McHale C4 Straw Blower & Silage Feeder Chase

Off time: 16:15 | Winning time: 4m 58.1s

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Livelovelaugh^t1¹⁵

Age: 10| Weight: 11-12| J: P Townend| T: W P Mullins| OR: 135| C| D

5/4

Useful chaser. Thirteen runs since last win in 2018. Shaped better than the result when seventh of 12 in handicap chase (13/2) at Killarney (20.8f, soft) 15 days ago. Tongue strap on 1st time.

Form: 008-637

Mengli Khan^p,t²⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: G Elliott| OR: 148| D

3/1

Useful hurdler. 17/2, below form when fourth of 5 in minor event hurdle at Kilbeggan (19.8f, good to soft) 29 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase.

Form: 333-164

Scoir Mear¹⁷³

Age: 10| Weight: 11-12| J: M P Walsh| T: T Mullins| OR: 131| D

12/1

Useful chaser. 6/1, creditable second of 7 in handicap chase at Wexford (20f, heavy) 173 days ago.

Form: 600722-

Thosedaysaregone²²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: K J Brouder| T: C Byrnes| D

9/4

Promising type. 9/4, creditable second of 7 in handicap at Tramore (16f, good to soft) 22 days ago, needing stronger gallop. Switches from Flat to chase. Open to improvement in this sphere.

Form: 518/613-

Stormey^t¹⁷

Age: 10| Weight: 11-0| J: P J Carberry| T: S J Mahon| OR: 120

28/1

Fairly useful hurdler. Twenty three runs since last win in 2017. 8/1, ran poorly when fifth of 7 in handicap chase at Killarney (17f, heavy) 17 days ago.

Form: 436-535

Forecasts

Livelovelaugh (5/4), Thosedaysaregone (9/4), Mengli Khan (3/1), Scoir Mear (12/1), Stormey (28/1)

THOSEDAYSAREGONE progressed well as a hurdler last season and took well to this discipline when winning on his only previous start, so he makes plenty of appeal given he arrives fit from the Flat. Livelovelaugh shaped better than the distance beaten suggests at Kilbeggan last time and is considered the main threat.