16:50 Galway

Tuesday 7 October 2025

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Mongey Communications Handicap Chase

Off time: 16:50 | Winning time: 4m 47.6s

Quornofamonday¹⁵⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Donagh Meyler| T: J P Dempsey| OR: 110

12/1

Latest win in chase at Fairyhouse in February. 40/1, creditable sixth of 11 in minor event chase at Punchestown (24.4f, good to soft) 157 days ago. Down in trip and he looks vulnerable for win purposes.

Form: 5F1P76-

Vaureal¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: Keith Donoghue| T: Ian Donoghue| OR: 107

7/1

Twelfth of 16 in handicap hurdle (9/1) at Navan (21f, good to soft) 17 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase and will have a serious chance if on-song.

Form: 4342-80

Inthenickoftime⁶³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: Simon Torrens| T: E Bolger| OR: 106

85/40

Very good second of 16 in handicap hurdle at Roscommon (24f, good to soft, 9/2) 63 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase and down in trip. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 366-322

Lake Chad^b¹¹

Age: 10| Weight: 11-5| J: Niall Moore⁽⁵⁾| T: P Fenton| OR: 103

25/1

50/1, fell in handicap chase at Listowel (19.4f, good to soft) 11 days ago, doing little to allay fears regarding his shortcomings in the jumping department.

Form: 04656F

Finnians Row^v,t²⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 11-3| J: Patrick M O'Brien⁽⁵⁾| T: D A McLoughlin| OR: 101| D

12/1

Latest win at Wexford in August. 10/1, creditable third of 12 in handicap chase at Ballinrobe (17.2f, soft) 25 days ago. Likely to be on the premises once again.

Form: 676-413

Luimneach^h,t1³⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-0| J: Charlie O'Dwyer⁽⁵⁾| T: D McDonogh| OR: 98

8/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2023. Fair winner at 19f over hurdles. Eighth of 11 in handicap chase at Wexford (19.4f, good, 14/1) 39 days ago. Tongue strap on 1st time.

Form: 949P-98

Carlas Big Jim¹²

Age: 7| Weight: 10-8| J: Daniel King| T: L J Archdeacon| OR: 92

14/1

Thirteen runs since last win in 2024. Fifteenth of 17 in handicap hurdle (28/1) at Listowel (16f, good to soft) 12 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase and it's easy enough to look elsewhere.

Form: 2P-9550

Andyourbirdcansing⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 10-4| J: Michael Kenneally⁽⁷⁾| T: J P Ryan| OR: 88| D

4/1

One win from 26 NH runs. Seventeen runs since last win in 2024. Good fourth of 12 in handicap chase at Clonmel (18.6f, good to soft, 11/2) 5 days ago. One or two of these are more appealing.

Form: FF2U-44

Stily¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-2| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: M J McDonagh| OR: 86

9/2

10/1, creditable sixth of 17 in handicap hurdle at Listowel (16f, good to soft) 11 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase and he's open to improvement.

Form: 263856

Forecasts

Inthenickoftime (85/40), Andyourbirdcansing (4/1), Stily (9/2), Vaureal (7/1), Luimneach (8/1), Finnians Row (12/1), Quornofamonday (12/1), Carlas Big Jim (14/1), Lake Chad (25/1)

A deserved first success over fences beckons for INTHENICKOFTIME, who has finished in the money on all three of his chase starts and his jumping looked more assured when second at Roscommon last time. Stily should step up on what she showed on his chase debut and may emerge as the main danger, though Vaureal will be a threat if he puts his best foot forward and Finnians Row also has claims.