14:55 Navan

Saturday 18 January 2025

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Gormanlough Handicap Chase (0-100)

Off time: 14:55 | Winning time: 6m 36.40s

He Fitz In^b³⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 11-12| J: Danny Mullins| T: D E Fitzgerald| OR: 95| C| D

9/2

Creditable fourth of 19 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (23.8f, soft, 11/2) 39 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase. Merits consideration.

Form: 00P624

A Great Buzz^t³⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Simon Torrens| T: R Tyner| OR: 90

6/1

9/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, last of 10 in handicap chase at this course (16f, good to soft) 34 days ago. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 7938-U0

Chosen Shant³³

Age: 9| Weight: 11-6| J: Donagh Meyler| T: N Meade| OR: 89

15/2

First run since leaving Ciaran Murphy when fifth of 18 in handicap chase at Naas (16f, good to soft, 7/2) on debut over fences 33 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Likely to improve.

Form: 223-445

On The Tide²³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-6| J: Philip Donovan⁽⁵⁾| T: S Neville| OR: 89

16/1

Remains a maiden after 17 NH runs. 28/1, respectable sixth of 13 in handicap chase at Down Royal (20.6f, good to soft) 23 days ago.

Form: 05PP36

Hunt Museum⁸³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: Ben Kennedy⁽⁷⁾| T: F J Flood| OR: 88

25/1

Cheekpieces on for 1st time, pulled up in handicap chase at Galway (22.5f, heavy, 11/1) 83 days ago, pulled up after eighth.

Form: F550-2P

Cullenwaine^p²⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-2| J: Tiernan Power Roche⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 85

5/1

Career best when winning 14-runner handicap chase at Thurles (25.1f, good, 15/2) 28 days ago, forging clear. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 500851

One Horse Army²²

Age: 8| Weight: 11-2| J: Aidan Kelly⁽⁵⁾| T: P Roche| OR: 85

5/1

33/1, eighth of 18 in handicap hurdle at Limerick (16f, soft) 22 days ago, inadequate test. Switches from hurdles to chase. Significantly back up in trip.

Form: 39/P6P-8

Tangental⁵³

Age: 9| Weight: 11-1| J: J J Slevin| T: Colm Murphy| OR: 84| D

9/2

Respectable fifth of 13 in handicap chase at Tramore (21.4f, heavy, 9/1) 53 days ago.

Form: 043F-55

Rose Of Kalanisi²³

Age: 8| Weight: 10-13| J: P J O'Hanlon| T: P Stafford| OR: 82| D

40/1

25/1, ninth of 13 in handicap chase at Down Royal (20.6f, good to soft) 23 days ago.

Form: P-00P49

Starlight Cato^b1²⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 10-10| J: Daniel King| T: D Howard| OR: 79

15/2

6/1, below form seventh of 12 in handicap chase at Limerick (22.6f, soft) 20 days ago. Blinkers on 1st time.

Form: 267-947

Forecasts

Tangental (9/2), He Fitz In (9/2), One Horse Army (5/1), Cullenwaine (5/1), A Great Buzz (6/1), Starlight Cato (15/2), Chosen Shant (15/2), On The Tide (16/1), Hunt Museum (25/1), Rose Of Kalanisi (40/1)

CULLENWAINE improved on previous chase form to finally take advantage of a lower mark in this sphere at Thurles 4 weeks ago and remains on a workable mark in this sphere. Chosen Shant shaped much better than the distance beaten suggests starting out for this yard at Naas last month and is an interesting contender, while He Fitz In is potentially on a nice mark back over fences.