15:45 Thurles

Sunday 23 January 2022

All13:0013:3014:0514:4015:1515:4516:15

BetVictor Handicap Chase

Off time: 15:45 | Winning time: 5m 43.60s

1^st

Fakir D'alene

712-0

2/1f

T: G ElliottJ: Mr R James (7)

Made all, 3 lengths clear halfway, pushed along entering straight, strongly pressed and edged left before last, under pressure and kept on well run-in, edged left close home op 6/4

2^nd

Donkey Years

811-3

4/1

T: E McNamaraJ: Mark Walsh

Mid-division, headway into 3rd from 5th, went 2nd before 3 out, challenged when bumped slightly before last, ridden and kept on well run-in, no impression close home op 9/2

3^rd

2 ½

Goodnightngodbless

910-3

9/1

T: J MotherwayJ: Simon Torrens

Chased leader, 2nd after 3rd, dropped to 4th before 3 out, ridden approaching straight and no impression before last, kept on run-in to go 3rd close home op 17/2 tchd 8/1

4^th

That's Lifebuoy

710-3

11/2

T: J P RyanJ: Darragh O'Keeffe

Towards rear, some headway 4 out and 5th next, pushed along and went 3rd approaching last, ridden and no impression run-in tchd 7/1

5^th

All The Chimneys

1311-0

22/1

T: Leonard FlynnJ: Shane Fitzgerald (5)

Mid-division, 4th 4 out and 3rd next, ridden and no impression in 5th approaching last, no extra run-in op 20/1 tchd 25/1

6^th

Sean Says

610-5

9/2

T: R SweeneyJ: Sean Flanagan

Chased leader in 3rd, slight mistake 2nd, 6th 6 out, pushed along and no impression after 4 out, no extra in straight op 15/2

7^th

The Chapel Field

910-9

8/1

T: W J AustinJ: J B Foley (5)

Chased leader in 2nd, dropped to 4th at 5th, reminder after 7th, 6th and no impression 3 out, slow next, no extra in straight op 9/1 tchd 7/1

Also Ran

Soldier At War

811-2

20/1

T: G ElliottJ: Jack Kennedy

Always towards rear, never a factor, pushed along in rear after 4th, detached before 5 out, no extra and pulled up before 3 out op 14/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€3.00Pl:€1.10, €1.70, €2.70EX:€8.20Trifecta:€43.90Tricast:€58.43SF:€11.27

Forecasts

Fakir D'alene (2/1), Donkey Years (4/1), Sean Says (9/2), That's Lifebuoy (11/2), The Chapel Field (8/1), Goodnightngodbless (9/1), Soldier At War (20/1), All The Chimneys (22/1)

This is a competitive field but FAKIR D'ALENE had loads up his sleeve when landing a novice at Down Royal last time and a mark of 132 may well underestimate him, so he's preferred to The Chapel Field, with Donkey Years regarded as a danger if the market speaks in his favour.

FAKIR D'ALENE (FR)
THE CHAPEL FIELD (IRE)
DONKEY YEARS (IRE)

Previous Winners

2021

Enjoy D'allen

Weight: 11-7 |Age: 7

J: C J Orr | T: Ciaran Murphy

2/1

Prize Money

1st: €9,900.002nd: €3,300.003rd: €1,651.004th: €825.005th: €495.006th: €330.00