William Hill Each Way Extra Challenge Series Handicap Chase

5YO plus | 3m | 13 Runners | Turf

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: Keith Donoghue| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 122| CD

Fairly useful winner at 24f over hurdles. 12/1, sixth of 16 in handicap chase at Punchestown (19.7f, good to soft) 20 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 15-9096

Al Kalila⁴⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: J J Slevin| T: S R B Crawford| OR: 120| BF

Third of 5 in handicap chase at Kelso (23.4f, soft, 11/10) 44 days ago. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 3/714-23

Whatcouldhavebeen^p²⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Aidan Kelly⁽³⁾| T: J P Fahey| OR: 120

Useful winner at 22f over hurdles. 34¾ lengths sixth of 7 to The Big Westerner in Gr 2 chase at Limerick (22.6f, heavy, 250/1) 24 days ago. Makes handicap chase debut.

Form: 504-766

Lucky Lyreen^p1¹⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-11| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott| OR: 119| C| D

Useful winner at 24f over hurdles. 33/1, fifth of 7 in novice chase at Fairyhouse (21.8f, good to soft) 19 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Makes handicap chase debut. Should have more to offer.

Form: 305-905

Where's Frankie²²

Age: 10| Weight: 11-5| J: Ben Harvey| T: K Thornton| OR: 113| D

Eighth of 13 in handicap chase (40/1) at Leopardstown (24.4f, good to soft) 22 days ago. Looks vulnerable.

Form: 765-768

Stormy Judge³⁷

Age: 11| Weight: 11-1| J: Richard Condon⁽⁵⁾| T: P A Fahy| OR: 109| D

Twenty one runs since last win in 2021. Pulled up in handicap chase at Navan (24f, heavy, 12/1) 37 days ago, left behind before home turn.

Form: 87-F67P

Diamond Dollar⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-13| J: Philip Byrnes| T: C Byrnes| OR: 107

Career best when winning 11-runner handicap chase (5/1) at Punchestown (19.5f, heavy) on debut over fences 9 days ago, soon clear. Up in trip and he has to be respected in his hat-trick bid.

Form: 0-U6511

Shantou Show^p,t⁵⁴

Age: 10| Weight: 10-9| J: Conor Stone-Walsh| T: N C Kelly| OR: 103| D

Creditable eighth of 15 in handicap chase (22/1) at Thurles (22f, good to soft) 54 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: P8-7658

Duffys Hodey^p¹⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 10-1| J: Simon Torrens| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 95| BF

1 win from 3 runs this season. Fairly useful winner at 20f over hurdles. 2/1, good second of 14 in handicap chase at Tramore (22.8f, soft) 19 days ago. Cheekpieces back on. Needs considering.

Form: 112-212

Forecasts

Diamond Dollar (11/8), Al Kalila (9/4), Duffys Hodey (4/1), Lucky Lyreen (10/1), Born Braver (14/1), Shantou Show (20/1), Whatcouldhavebeen (20/1), Stormy Judge (25/1), Where's Frankie (25/1)

Though LUCKY LYREEN has failed to get competitive in a trio of maiden chases, he is of strong interest back up in trip on his handicap debut in this sphere, off a mark some 10 lb below his current hurdles mark. Al Kalila was a shade disappointing at Ayr last time but remains of interest judged on his chase debut second at Kelso, while Diamond Dollar is bidding for a third win on the bounce and is also accorded respect, along with Duffys Hodey.