16:30 Clonmel

Thursday 16 February 2023

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Grange Novice Handicap Chase

Off time: 16:30 | Winning time: 4m 32.06s

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Selected odds by:

Whiskeywealth⁴⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: M P O'Connor⁽⁵⁾| T: T O'Brien| OR: 116| CD

85/40

Career best when winning 8-runner minor event chase (11/8) at Tramore (15.4f, heavy) 46 days ago by 15 lengths from Golf Marin, easily. First run for yard after leaving Eoghan O'Grady.

Form: 34-P531

Golf Marin^t²²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: K C Sexton| T: A J Martin| OR: 109

5/1

9/1, good second of 16 in novice chase at Fairyhouse (16f, heavy) 22 days ago. Makes handicap debut. in this sphere and likely to improve.

Form: 4-34422

Bonnie Kellie³⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: M J M O'Sullivan⁽⁵⁾| T: S Curling| OR: 107| BF| D

5/2

Latest win at Limerick in December. Good second of 10 in handicap chase at this C&D (heavy, evens) 30 days ago. Solid chance.

Form: F-78212

Joy Of Life^p⁴⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: J J Slevin| T: S Neville| OR: 107

8/1

Promising type. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, career best when winning 7-runner novice chase at Cork (20f, heavy, 4/1) on debut over fences 40 days ago. Not taken lightly.

Form: 8-78281

Norwigi²²

Age: 8| Weight: 11-5| J: L P Dempsey| T: E Bolger| OR: 107| D

20/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2021. 16/1, fifth of 8 in handicap chase at Fairyhouse (21f, heavy) 22 days ago. Down in trip and it's probably best to look elsewhere.

Form: F-34U65

Jakes Dream³⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 10-12| J: Liam McKenna⁽⁵⁾| T: M Winters| OR: 100| D

12/1

Fair winner at 16f over hurdles. Third of 10 in handicap chase at this C&D (heavy, 18/1) 30 days ago. Each-way chance.

Form: 376993

McGrath From Clune^h²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-5| J: Phillip Enright| T: R Tyner| OR: 93

11/1

Hooded for 1st time, below form eleventh of 20 in handicap hurdle at Gowran (16f, heavy, 14/1) 21 days ago. Needs to improve for the switch to fences if he's to have a say in the finish.

Form: 0-59600

Pennywell Girl^p1³⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 10-3| J: D E Mullins| T: Louise G Lyons| OR: 91

16/1

Eighth of 10 in handicap chase at this C&D (heavy, 6/1) 30 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Looks vulnerable.

Form: 599-P38

Forecasts

Whiskeywealth (85/40), Bonnie Kellie (5/2), Golf Marin (5/1), Joy Of Life (8/1), McGrath From Clune (11/1), Jakes Dream (12/1), Pennywell Girl (16/1), Norwigi (20/1)

BONNIE KELLIE has hit the crossbar in handicap chases here either side of winning one at Limerick on Boxing Day and, still relatively unexosed in this sphere, she looks the safest option. Joy of Life and Golf Marin both remain open to improvement as chasers and rate the main dangers, in that order of preference. Whiskeywealth, a winner at Tramore on his latest start, is also shortlisted.