15:00 Gowran Park

Thursday 23 January 2020

All12:4513:2013:5014:2515:0015:3516:10

Goffs Thyestes Handicap Chase (Grade A)

Off time: 15:00 | Winning time: 6m 42.7s

Odds by:

Live Odds

Odds

Smoking Gun

11/2, 6/1, 11/2, 5/1

9/2

Acapella Bourgeois

11/2

6/1

Chef Des Obeaux

6/1, 13/2

6/1

Ex Patriot

8/1

Roaring Bull

12/1, 11/1, 12/1, 11/1, 12/1

10/1

Moyhenna

9/1

10/1

Choungaya

14/1

12/1

Minella Fair

14/1

Lord Schnitzel

16/1

14/1

Livelovelaugh

14/1

Total Recall

16/1

Out Sam

20/1, 18/1

16/1

Borice

16/1

Mick The Jiver

20/1

Pont Aven

25/1

Class Conti

50/1, 40/1

33/1

General Principle

33/1

Noble Endeavor

50/1

SP Book Percentage 148.41

Non-Runners

Monbeg Notorious²⁷

Weight: 10-11| Age: 9

T: G Elliott J: Sean O'Keeffe

Solomn Grundy²⁷

Weight: 10-2| Age: 10

T: H De Bromhead J: Reserve 3

Dounikos¹⁰¹

Weight: 11-4| Age: 9

T: G Elliott J: B Browne

Forecasts

Smoking Gun (9/2), Acapella Bourgeois (6/1), Chef Des Obeaux (6/1), Ex Patriot (8/1), Roaring Bull (10/1), Moyhenna (10/1), Choungaya (12/1), Minella Fair (14/1), Lord Schnitzel (14/1), Livelovelaugh (14/1), Total Recall (16/1), Out Sam (16/1), Borice (16/1), Mick The Jiver (20/1), Solomn Grundy (20/1), Pont Aven (25/1), Dounikos (25/1), Class Conti (33/1), General Principle (33/1), Noble Endeavor (50/1), Monbeg Notorious (50/1)

SMOKING GUN is taken to improve once again and land this tricky contest on only his fourth chase start, With conditions set to be soft (heavy in places) he may benefit from only have a light weight to carry around this tough course. He will need to iron out some jumping errors but if doing so he holds every chance. Conversely Acapella Bourgeois has plenty of weight to carry but Willie Mullins' runner is the class act of the race exemplified when finishing behind Cheltenham Gold Cup favourite Al Boum Photo at Tramore in January. A repeat of that run should see him go close. Honourable mentions go to Roaring Bull, Livelovelaugh and Chef Des Obeaux in what looks a fascinating race.