16:25 Tramore

Thursday 9 October 2025

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Pickardstown Handicap Chase

Off time: 16:25 | Winning time: 3m 43.30s

Itsalonglongroad^v²⁷

Age: 11| Weight: 11-5| J: Shane O'Callaghan⁽⁵⁾| T: C Coakley| OR: 102| CD

10/1

3-time C&D winner. Latest win in chase here in August. Ridden aggressively when sixth of 12 in handicap chase at Ballinrobe (17.2f, soft, 7/1) 27 days ago. Can bounce back.

Form: 35-5216

Takarengo¹⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 11-5| J: Donagh Meyler| T: J Barcoe| OR: 102| D

12/1

Respectable sixth of 15 in handicap (50/1) at Listowel (14.2f, soft) 17 days ago. Switches from Flat to chasing and he's no forlorn hope down in trip.

Form: 057/6-2P

May Call You Back⁵³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: Brian Hayes| T: W P Mullins| OR: 101| BF| CD

7/4

On a roll since joining Willie Mullins, finding more when scoring over fences at Tipperary (16.6f) in July. Very good second of 13 in handicap hurdle here (16.6f, good) 53 days ago. Big shout back chasing now.

Form: 16-1142

Lady Rose Hackett⁵³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 100| BF

15/8

Winning pointer made a promising start over fences when ¾-length second of 9 to Itsalonglongroad in handicap chase at this course (15.6f, good) 53 days ago. Should improve. Firmly in the picture.

Form: 2408-42

Sayitfirst⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 11-0| J: Gavin Brouder⁽³⁾| T: D Collins| OR: 97| D

8/1

15/2, career best when winning 6-runner handicap chase at Sligo (17.6f, good to soft) 8 days ago. Ought to be thereabouts despite a 8 lb hike in the weights.

Form: 003051

Polly Poppins⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 10-8| J: Michael Kenneally⁽⁷⁾| T: Bernard Crowley| OR: 91

6/1

Fair maiden hurdler who came in ninth of 16 in handicap hurdle (17/2) at Clonmel (20.2f, good to soft) 7 days ago when seeming unsuited by the step up in trip. Makes chase debut back at 2m now and not discounted.

Form: 895269

Added Bonus^p,t⁴

Age: 11| Weight: 10-0| J: Phillip Enright| T: Brendan Walsh| OR: 72| D

50/1

Two wins from 52 NH runs. Fifteen runs since last win in 2024. Pulled up in handicap hurdle at Killarney (17f, good to soft, 50/1) 4 days ago, pulled up before last. Switches from hurdles to chase with work to do.

Form: 7-90P0P

Non-Runners

Be Fierce⁴⁹

Weight: 11-12| Age: 8

T: T M Walsh J: Keith Donoghue

Lake Chad²

Weight: 11-6| Age: 10

T: P Fenton J: Niall Moore

Forecasts

May Call You Back (7/4), Lady Rose Hackett (15/8), Polly Poppins (6/1), Sayitfirst (8/1), Itsalonglongroad (10/1), Takarengo (12/1), Be Fierce (14/1), Lake Chad (33/1), Added Bonus (50/1)

MAY CALL YOU BACK has thrived under the expert tutelage of Willie Mullins and is fancied to garner a fourth success now back chasing after a very good hurdling second here. Henry de Bromhead's Lady Rose Hackett shaped well when runner-up here on her first run in this sphere and rates a big threat though, while Sayitfirst, Itsalonglongroad and Polly Poppins all need factoring in too.