12:00 Limerick

Monday 29 December 2025

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Vision Contracting Novice Handicap Chase

4YO plus | 2m 6f 120y | 12 Runners | Turf

Age: 7| Weight: 12-2| J: Philip Donovan⁽³⁾| T: D Hogan| OR: 114

Fairly useful winner at 20f over hurdles. 6/1, bit below form seventh of 15 in novice chase at Clonmel (17.3f, heavy) 27 days ago. Significantly back up in trip. Makes handicap chase debut.

Form: 615-F37

Your Honor²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: Mr D Doyle⁽⁷⁾| T: J Nash| OR: 107| C

Eleven runs since last win in 2023. Fair winner at 16f over hurdles. Eighth of 12 in handicap chase at Clonmel (18.3f, heavy, 33/1) 27 days ago. Up in trip. Booking of Doyle a plus.

Form: 835-568

Aclass^p⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-6| J: Mr J C Canavan⁽⁷⁾| T: J P Flavin| OR: 104

Winner in chase at Tramore in November. Good second of 16 in handicap chase at Thurles (25.3f, good to soft, 12/1) 9 days ago. Can make presence felt given his excellent current form.

Form: 243012

Hees Dynamite⁴¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-6| J: Sean Flanagan| T: E McNamara| OR: 104| C| D

Career best when winning 12-runner handicap hurdle (11/4) at this course (24.4f, heavy) 41 days ago, soon clear. Switches from hurdles to chase. Improving all the time recently and this mark looks well within range.

Form: 371511

James The Brave⁴⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: John Shinnick⁽³⁾| T: Padraig Butler| OR: 102

Winner in chase at Killarney in October. Good ½-length second of 14 to A Great Buzz in handicap chase at Punchestown (24.3f, heavy, 4/1) 46 days ago, clear of rest.

Form: 845-012

Slotty Dotty^t⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: Calum Hogan⁽⁷⁾| T: Bernard Crowley| OR: 102

Fair winner at 22f over hurdles. Bit below form fifth of 16 in handicap chase at Thurles (25.3f, good to soft, 9/1) 9 days ago. Booking of Hogan a plus.

Form: 0-38935

A Great Buzz⁴⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Phillip Enright| T: R Tyner| OR: 100

10/3, career best when winning 14-runner handicap chase at Punchestown (24.3f, heavy) 46 days ago by ½ length from James The Brave. Can remain very competitive.

Form: 38/U03-1

Shotgun Jack¹⁵⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-2| J: Philip Byrnes| T: P G Kelly| OR: 100| C

Fair winner at 24f over hurdles. Eleventh of 16 in novice chase (50/1) at Galway (22.5f, good to soft) 150 days ago, considerately handled. Makes handicap chase debut.

Form: 8/0-90P0

Way Down South³²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-1| J: Daniel King| T: G Scott| OR: 99| C

Fair winner at 19f over hurdles. 16/1, seventh of 15 in handicap chase at Thurles (22f, good to soft) 32 days ago. Uphill task.

Form: 6-99497

One And Only^b1,t³⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-4| J: Danny Gilligan| T: O McKiernan| OR: 88

Fair winner at 20f over hurdles. Pulled up in handicap chase (7/1) at Thurles (18.3f, good to soft) 39 days ago, pulled up there. Back up in trip. Blinkers on 1st time.

Form: 22F2-0P

Zolpharine⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-3| J: Harry Sexton⁽⁷⁾| T: J P Ryan| OR: 87

One win from 37 NH runs. 50/1, pulled up in handicap chase at Thurles (25.3f, good to soft) 9 days ago, dropping away between 4 out and 3 out. Very hard to make a case for.

Form: P2P0UP

Duffys Hodey^p³⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 10-0| J: Shane O'Callaghan⁽⁵⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 83| BF

Promising type. Fairly useful winner at 20f over hurdles. 6/4, second of 9 in handicap chase at Fairyhouse (24.2f, heavy) 38 days ago. Cheekpieces back on. On a very lenient mark in this sphere.

Form: 13112-2

Forecasts

Hees Dynamite (11/4), A Great Buzz (10/3), James The Brave (7/2), Duffys Hodey (9/2), Aclass (8/1), Mickie Angel (12/1), Slotty Dotty (16/1), Way Down South (20/1), Your Honor (25/1), Shotgun Jack (25/1), One And Only (25/1), Zolpharine (33/1)

This could be a reasonable race for the grade but DUFFYS HODEY is very well weighted over fences relative to his hurdles form so he'll surely be cashing in sooner rather than later. Aclass and Hees Dynamite head the opposition.