougher.

Form: P-41261

Non-Runners

Affordale Fury³⁹⁷

Weight: 12-3| Age: 6

T: N Meade J: Mr R James

Grange Walk⁴⁹

Weight: 10-12| Age: 9

T: J P Ryan J: Mr D Doyle

Forecasts

One Last Tango (4/1), San Salvador (5/1), The King Of Prs (11/2), The Folkes Tiara (6/1), Canal End (6/1), Broomfield Bijou (7/1), Affordale Fury (7/1), An Peann Dearg (10/1), Mr Saxobeat (12/1), Final Orders (16/1), Bowmore (18/1), Tuckmill (20/1), Railway Hurricane (25/1), Grange Walk (25/1)

AN PEANN DEARG wasted no time getting back on track when runner-up to a subsequent winner at Wexford in October and could be the answer now returned to handicap company. Affordale Fury shaped as if amiss when last seen 13 months ago but retains plenty of potential as a chaser, with old rivals The King of Prs and The Folkes Tiara completing the shortlist.