13:35 Fairyhouse

Saturday 27 January 2018

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Fairyhouse Racecourse Members Handicap Chase

Off time: 13:37 | Winning time: 4m 50.4s

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Show And Go¹⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 11-9| J: D Robinson⁽⁵⁾| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 115| BF

14/1

Dual winner over fences and placed twice in the autumn. Disappointing in three starts since however including back over hurdles at Clonmel last time.

Form: 033566

Concordin²⁹

Age: 10| Weight: 11-7| J: M P Walsh| T: R Tyner| OR: 113| BF

11/2

Winner of a handicap hurdle at Leopardstown (2m2f, yielding) 13 months ago but held since then and unseated rider early on in a handicap chase at Leoaprdstown last time out.

Form: 146-95U

Effernock Lad⁴¹

Age: 9| Weight: 11-4| J: M P Flanagan⁽⁵⁾| T: G Keane| OR: 110| D

9/2

In good form in recent starts including when finishing fourth over 2m1f at Navan (heavy) last month. Races off a 1lb higher mark today and is one for the shortlist in this contest.

Form: 296034

Fairly Legal²⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 11-3| J: Phillip Enright| T: R Tyner| OR: 109

7/2

Winner of a Naas maiden hurdle nearly two years ago but lightly raced since and making his handicap debut following a fair effort over 2m5f here earlier this month.

Form: 14/03-75

Mister First³⁰

Age: 12| Weight: 11-2| J: A E Lynch| T: R Hennessy| OR: 108| C

14/1

Admirable veteran who ran well to finish 8L second over an extended 2m6f at Limerick (heavy) a month ago. Interesting to see how he fares off a 2lb lower mark today.

Form: 9P8452

Ontopoftheworld^p1,t1²⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 11-2| J: Donagh Meyler| T: A L T Moore| OR: 108| D

10/1

Successful off this mark over fences at Navan (2m1f, heavy) in March last year and put a disappointing effort at Navan behind him when fifth at Naas last time. Wears cheekpieces and a tongue tie for the first time today.

Form: 12-8705

Tongie¹⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 10-13| J: D J Mullins| T: P A Fahy| OR: 105

5/1

Finished a fair third at Tramore in a beginners contest last month but failed to complete twice since and others make more appeal today.

Form: 0453UF

All The Chimneys^b⁴¹

Age: 9| Weight: 10-7| J: T Ryan⁽⁷⁾| T: W J Austin| OR: 99| C| D

7/1

Victorious over fences at Navan 12 months ago and placed in this sphere since. Well held seventh at Navan last time and needs to return to form if he's to take this contest.

Form: 24-P947

Shrewdoperator^p¹⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 9-10| J: A W Short⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 88| D

10/1

Successful off a 5lb lower mark at Cork (soft) in November and put in his best effort since when finishing third at Punchestown (2m4f, soft-to-heavy) last time out. Racing from out of the handicap today.

Form: 681743

Non-Runners

Leap Dearg³⁰³

Weight: 11-11| Age: 10

T: J Nash J: C A Landers

Forecasts

Fairly Legal (7/2), Effernock Lad (9/2), Tongie (5/1), Concordin (11/2), All The Chimneys (7/1), Shrewdoperator (10/1), Ontopoftheworld (10/1), Mister First (14/1), Show And Go (14/1), Leap Dearg (20/1)

EFFERNOCK LAD has been running well in recent times and he is taken to register his third chase victory in 12 starts today. The selection has ground conditions to suit and can see off Ontopoftheworld who can finish runner-up with cheekpieces and a tongue tie tried today. Of the remainder improvement looks likely from Fairly Legal on his first outing in handicap company.