17:00 Killarney

Sunday 9 May 2021

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J O C Metal Fabrication Handicap Chase (0-109)

Off time: 17:06 | Winning time: 5m 9.2s

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Soi Cowboy^t¹⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 12-0| J: D F O'Regan| T: P W Flynn| OR: 109| D

13/2

14/1, career best when winning 14-runner handicap chase at Kilbeggan (19.9f, good) 16 days ago, bit in hand. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 0F50F1-

Ego Des Mottes¹⁴⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: S D Torrens⁽³⁾| T: E Bolger| OR: 107

25/1

33/1, last of 18 in handicap chase at Naas (16f, heavy) 146 days ago. Back up in trip. May well do better.

Form: 360/480-

Arch Melody²³⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 11-11| J: M P O'Connor⁽⁷⁾| T: J Morrison| OR: 106| D

100/1

25/1, broke blood vessel when pulled up in handicap hurdle at Tramore (16f, good), losing touch before 3 out. Off 7 months. Switches from hurdles to chase. Up in trip. Risky proposition at present.

Form: 1120/PP-

Marshalled^p1³⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-11| J: M P Walsh| T: P Roche| OR: 106| BF

3/1

2/1, creditable second of 14 in handicap chase at Clonmel (22.6f, good to soft) 38 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 809322-

An Marcach^p²⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-10| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: D Donovan| OR: 105| D

9/1

5/1, bit below form seventh of 14 in handicap chase at Fairyhouse (21.2f, good to soft) 26 days ago. Can bounce back.

Form: 333317-

My Oakclahome²¹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-10| J: R P Treacy| T: D M O'Brien| OR: 105

5/1

9/2, won 10-runner handicap chase at Tramore (21.6f, good to soft) 21 days ago, always holding on.

Form: 3/425P1-

Western Boy^b²¹

Age: 12| Weight: 11-9| J: D E Mullins| T: P A Fahy| OR: 104| BF| C

11/1

Fifteen runs since last win in 2017. Eleventh of 13 in handicap chase at Tramore (15.1f, good to soft, 15/8) 21 days ago. Significantly back up in trip. Blinkers back on. Not taken lightly.

Form: 2562U0-

Allardyce^b¹⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 11-8| J: D J O'Keeffe| T: E J O'Grady| OR: 103

18/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2020. Blinkered for 1st time, 19½ lengths seventh of 14 to Soi Cowboy in handicap chase at Kilbeggan (19.9f, good, 18/1) 16 days ago.

Form: 0U7667-

Princely Conn¹⁶

Age: 12| Weight: 11-8| J: Jack Brendan Foley⁽⁷⁾| T: T Mullins| OR: 103| BF

22/1

Unreliable type. Latest win in chase at Clonmel in March. Well-beaten eleventh of 14 to Soi Cowboy in handicap chase (4/1) at Kilbeggan (19.9f, good) 16 days ago.

Form: 00F010-

Whatucallher^t²³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-8| J: J S McGarvey| T: E P Harty| OR: 103| D

11/1

20/1, below form eighth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Ballinrobe (22.1f, good to soft) 23 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase. Makes handicap chase debut.

Form: 3S/7768-

Ballea Fox^t⁶⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 11-7| J: C A Landers⁽⁵⁾| T: S Spillane| OR: 102

18/1

Fell in handicap chase at Clonmel (20f, heavy, 12/1) 66 days ago won by An Marcach yet to be asked for effort when fell 3 out too far out to suggest outcome.

Form: 7651PF-

Mister Bells^b¹⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: S F O'Keeffe| T: P Nolan| OR: 102

28/1

Tenth of 13 in novice chase (20/1) at Kilbeggan (22f, good) 16 days ago. Blinkers back on. Makes handicap chase debut.

Form: 454040-

Play The Part^b¹⁹³

Age: 10| Weight: 11-7| J: S W Flanagan| T: W M Roper| OR: 102

80/1

Fourteen runs since last win in 2018. 80/1, tenth of 12 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (20.6f, soft). Off 6 months. Switches from hurdles to chase.

Form: 6/P3970-

Storm Flight^t¹⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: R A Doyle| T: C O'Dwyer| OR: 102

16/1

Remains a maiden after 17 NH runs. Very good sixth of 13 in novice chase at Kilbeggan (22f, good, 25/1) 16 days ago. Makes handicap chase debut. Others more persuasive.

Form: 253266-

Port Rashid²⁰

Age: 10| Weight: 11-7| J: Miss J Townend⁽⁷⁾| T: T Townend| OR: 102

13/2

Career best when winning 12-runner novice chase at Tramore (21.8f, good to soft, 20/1) 20 days ago, driven out. RESERVE.

Form: 294501-

Non-Runners

Axiomatic²⁶

Weight: 11-10| Age: 7

T: Mrs D Foster J: J C Gainford

Fenlon's Hill¹⁶

Weight: 11-6| Age: 10

T: P Stafford J: Reserve 2

Buttons And Bows⁶⁶

Weight: 11-5| Age: 7

T: P J Flynn J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Marshalled (3/1), My Oakclahome (5/1), Port Rashid (13/2), Soi Cowboy (13/2), Axiomatic (8/1), An Marcach (9/1), Buttons And Bows (10/1), Fenlon's Hill (10/1), Western Boy (11/1), Whatucallher (11/1), Storm Flight (16/1), Allardyce (18/1), Ballea Fox (18/1), Princely Conn (22/1), Ego Des Mottes (25/1), Mister Bells (28/1), Play The Part (80/1), Arch Melody (100/1)

Competitive stuff but MARSHALLED has been knocking pretty loudly on the door in handicaps of late and is taken to gain a deserved first success over the larger obstacles. Soi Cowboy finally put it together at Kilbeggan last time and is a threat, along with An Marcach and Western Boy.