13:00 Naas

Sunday 26 January 2025

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Clinton Higgins Chartered Accountants Novice Handicap Chase

Off time: 13:01 | Winning time: 5m 43.90s

Answer To Kayf⁴¹

Age: 9| Weight: 11-12| J: John Shinnick⁽⁵⁾| T: T O'Brien| OR: 130| C

7/4

Useful winner at 19f over hurdles. Creditable fifth of 12 in novice chase (16/1) at this C&D (good to soft) 41 days ago. Makes handicap chase debut. Looks vulnerable for win purposes.

Form: 3142-45

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Rainbow Trail⁴³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-10| J: Conor Stone-Walsh⁽⁵⁾| T: G Elliott| OR: 128| D

10/1

Latest win in chase at Gowran in October. Eighth of 9 in novice chase at Fairyhouse (21f, good to soft, 11/1) 43 days ago. Makes handicap chase debut and needs to get back on track.

Form: 15-1F38

Miss Pronunciation^h,t²¹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-4| J: Simon Torrens| T: P Roche| OR: 122

18/1

28/1, fifth of 8 in novice chase at this C&D (heavy) 21 days ago. Open to progress now pitched into a handicap.

Form: 111-845

Individualiste⁴²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-3| J: Keith Donoghue| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 121

6/1

Promising sort. 2 wins from 4 runs this season. Career best when winning 12-runner handicap chase at Navan (20.6f, good to soft, 10/11) 42 days ago. Up 10 lb for that but this 7-y-o may well have more to offer and is greatly respected in his hat-trick bid.

Form: PP-0411

Palace Rock^p⁹⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-3| J: Alex Harvey⁽⁵⁾| T: Francis Casey| OR: 121| C

28/1

Fairly useful winner at 12f on the Flat. 11/1, fell in handicap chase at Limerick (19.2f, good to soft) 98 days ago. Difficult ask.

Form: 2/0B-56F

Canal End³¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-1| J: Mark Walsh| T: Peter Fahey| OR: 119| D

9/2

Fairly useful winner at 20f over hurdles. Eighth of 12 in handicap chase at Leopardstown (17f, good to soft, 6/1) 31 days ago.

Form: 79-5758

Buachaillbocht^t²⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 10-13| J: J S McGarvey| T: T M Walsh| OR: 117

28/1

Fairly useful winner at 23f over hurdles. 22/1, sixth of 7 in novice chase at Punchestown (24f, soft) 26 days ago. Open to improvement now handicapping in this sphere.

Form: 112-856

El Champo^p³¹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-12| J: Tiernan Power Roche⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 116| BF

13/2

Fourteen runs since last win in 2023. 11/4, respectable fourth of 9 in novice chase at Down Royal (20.6f, good to soft) 31 days ago. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 222424

American Money¹⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 10-9| J: Kieren Buckley| T: E & P Harty| OR: 113| C| D

11/1

Fairly useful winner at 20f over hurdles. 14/1, eighth of 11 in novice chase at Fairyhouse (16.3f, soft) 10 days ago. Back up in trip for this handicap chase debut and likely to do better before long.

Form: 1710-P8

Kiltealy Park³⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 10-8| J: Sean Flanagan| T: P Nolan| OR: 112| D

8/1

Fairly useful winner at 21f over hurdles. 15/2, tailed-off fifth of 7 to Bioluminescence in Gr 2 chase at Limerick (22.6f, soft) 30 days ago. Sights now lowered and mark for handicap debut in this sphere looks fair.

Form: 41-1615

Petit King⁵⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 10-6| J: Philip Byrnes| T: E Cawley| OR: 110

33/1

50/1, nineteenth of 24 in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (20.2f, good) 57 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 3543-70

Non-Runners

Rusheen¹

Weight: 10-0| Age: 7

T: J Dullea J: Phillip Enright

Ballybrack Wood²⁸

Weight: 10-0| Age: 7

T: H De Bromhead J: Darragh O'Keeffe

Forecasts

Answer To Kayf (7/4), Canal End (9/2), Individualiste (6/1), El Champo (13/2), Rusheen (8/1), Kiltealy Park (8/1), Rainbow Trail (10/1), American Money (11/1), Ballybrack Wood (12/1), Miss Pronunciation (18/1), Palace Rock (28/1), Buachaillbocht (28/1), Petit King (33/1)

INDIVIDUALISTE had no problem with the drop back to this trip when adding to November's 25f Thurles success at Navan last month and, while a 10 lb rise in the weights will ask a question of him, Gavin Cromwell's charge may well have more to offer. He is taken to complete the hat-trick, perhaps at the chief expense of the consistent El Champo. A case can also be made for Kiltealy Park, while the likes of American Money, Buachaillbocht and Miss Pronunciation are all open to improvement.