13:35 Naas

Sunday 2 January 2022

All12:3013:0013:3514:1014:4515:2015:50

Eastcoast Seafood & Gouldings Hardware Handicap Chase

Off time: 13:35 | Winning time: 4m 17.90s

1^st

Fighting Fit

710-5

6/4f

T: J P DempseyJ: L P Dempsey

Mid-division, 5th after 4th, headway at 6th, 3rd after 3 out, challenged leader 2 out, travelled well to lead narrowly last, ridden and asserted under 1f out, comfortably op 15/8 tchd 2/1

2^nd

Alice Avril

510-6

9/1

T: H De BromheadJ: Rachael Blackmore

In rear and slightly detached, closed up on field after 2nd, 9th before 5th, effort on outer after 3 out, ridden and headway to 4th last, stayed on in 2nd under 1f out, not trouble winner op 8/1

3^rd

Gevrey

610-13

11/4

T: G ElliottJ: D N Russell

Close up, led at 2nd, pressed 2 out, ridden before last where headed, dropped to 3rd under 1f out, one paced op 3/1

4^th

nse

Carrigmoorna Pine

910-7

12/1

T: R TynerJ: J J Slevin

Towards rear, 6th after 4th, lost place after 5th, headway on outer after 3 out, 5th last, kept on same pace to 4th closing stages, no danger op 11/1

5^th

Espion Du Chenet

810-9

12/1

T: Louise G LyonsJ: R P Treacy

Rear of mid-division, dropped to 8th before 5th, progress before 2 out, travelled well into 3rd before last where not fluent, ridden and weakened under 1f out op 10/1

6^th

Arahecan

911-10

11/1

T: H De BromheadJ: D Robinson

Led narrowly, headed at 2nd, 2nd after 4th,closed after 3 out, dropped to 3rd 2 out, lost place and weakened before last op 17/2

7^th

3 ¼

Benefit Run

1011-1

33/1

T: R O'SullivanJ: Shane O'Callaghan (7)

Towards rear, 7th before 5th, progress after 5th, dropped towards rear after 2 out, ridden and weakened before last op 28/1 tchd 25/1

8^th

1 ¼

Jack Hackett

811-3

9/1

T: Ciaran MurphyJ: Shane Fitzgerald (5)

Tracked leader, 4th after 4th, progress on inner after 5th, 4th after 3 out, dropped to rear before 2 out where not fluent, weakened op 15/2

Also Ran

Stansfield

810-13

20/1

T: Paul TraynorJ: Sam Ewing (3)

In touch, 3rd after 4th, 4th after 5th, slight mistake at 6th and lost place, progress 4 out, lost place 3 out where mistake and fell op 22/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€2.50Pl:€1.10, €2.20, €1.30EX:€16.60Trifecta:€45.50Tricast:€35.74SF:€16.46

Forecasts

Fighting Fit (6/4), Gevrey (11/4), Alice Avril (9/1), Jack Hackett (9/1), Arahecan (11/1), Carrigmoorna Pine (12/1), Espion Du Chenet (12/1), Stansfield (20/1), Benefit Run (33/1)

GEVREY's last couple of chase outings haven't got to the bottom of him and he's been handed an appealing mark based on hurdles form, so a chance is taken on him to make a winning switch to handicap chases at the likely expense of last-time-out winner Arahecan. Alice Avril is also worth considering.

GEVREY (FR)
FIGHTING FIT
ARAHECAN (IRE)

Previous Winners

2021

Epson Du Houx

Weight: 11-5 |Age: 7

J: Rachael Blackmore | T: H De Bromhead

9/4

Prize Money

1st: €9,900.002nd: €3,300.003rd: €1,650.004th: €825.005th: €495.006th: €330.00