12:28 Fairyhouse

Saturday 25 January 2025

All12:2813:0313:3814:1314:4815:2315:57

SBK Handicap Chase

Off time: 12:28 | Winning time: 4m 26.03s

Big Stage²⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 12-1| J: Sam Ewing| T: G Elliott| OR: 123| BF

15/2

Below form tenth of 17 in handicap chase at Leopardstown (24.4f, good to soft, 5/1) 27 days ago. Down in trip. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 103F30

Money Heist^p⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Keith Donoghue| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 120

7/2

Promising type. Good third of 10 in handicap chase at Down Royal (24f, good to soft, 7/1) 4 days ago. Down in trip. Cheekpieces back on. Should go well again.

Form: 5/411-63

Sainte Dona²⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-10| J: Danny Mullins| T: T Cooper| OR: 118| C

15/2

Course winner. 15/2, respectable fifth of 14 in handicap chase at Limerick (19.4f, soft) 28 days ago. Each-way shout.

Form: 621-385

Battle Of Ridgeway^t²⁶³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: L A McKenna⁽⁵⁾| T: M Hassett| OR: 115

10/1

11/2, creditable fifth of 12 in handicap chase at Ballinrobe (17.1f, good). Off 8 months and entitled to come on for the run.

Form: 22574-5

Champagne Mahler⁵³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 112

10/1

Fairly useful winner at 16f over hurdles. Bit below form seventh of 15 in novice chase (5/2) at Clonmel (17.3f, soft) 53 days ago. Makes handicap chase debut.

Form: 1463-07

Soloman Lane⁴¹

Age: 10| Weight: 11-2| J: Sean Flanagan| T: M Hassett| OR: 110

66/1

Pulled up in handicap chase at Navan (20.6f, good to soft, 20/1) 41 days ago. Others preferred.

Form: 302P1-P

Kazakh D'arthel^h¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 10-10| J: Shane Fitzgerald| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 108

16/1

Seventh of 12 in novice chase (200/1) at this course (17.2f, soft) 14 days ago. Open to improvement now pitched into a handicap.

Form: P80F57

Don't Talk^t⁴^{(ex 7)}

Age: 8| Weight: 10-9| J: Donagh Meyler| T: K Thornton| OR: 96| C

4/1

11/2, career best when winning 8-runner handicap chase at Down Royal (20.4f, good to soft) 4 days ago. More needed under a penalty.

Form: 4P2-051

Kilashee¹⁰

Age: 10| Weight: 10-6| J: Daniel King| T: J P Ryan| OR: 100

20/1

Five wins from 18 runs this season. Latest win in chase at Roscommon in September. Eighth of 9 in handicap chase (14/1) at Clonmel (16.9f, soft) 10 days ago. Opposable.

Form: P19358

Ernie From Nurney^t¹⁴⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 10-1| J: Peter Smithers⁽⁷⁾| T: P Roche| OR: 95| BF| D

3/1

Latest win in hurdle at Limerick in April. Fair winner at 17f over hurdles. 7/2, good third of 14 in handicap chase at Wexford (19.4f, good to soft) 148 days ago. Not without hope.

Form: 311-403

Non-Runners

Splashing Out²⁴

Weight: 11-7| Age: 7

T: E Griffin J: Simon Torrens

Forecasts

Ernie From Nurney (3/1), Money Heist (7/2), Don't Talk (4/1), Big Stage (15/2), Sainte Dona (15/2), Splashing Out (8/1), Champagne Mahler (10/1), Battle Of Ridgeway (10/1), Kazakh D'arthel (16/1), Kilashee (20/1), Soloman Lane (66/1)

MONEY HEIST got back on the up when third over 3m at Down Royal recently and, with this drop back in trip unlikely to be an issue (both wins last season were over 2m) he could be the answer. Next on the list is Splashing Out, who produced by far her best effort yet over fences when runner-up in a Tramore novice on New Year's Day. Big Stage and Ernie From Nurney are others to consider.