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Thursday 22 May 2025

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Anglo Printers Handicap Chase

Off time: 18:39 | Winning time: 4m 59.30s

I A Connect^t¹⁹

Age: 10| Weight: 11-13| J: Miss T Quail⁽⁷⁾| T: Miss E McCutcheon| OR: 111| D

22/1

40/1, pulled up in cross country chase at Punchestown (24.4f, good to soft) 19 days ago, dropping away quickly home turn. Return to a shorter trip should suit.

Form: 6P605P-

Clonshire River^t¹²⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Kieren Buckley| T: E & P Harty| OR: 110

9/1

8/1, sixth of 9 in handicap chase at Clonmel (16.9f, soft) 127 days ago. Others are more obvious.

Form: 226386-

Ahead Of The Posse^p,t⁴¹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-11| J: Keith Donoghue| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 109

13/2

Tongue strap on for 1st time, sixth of 12 in handicap hurdle at Ballinrobe (21.5f, good, 10/3) 41 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase.

Form: P/70836-

Garde La Peche^t²⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-10| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 108| D

2/1

9/1, good fourth of 11 in handicap chase at Kilbeggan (19.9f, good to soft) 27 days ago, finishing with running left. Looks capable of winning off this mark.

Form: 12P964-

West Clare²³⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 10-12| J: Phillip Enright| T: B McMahon| OR: 96

13/2

9/2, career best when winning 14-runner handicap hurdle at Listowel (22f, soft) in September. His point background provides hope that he'll take to fences. Interesting contender.

Form: 900521-

Gustavo Goodway^b³⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-6| J: Tiernan Power Roche⁽⁵⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 90

3/1

16/1, career best when winning 11-runner handicap hurdle at Down Royal (22f, good) 39 days ago, always holding on. Switches from hurdles to chase. Not taken lightly.

Form: 90UU01-

U Asking Me^t¹⁷⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 10-5| J: Shane O'Callaghan⁽⁵⁾| T: E Doyle| OR: 89| D

11/2

Winner in hurdle at Clonmel in October. 9/1, bit below form eighth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Thurles (20.2f, good to soft) 174 days ago. Makes chase debut.

Form: 081268-

Non-Runners

Carlas Big Jim¹⁰

Weight: 10-10| Age: 7

T: L J Archdeacon J: Daniel King

Forecasts

Garde La Peche (2/1), Gustavo Goodway (3/1), U Asking Me (11/2), Ahead Of The Posse (13/2), West Clare (13/2), Clonshire River (9/1), Carlas Big Jim (20/1), I A Connect (22/1)

GARDE LA PECHE looked not unlucky not to finish closer when fourth at Kilbeggan last month and is given a chance to build on that promise. West Clare finished runner-up in a point at the start of his career and rates an interesting recruit to the chasing ranks on the back of a hurdle success last autumn. Recent Down Royal handicap hurdle winner Gustavo Goodway completes the shortlist.