15:25 Tramore

Sunday 1 January 2023

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Tom Carroll Memorial Handicap Chase (0-102)

Off time: 15:25 | Winning time: 6m 41.03s

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Gonedairy¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: N T Prendergast⁽⁷⁾| T: T Shanahan| OR: 102

40/1

Lightly-raced maiden under Rules. 125/1, fifth of 7 in novice chase at Thurles (24.3f, good to soft) 14 days ago. Makes handicap chase debut. Others more persuasive.

Form: 102F85

Malinas Glory^t²⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-13| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: E O'Grady| OR: 101

15/2

Third of 12 in novice chase (8/1) at this course (21.4f, soft) 26 days ago. Makes handicap chase debut.

Form: 403353

Beating The Odds¹³

Age: 10| Weight: 11-10| J: S F O'Keeffe| T: W J Austin| OR: 98| BF

9/2

Respectable third of 11 in handicap chase (3/1) at Punchestown (24.8f, soft) 13 days ago. Has to be taken seriously.

Form: 6330-23

Shes Some Doll^t¹²

Age: 8| Weight: 11-10| J: S Fitzgerald⁽³⁾| T: T Gibney| OR: 98| C

9/2

Course winner. Held every chance when falling at the last (usual 3 out) on debut for new yard in handicap chase at Naas (16f, soft, 10/1) 12 days ago. Significantly back up in trip.

Form: 35-371F

Tyre Kicker^p¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: K M Donoghue| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 97| BF

5/2

Cheekpieces on for 1st time, creditable sixth of 18 in handicap hurdle (10/3) at Punchestown (23.4f, soft) 13 days ago. Makes chase debut.

Form: 0-14336

Eagle Terrace^p²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: J C Gainford| T: J J Hanlon| OR: 102| C

22/1

Fair winner at 17f over hurdles. Bit below form eighth of 14 in novice chase at Clonmel (16f, heavy, 125/1) 24 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Makes handicap chase debut.

Form: 554498

Kings Halo²⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 11-1| J: R Deegan| T: J Dullea| OR: 89

13/2

11/2, ninth of 11 in handicap chase at this course (21.4f, soft) on debut over fences 26 days ago.

Form: 0P8/809

Da Big Fella⁴⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 10-10| J: E Walsh⁽⁵⁾| T: Eamon Courtney| OR: 84

10/1

Respectable fifth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Limerick (24.4f, heavy, 12/1) 40 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase.

Form: 037-665

Aodhan May²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-9| J: P Byrnes⁽⁵⁾| T: C Byrnes| OR: 83

18/1

Fourteenth of 24 in handicap hurdle at Cork (20f, soft, 66/1) 21 days ago. Makes chase debut.

Form: 97/00-00

Padraic's Choice¹²

Age: 8| Weight: 10-6| J: K C Sexton| T: J J Hanlon| OR: 80

18/1

Blinkered for 1st time, below form tenth of 17 in handicap chase at Naas (16f, soft, 16/1) 12 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Enters calculations.

Form: P/2-4F00

Killisk Ben Rose²⁹⁴

Age: 10| Weight: 10-0| J: G P Brouder⁽⁵⁾| T: R P Rath| OR: 72

66/1

Remains a maiden after 17 NH runs. Pulled up in handicap chase (66/1) at Limerick (24.6f, heavy), weakening from 3 out. Off 9 months.

Form: 0/PPU0P-

Garrai Phaidin^t²⁶

Age: 14| Weight: 10-0| J: K Callaghan⁽⁷⁾| T: S K Ryder| OR: 70| D

16/1

Fourteen runs since last win in 2020. Creditable fifth of 11 in handicap chase at this course (21.4f, soft, 12/1) 26 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 0-72045

Lacken Bridge^p³³

Age: 12| Weight: 10-0| J: Sarah Kavanagh⁽⁷⁾| T: G M Doyle| OR: 64| C

33/1

Course winner. Twenty-five runs since last win in 2018. 18/1, below form eighth of 13 in handicap chase at Punchestown (25.7f, good to soft) 33 days ago.

Form: 5020-58

Non-Runners

Wild Caprice³

Weight: 11-4| Age: 9

T: J P Ryan J: P K Donovan

Golden Glen¹⁴

Weight: 10-6| Age: 9

T: Brendan Walsh J: D Moloney

Forecasts

Tyre Kicker (5/2), Beating The Odds (9/2), Shes Some Doll (9/2), Kings Halo (13/2), Malinas Glory (15/2), Da Big Fella (10/1), Garrai Phaidin (16/1), Aodhan May (18/1), Padraic's Choice (18/1), Golden Glen (20/1), Eagle Terrace (22/1), Wild Caprice (25/1), Lacken Bridge (33/1), Gonedairy (40/1), Killisk Ben Rose (66/1)

A deserved first sucess over fences beckons for BEATING THE ODDS, who has posted solid efforts in defeat on his 2 starts so far this season, most recently at Punchestown where he was third to Sir Bob (winner again since). Tyre Kicker will be a threat if his jumping passes the test now switched to fences, while Shes Some Doll is also likely to be in the mix, provided she is none the worse for her recent fall at Naas. Malinas Glory is another to consider.