20:00 Roscommon

Tuesday 5 August 2025

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Paul Byron Shoes Handicap Chase (0-100)

Off time: 20:00 | Winning time: 6m 38.04s

Jeu De Pic^p¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: K C Sexton| T: T Cooper| OR: 97

7/1

15/2, excellent second of 11 in handicap chase at Killarney (23f, good to soft) 18 days ago. Merits consideration.

Form: 589-092

Meehall^t¹⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 11-12| J: Gary Noonan⁽⁵⁾| T: E McNamara| OR: 97

5/1

Two wins from 6 runs last season. Creditable third of 11 in handicap chase (7/2) at Killarney (23f, good to soft) 18 days ago. In the mix.

Form: 31P-3F3

General Hubble^p¹⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-10| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott| OR: 95

7/1

Respectable third of 15 in handicap chase (14/1) at Killarney (23f, good to soft) 18 days ago. Needs considering.

Form: 14-6503

Western Model⁵⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: Eoin Staples⁽⁷⁾| T: P Nolan| OR: 94| BF

16/5

11/4, very good second of 18 in handicap chase at Punchestown (24.7f, good) 59 days ago, conceding first run. A likely player.

Form: 6968-22

Jimli's Cave^b²²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-6| J: Mike O'Connor| T: R K Watson| OR: 91

16/1

9/1, very good third of 8 in handicap chase at Downpatrick (23.7f, good to firm) 22 days ago. Very much one to consider.

Form: 1P0-373

Woodie Wango³²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: Alex Harvey⁽⁵⁾| T: Rosemary Connors| OR: 90

10/1

Tenth of 14 in novice hurdle (66/1) at Wexford (20.8f, good to soft) 32 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase. Up in trip. Can make presence felt if shrugging off latest effort.

Form: 9654P-0

Smitty Bacall^p,t⁵⁷

Age: 14| Weight: 11-3| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: J P Flavin| OR: 88| CD

12/1

Latest win in chase at Down Royal in April. Respectable fifth of 14 in handicap chase (12/1) at this course (25.1f, good to soft) 57 days ago. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 3351-35

Il Silenzio^p,t³⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 11-2| J: Ricky Doyle| T: M Brassil| OR: 87| BF

11/1

Pulled up in handicap chase (5/1) at Tipperary (23.2f, good to soft) 35 days ago, pulled up after 3 out. Cheekpieces back on.

Form: 0/74F-3P

Nazine^b¹⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 11-1| J: Cian Quirke| T: M J McDonagh| OR: 86

20/1

One win from 32 NH runs. Respectable tenth of 16 in handicap hurdle (6/1) at Ballinrobe (22.2f, good) 14 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase and not ruled out.

Form: 77-P620

Definiteadare^p³²

Age: 11| Weight: 10-13| J: P J O'Hanlon| T: C Coakley| OR: 84

25/1

Thirteen runs since last win in 2023. 50/1, below form tenth of 16 in handicap chase at Wexford (19.5f, good to soft) 32 days ago. Back up in trip. Cheekpieces back on.

Form: PP643-0

Yorkshire Escape¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: J P O'Sullivan| T: D Queally| OR: 83

28/1

Remains a maiden after 16 NH runs. Sixth of 11 in handicap chase at Killarney (23f, good to soft, 14/1) on debut over fences 18 days ago.

Form: 56-9056

Hit The Frame^b1,t⁶⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 10-8| J: Liam Quinlan| T: J P Flavin| OR: 79

14/1

Pulled up in handicap chase (20/1) at Tramore (22f, good to soft) 66 days ago, pulled up before 2 out. Blinkered for 1st time.

Form: 6900-0P

Cullenwaine^p¹⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 10-7| J: Simon Torrens| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 78| D

12/1

18/1, below form fifth of 11 in handicap chase at Killarney (23f, good to soft) 18 days ago. Dangerous if scaling a revival.

Form: 87-4575

Racing Daisy^p1,t¹¹

Age: 8| Weight: 10-7| J: Conor Clarke⁽⁷⁾| T: Patrick J Hassett| OR: 78

33/1

Twelfth of 13 in handicap chase at Kilbeggan (20f, good to soft, 40/1) on debut over fences 11 days ago, going in snatches. Back up in trip. Cheekpieces on for 1st time.

Form: 06-6400

Captain Kate^p¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 10-1| J: Patrick M O'Brien⁽⁵⁾| T: E Sheehy| OR: 72

25/1

Below form sixth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Wexford (24f, good to soft, 10/1) 12 days ago. Makes handicap chase debut with more required.

Form: 57U-206

Haveuseentherain³²

Age: 10| Weight: 10-1| J: D King| T: S G Walsh| OR: 72

33/1

Remains a maiden after 23 NH runs. Ninth of 16 in handicap chase at Wexford (19.5f, good to soft, 80/1) 32 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 6/047P-9

Non-Runners

Ocodango Boy²²

Weight: 10-3| Age: 8

T: P McCreery J: Reserve 1

Imperial Tune¹⁸

Weight: 10-13| Age: 9

T: L Casey J: Reserve 2

Yewtree Hill¹³

Weight: 11-13| Age: 8

T: C Collins J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Western Model (16/5), Meehall (5/1), Jeu De Pic (7/1), General Hubble (7/1), Woodie Wango (10/1), Il Silenzio (11/1), Cullenwaine (12/1), Smitty Bacall (12/1), Hit The Frame (14/1), Jimli's Cave (16/1), Ocodango Boy (16/1), Yewtree Hill (16/1), Nazine (20/1), Captain Kate (25/1), Definiteadare (25/1), Imperial Tune (25/1), Yorkshire Escape (28/1), Haveuseentherain (33/1), Racing Daisy (33/1)

A highly competitive handicap in which WESTERN MODEL is taken to gain a breakthrough success over fences on the back of his very good Punchestown second. Excellent Killarney runner-up Jeu de Pic is feared most, although the likes of Jimli's Cave, Meehall, General Hubble and Smitty Bacall all enter calculations in this wide-open contest.