19:25 Kilbeggan

Friday 22 August 2025

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MJS Building & Development Handicap Chase

Off time: 19:25 | Winning time: 6m 51.20s

Ho My Lord⁴⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Peter Smithers⁽⁷⁾| T: P Roche| OR: 128| BF

11/2

11/4, respectable fifth of 10 in handicap chase at Wexford (19.5f, good to soft) 49 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Warrants respect.

Form: 5/264-35

Invictus Machin^h²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-9| J: Keith Donoghue| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 125| CD

10/1

Bagged this contest (off 11 lb lower) last year and arrives on back of creditable ninth of 20 in handicap chase at Galway (22.5f, good to soft, 40/1) 21 days ago, left with too much to do. Respected.

Form: 1862-F9

Nouvotic^h³⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 125

10/3

Promising type who posted career best when winning 9-runner novice chase at Wexford (19.4f, good to soft, 6/4) 30 days ago, responding well. Goes handicapping in this sphere now and may have more to offer yet.

Form: 2/414-31

Sea Aster^p¹⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-2| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott| OR: 118| D

14/1

Latest win in chase at Perth in July. Below form fourth of 12 in handicap chase at Wexford (25.3f, good to soft, 10/1) 16 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: U-581U4

Dorans Law^p¹¹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-12| J: Gary Noonan⁽⁵⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 114| BF| D

10/1

Latest win in chase at Wexford in July. 10/3, bit below form fourth of 11 in handicap hurdle at Ballinrobe (26f, good) 11 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase. Others more persuasive.

Form: 2P-2614

Hascoeur Clermont³⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 10-10| J: Shane O'Callaghan⁽⁵⁾| T: C Coakley| OR: 112| D

25/1

Unreliable type. Fourteen runs since last win in 2023. 40/1, bit below form 29¾ lengths sixth of 11 to Dorans Law in handicap chase at Wexford (25.5f, good to soft) 30 days ago. Work to do.

Form: 063-P96

Bal Kauto^h,t²³

Age: 8| Weight: 10-7| J: Michael Kenneally⁽⁷⁾| T: D Queally| OR: 109| CD

11/10

Posted best effort yet when winning 20-runner handicap hurdle at Galway (22f, good to soft) 23 days ago, well on top finish. 5 lb rise fair, switched back to chasing here, and is one for shortlist.

Form: 54-3711

Non-Runners

Fairyhill Run³⁰

Weight: 10-0| Age: 10

T: J P Ryan J: Daniel King

Forecasts

Bal Kauto (11/10), Nouvotic (10/3), Ho My Lord (11/2), Invictus Machin (10/1), Dorans Law (10/1), Fairyhill Run (10/1), Sea Aster (14/1), Hascoeur Clermont (25/1)

BAL KAUTO was successful on both his previous starts over fences and arrives on back of decisive victory over the smaller obstacles at Galway last month. He makes plenty of appeal. Nouvotic and Invictus Machin are feared most.