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Tuesday 1 July 2025

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Jim Ryan Racecourse Services Handicap Chase (0-100)

Off time: 14:49 | Winning time: 4m 13.06s

Elusive Prince^p1,t1⁵⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 100

16/1

15/2, eighth of 13 in handicap chase at this course (16.6f, good to soft) on debut over fences 54 days ago. Tongue strap/cheekpieces on for 1st time.

Form: 40265-8

Get It Right^p⁴⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: S Aherne| OR: 100

14/1

Cheekpieces on for 1st time, career best when winning 13-runner handicap chase (10/1) at Limerick (17.9f, good) 40 days ago by 1½ lengths from Crowsatedappletart. Not taken lightly.

Form: 00UP3-1

Arctic Skua^b1,t⁴⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 11-11| J: Danny Mullins| T: V Halley| OR: 97

33/1

Fourth of 5 in novice chase at Wexford (16f, good to soft, 66/1) 45 days ago. Blinkers on 1st time with more required.

Form: P7/54-B4

Miners Bridge³¹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-9| J: Phillip Enright| T: S Curling| OR: 95| BF

9/1

Fair winner at 20f over hurdles. Respectable seventh of 14 in handicap chase (4/1) at Tramore (22f, good to soft) 31 days ago. Down in trip and not ruled out.

Form: 25125-7

Sayitfirst²²⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 11-8| J: P J O'Hanlon| T: D Collins| OR: 94

33/1

Latest win in hurdle at Roscommon in September. Eighth of 9 in handicap hurdle (9/2) at Limerick (16f, soft). Off 7 months. Makes chase debut with more needed.

Form: 123478-

Star In The Park³²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: Gavin Brouder⁽³⁾| T: D E Fitzgerald| OR: 93

33/1

Good fifth of 12 in novice chase at Tramore (21.8f, good to soft, 66/1) 32 days ago. Down in trip. Makes handicap chase debut. Much respected.

Form: 0/080-55

Crowsatedappletart^p³³

Age: 8| Weight: 11-6| J: Shane Fitzgerald| T: M Winters| OR: 92

9/1

Three wins from 12 runs last season. 6/1, creditable third of 12 in handicap hurdle at Limerick (19.2f, good) 33 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase. Not ruled out.

Form: 123-423

Smallcraftwarning^t²⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 11-5| J: Daniel King| T: J P Ryan| OR: 91| D

5/1

Career best when winning 16-runner handicap hurdle at Clonmel (16.9f, good to soft, 7/2) 25 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 40U-741

May Call You Back³¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-2| J: Brian Hayes| T: W P Mullins| OR: 88| CD

4/6

Course winner. 4/6, career best when winning 11-runner handicap hurdle at Tramore (16.2f, good to soft) 31 days ago, easily. Switches from hurdles to chase. Player.

Form: P/9016-1

Silent Flight²⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 11-2| J: Aidan Kelly⁽⁵⁾| T: P Byrne| OR: 88

50/1

Modest winner at 20f over hurdles. 28/1, pulled up in handicap chase at Punchestown (24.7f, good) 24 days ago. Significantly back down in trip. Others more persuasive.

Form: 8500F-P

Brilliant Question^t³⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 11-1| J: Sean Flanagan| T: K A Heffernan| OR: 87

50/1

Below-form fourth of 6 in handicap hurdle at Ballinrobe (16.3f, good, 11/1) 35 days ago. Makes chase debut.

Form: 46/872-4

Baltinglass Hill^b²²

Age: 8| Weight: 10-11| J: Tiernan Power Roche⁽⁵⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 83| D

18/1

Twelve runs since last win in 2024. Below form fifth of 13 in handicap chase (9/1) at Roscommon (16.2f, good to soft) 22 days ago.

Form: U008-75

Be My Hero⁴⁰

Age: 10| Weight: 10-7| J: Danny Gilligan| T: G Elliott| OR: 79

28/1

Remains a maiden after 25 NH runs. 14/1, 25¾ lengths eighth of 13 to Get It Right in handicap chase at Limerick (17.9f, good) on debut over fences 40 days ago.

Form: 560/0-08

Well Loved^t³¹

Age: 8| Weight: 10-7| J: Cian Quirke| T: Paul Power| OR: 79| BF

14/1

Winner in chase at Downpatrick in May. 4/1, respectable sixth of 14 in handicap chase at Tramore (22f, good to soft) 31 days ago. Down in trip. Can make presence felt.

Form: 1047-16

Romella^p,t⁷¹

Age: 11| Weight: 10-6| J: Jordan Gainford| T: Brendan Walsh| OR: 78

33/1

Latest win in hurdle at Thurles in November. Below form ninth of 18 in handicap hurdle at Cork (16f, good to soft, 50/1) 71 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase.

Form: 622719-

Max Time^t²²

Age: 8| Weight: 10-0| J: Ben Kennedy⁽⁷⁾| T: I Madden| OR: 72

40/1

One win from 29 NH runs. 10/1, pulled up in handicap chase at Roscommon (25.1f, good to soft) on debut over fences 22 days ago, pulled up before 3 out. Significantly back down in trip.

Form: 0000-0P

Non-Runners

Annie Questions⁴⁸

Weight: 10-8| Age: 7

T: Patrick Cronin J: Reserve 1

Benzine³¹

Weight: 11-7| Age: 6

T: J Morrison J: Reserve 2

Forecasts

May Call You Back (4/6), Smallcraftwarning (5/1), Miners Bridge (9/1), Crowsatedappletart (9/1), Well Loved (14/1), Get It Right (14/1), Elusive Prince (16/1), Baltinglass Hill (18/1), Be My Hero (28/1), Romella (33/1), Star In The Park (33/1), Arctic Skua (33/1), Sayitfirst (33/1), Annie Questions (33/1), Max Time (40/1), Brilliant Question (50/1), Silent Flight (50/1), Benzine (50/1)

Course scorer MAY CALL YOU BACK looks the way to go on the back of an easy Tramore hurdling success with Smallcraftwarning feared most on the back of a career-best Clonmel victory. Get It Right and Miners Brdige both need factoring into this open handicap too.