Naas Farm Machinery Hunters Chase

Off time: 16:00 | Winning time: 6m 49.06s

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Selected odds by:

Annamix^t²⁷

Age: 10| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr J J Codd| T: W P Mullins| OR: 148

13/2

Useful chaser. Fifteen runs since last win in 2020 and was well held after 3 months off in handicap chase at Galway when last seen in July. Off 6 months and needs to bounce back.

Form: P39-054

Billaway^p,t1²⁰

Age: 11| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr P W Mullins| T: W P Mullins| OR: 140| CD

2/7

Useful chaser. C&D winner. Looked rusty after 9 months off when second of 6 in hunter chase (6/5) at Thurles (24.7f, soft) 20 days ago. Tongue strap on for 1st time and is likely to be back near his best with that under his belt.

Form: 2/2111-2

Dinny Lacey^p¹³

Age: 9| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr Darragh Allen⁽⁷⁾| T: J Motherway| OR: 135

10/1

Useful chaser who ran one of his poorer races back over hurdles when seventh of 12 in handicap at Listowel (20f, soft) in June. Cheekpieces back on. Has run well fresh before and can play a part if returning to something like his best.

Form: 624U-74

Grange Island²⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr M J O'Connor| T: W J Burke| OR: 105

33/1

Fair hurdler who made second chase start a winning one in 12-runner hunter (20/1) at Clonmel (20f, heavy) 25 days ago. Up in trip and lot more required.

Form: 35/8-161

Le Malin¹³

Age: 9| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr N McParlan| T: S McParlan

10/1

3-time hurdle winner (for Francois Nicolle) in France who has made the frame on 2 of his 3 starts in points, runner-up latest (Jan 29). This is no easy task, though.

Form: 131/342

Forecasts

Billaway (2/7), Annamix (13/2), Le Malin (10/1), Dinny Lacey (10/1), Grange Island (33/1)

BILLAWAY is sure to be all the better for his recent run and is selected to win this race for a fourth year running. Dinny Lacey is narrowly preferred to Annamix for the forecast.