15:45 Naas

Saturday 28 January 2017

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Panoramic Restaurant Handicap Chase (0-109)

Off time: 15:48 | Winning time: 5m 17.7s

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The Gatechecker⁴¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: M P Walsh| T: M Hourigan| OR: 109

9/4

Made handicap chase debut over three-miles at Thurles last month and ran a fair race, drops in trip and here could get competitive.

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Black Zero^b²⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 11-10| J: M A Enright| T: M J McDonagh| OR: 107

9/2

Scored last time at this venue when dropped to two-miles, goes back up in trip now and raised 6lb for his win, would have preferred to see him over shorter.

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Mr Goodenough^p1²⁷⁶

Age: 13| Weight: 11-10| J: J J Slevin⁽⁵⁾| T: J F Robinson| OR: 107

16/1

Now a teenager but won in good style at Leopardstown in February last and dangerous to write him completely from current mark.

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Ballycahane^p,t1²⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-5| J: D Meyler⁽³⁾| T: A L T Moore| OR: 102

7/1

Returned to action over C&D in November with lacklustre effort and hasn't come forward in two subsequent runs.

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Fairy Island⁹⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 10-12| J: D J Mullins| T: T Mullins| OR: 95

7/2

Remains a maiden after 12 starts, nine of them over fences, but has run some decent races and could pick up something like this sooner or later.

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Kilmurry Kid^p²⁷

Age: 14| Weight: 10-7| J: B J Foley⁽⁷⁾| T: John Hayes| OR: 90

8/1

Admirable veteran always gives his best, jumping was sketchy at Tramore on New Year's Day and ultimately fell, doesn't inspire confidence.

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Duty Dance^p,t³²

Age: 12| Weight: 9-12| J: D E Mullins| T: D Howard| OR: 81

15/2

Mare rarely has a going day now, posted a good effort over hurdles at Ballinrobe in April but most of her other recent efforts have been bitterly disappointing.

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Da Baba Elephant¹⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 9-10| J: S J Gray⁽³⁾| T: R McNally| OR: 77

25/1

Lightly raced eight-year-old, remains winless and nothing in recent times to suggest that is going to change. Beaten out of sight in similar contest at Punchestown a fortnight ago.

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Taboo^p²⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 9-10| J: A Ring⁽³⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 70

16/1

Unseated rider latest start at Tramore, form figures are uninspiring and wrong at the weights to the tune of 9lb for this.

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Forecasts

The Gatechecker (9/4), Fairy Island (7/2), Black Zero (9/2), Ballycahane (7/1), Duty Dance (15/2), Kilmurry Kid (8/1), Mr Goodenough (16/1), Taboo (16/1), Da Baba Elephant (25/1)

BLACK ZERO appeared to relish the drop in trip last time out when delivering on the promise he'd been showing, so it's not ideal that he goes up in distance again but if he's in the same mood he has the capabilities to defy his rise in the ratings. The Gatechecker made a fair start to handicapping recently and is interesting now dropping trip while Fairy Island is a consistent maiden that will surely land a contest like this somewhere. The others all seem to questions hovering over them but Mr Goodenough would be dangerous if deciding to put his best foot forward off his current mark. 1. Black Zero 2. Fairy Island 3. The Gatechecker