16:55 Clonmel

Thursday 23 October 2025

All14:2214:5215:2215:5216:2216:5517:25

Botanica International Handicap Chase

Off time: 16:55 | Winning time: 5m 22.2s

Jasmin De Cotte^h²⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: P Nolan| OR: 113

11/1

Fell at first in handicap chase (17/2) at Listowel (23.8f, good to soft) 26 days ago. Jumping remains a concern.

Form: 58335-F

Ceroc^b²⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-9| J: Phillip Enright| T: A Slattery| OR: 110

13/2

Moody sort. First run since leaving E. J. O'Grady when 11/1, pulled up in handicap chase at Listowel (19.4f, good to soft) 27 days ago, badly hampered sixth. That isn't a race to judge him harshly on and blinkers return.

Form: 33-023P

The Dara Man¹¹

Age: 10| Weight: 11-9| J: Michael Kenneally⁽⁷⁾| T: J P Ryan| OR: 110

12/1

Unreliable individual. Unseated rider in handicap chase (14/1) at Cork (17.6f, good) 11 days ago, off the bridle early. Hard to warm to at present.

Form: P42P0U

Jouster^t⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Keith Donoghue| T: P W Flynn| OR: 108| D

12/1

40/1, first run since leaving Gavin Patrick Cromwell when thirteenth of 17 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (16.2f, good to soft) 9 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase. Tongue strap back on.

Form: 1109P-0

Person Of Interest^p,t²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Sean Flanagan| T: J J Hanlon| OR: 105

5/1

Emphatic winner of handicap chase at Downpatrick in August. Pulled up in handicap chase (7/1) at Listowel (19.4f, good to soft) 27 days ago, let down by jumping.

Form: 63-2P1P

Ollie La Ba Ba^p,t²⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-2| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: E McCarthy| OR: 103

3/1

Promising sort. Bounced back to best when winning 16-runner handicap hurdle at Listowel (18f, good to soft, 9/2) 27 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase. Cheekpieces back on and given he's 2 lb lower, he has a lot in his favour.

Form: 2-6F361

Spellacy's Cross²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-8| J: Donagh Meyler| T: J Barcoe| OR: 95| C

5/2

9/2, career best when winning 12-runner handicap chase at this course (18.6f, good to soft) 21 days ago, driven out. Can make presence felt up just 3 lb.

Form: 2226U1

Doyen Magic⁵⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 10-6| J: Simon Torrens| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 93

10/1

Winning chase debut at Kilbeggan in July. 13/2, seventh of 11 in handicap chase at Wexford (19.4f, good) 55 days ago, folding.

Form: 70-91U7

Non-Runners

Whateys Quest⁴⁵

Weight: 11-9| Age: 7

T: C Byrnes J: Philip Byrnes

Forecasts

Spellacy's Cross (5/2), Ollie La Ba Ba (3/1), Person Of Interest (5/1), Ceroc (13/2), Doyen Magic (10/1), Jasmin De Cotte (11/1), The Dara Man (12/1), Jouster (12/1), Whateys Quest (14/1)

OLLIE LA BA BA has to prove he can do it over fences but he arrives in top form with a big-field handicap win over hurdles and given he's 2 lb lower, there's plenty in his favour. Spellacy's Cross is the obvious danger with a lot of these having plenty to prove.