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Monday 29 December 2025

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Vision Contracting Novice Handicap Chase

  • 4YO plus  |   2m 6f 120y  |   12 Runners  |   Turf
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Cloth number
Odds
Star rating
Horse A-Z
1
Horse silk
Mickie Angel27
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.
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2
Horse silk
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.
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3
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Aclassp9
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.
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4
Horse silk
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.
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5
Horse silk
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.
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6
Horse silk
Slotty Dottyt9
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.
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7
Horse silk
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.
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8
Horse silk
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.
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9
Horse silk
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.
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10
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One And Onlyb1,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.
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11
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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.
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12
Horse silk
Duffys Hodeyp38
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.
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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)

Verdict

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.

Previous Winners

2024
Whateys Quest
Weight: 11-7  |Age: 6
11/4

Prize Money

1st: €7,200.002nd: €2,399.003rd: €1,200.004th: €600.005th: €361.006th: €240.00

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