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Tuesday 22 April 2025

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BoyleSports Mares Handicap Chase (Listed)

Off time: 14:50 | Winning time: 5m 48.2s

La Malmason⁴⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Keith Donoghue| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 142| C| D

14/1

Has returned an improved model this season, winning course handicap before an excellent second in listed handicap at Limerick over Christmas. Stamina seemingly on deep ground at Exeter next time and found the fences getting in her way at Cheltenham (20.6f, good to soft) last month. Can bounce back.

Form: 4P-1230

Zenta⁷⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: Mark Walsh| T: W P Mullins| OR: 140| CD

15/8

Useful winner at 18f over hurdles. 3/1, left a poor run last time behind to get off the mark over fences in 11-runner beginners chase at this course (21.2f, good to soft) 76 days ago, running on. Makes handicap chase debut and has to be respected.

Form: 337-4P1

Law Ella^p1,t⁵¹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-2| J: Conor Stone-Walsh⁽³⁾| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 132| D

14/1

10/1, turned in a rare poor effort when pulled up in handicap chase at Leopardstown (21.5f, good to soft) 51 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Enters calculations if able to leave that behind.

Form: 2-2433P

Mousey Brown^t³¹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-1| J: P J O'Hanlon| T: D A McLoughlin| OR: 131| C

10/1

2 wins from 6 runs this season. Ran respectably back over fences when sixth of 14 in handicap at Navan (23.6f, soft, 16/1) 31 days ago, in contention entering straight. Can give another good account.

Form: 0-11926

Must Be Obeyed⁴⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 10-10| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: T Gibney| OR: 126| C| D

11/2

Course winner. Seventeen runs since last win in 2023. Wasted no time getting back to form returned to handicap company when fourth of 14 at Naas (24.8f, soft, 22/1) 44 days ago. Task is to now build on that.

Form: 278734

Ballybawn Belter¹¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 10-4| J: Simon Torrens| T: Liz Doyle| OR: 120

8/1

Was well backed and shaped better than the bare result when fourth of 17 in handicap chase (6/1) at Leopardstown (24.4f, good to soft) 4 months ago, running on. May well do better.

Form: 584534

True Testimony²³

Age: 6| Weight: 10-4| J: Sean Flanagan| T: P A Fahy| OR: 120

11/1

4/1, failed to build on the promise of her last run kept to maiden company when sixth of 7 in beginners chase at Downpatrick (19.4f, good to soft) 23 days ago. Makes handicap chase debut.

Form: 422-546

Sea Aster^b⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-1| J: Sam Ewing| T: G Elliott| OR: 117| D

25/1

6/1, got back to her best to notch a first handicap chase success in 8-runner event at Down Royal (26.2f, good) 9 days ago. Blinkers back on. Up 7 lb but she's one to consider.

Form: FP4641

Kiltealy Park^b1¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 10-0| J: Philip Donovan⁽⁵⁾| T: P Nolan| OR: 112| BF| D

7/1

2 wins from 6 runs this season. Fairly useful winner at 21f over hurdles. Well backed and returned to form after 9 weeks off when second of 10 in handicap chase at Wexford (19.4f, soft, 2/1) 18 days ago. Blinkers on 1st time.

Form: 1615P2

Cuta Des As^p1³⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 10-0| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: W P Mullins| OR: 111

7/1

Fairly useful winner at 22f over hurdles. 9 lengths sixth of 9 to Majestic Force in novice chase at Wexford (25.4f, good to soft, 13/2) 36 days ago. Makes handicap chase debut. Cheekpieces on 1st time.

Form: P7-4956

Secret She Keeps³⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 10-0| J: Cian Quirke⁽³⁾| T: T Doyle| OR: 110| D

40/1

40/1, possibly still needed the run when eighth of 13 in handicap chase at Thurles (20.8f, good) 38 days ago. Looks out of depth in this.

Form: 2145/08

Non-Runners

Shecouldbeanything¹

Weight: 11-11| Age: 8

T: G Elliott J: Mr R James

Majestic Force³⁶

Weight: 10-10| Age: 7

T: H De Bromhead J: Rachael Blackmore

Forecasts

Zenta (15/8), Majestic Force (4/1), Must Be Obeyed (11/2), Shecouldbeanything (13/2), Kiltealy Park (7/1), Cuta Des As (7/1), Ballybawn Belter (8/1), Mousey Brown (10/1), True Testimony (11/1), Law Ella (14/1), La Malmason (14/1), Sea Aster (25/1), Secret She Keeps (40/1)

A host in with a squeak but MAJESTIC FORCE made the most of a good opportunity at Wexford last month and with improvement on the cards now heading into handicaps, Henry de Bromhead's mare earns the vote ahead of Zenta, who left a poor run last time behind to get off the mark over fences at this track back in February. La Malmason and Sea Aster are a couple of others to consider, too.