Tim & Martin Molony Veterans Handicap Chase

Off time: 12:52 | Winning time: 6m 13.03s

Big Debates⁵⁴

Age: 11| Weight: 12-0| J: J Smith⁽⁷⁾| T: R Tyner| OR: 125| C

7/2

Course winner. Seventeen runs since last win in 2022. 40/1, fourth of 10 in handicap chase at Cork (28f, good) 54 days ago. Booking of Smith a plus. One to consider.

Form: 5-00804

Donkey Years^p,t³³

Age: 10| Weight: 12-0| J: C P McNamara| T: E McNamara| OR: 125

7/4

Latest win in hurdle at Listowel in September. Respectable ninth of 15 in handicap hurdle (11/1) at Punchestown (24.1f, good to soft) 33 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase and on a good mark.

Form: 2P0159

Enjoy D'allen^b³³

Age: 10| Weight: 12-0| J: E Walsh| T: Ciaran Murphy| OR: 125

9/2

Unreliable individual. Twenty two runs since last win in 2021. 33/1, creditable fourth of 13 in chase at Punchestown (24f, good to soft) 33 days ago.

Form: 654-674

Aarons Day^p,t⁶¹

Age: 10| Weight: 11-7| J: Phillip Enright| T: O McKiernan| OR: 118

14/1

33/1 and visored for 1st time, pulled up in handicap chase at Wexford (19.7f, heavy) 61 days ago, pulled up before last.

Form: 5P/P-P0P

Jacksons Gold⁴⁷

Age: 10| Weight: 10-12| J: J G Gilligan⁽⁵⁾| T: Ms Alice Curran| OR: 109| D

4/1

Twenty two runs since last win in 2021. Sixth of 10 in handicap chase (22/1) at Naas (20f, good to soft) 47 days ago.

Form: 32-5606

Weihnachts^p²⁵⁷

Age: 10| Weight: 10-8| J: Simon Torrens| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 105

12/1

Won 11-runner handicap chase (22/1) at Down Royal (26.2f, good to soft) 8 months ago. Goes well fresh and worth considering.

Form: P366P1-

Non-Runners

Whatsyourstatus¹²

Weight: 10-12| Age: 11

T: G O'Loughlin J: Tiernan Power Roche

Forecasts

Donkey Years (7/4), Big Debates (7/2), Jacksons Gold (4/1), Enjoy D'allen (9/2), Whatsyourstatus (8/1), Weihnachts (12/1), Aarons Day (14/1)

BIG DEBATES caught the eye when finishing strongly in the Cork National and can strike back in trip with a promising conditional up. Donkey Years is on a good mark back chasing, while the returning Weihnachts can go well after scoring at Down Royal when last seen in the spring.