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Irish Stallion Farms EBF Novice Handicap Chase Final (Grade B)

Off time: 15:56 | Winning time: 6m 46.1s

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Must Be Obeyed³⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: D J O'Keeffe| T: T Gibney| OR: 133| D

11/2

Useful chaser. Respectable 16¼ lengths fourth of 9 to Churchstonewarrior in Ten Up Novices' Chase (8/1) at this course (24f, good to soft) 36 days ago. Makes handicap chase debut.

Form: 2-94114

Shantreusse^p1⁵⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 133| D

5/1

Fifth of 7 in novice chase at this course (24f, soft, 9/4) 58 days ago. Stable having good spell. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Makes handicap chase debut. Merits consideration.

Form: 110-425

Slip Of The Tongue³⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-11| J: A P Kelly⁽⁷⁾| T: P Roche| OR: 132

5/1

Useful winner at 16f over hurdles. 5/1, good third of 16 in maiden at Gowran (20f, heavy) 30 days ago. Makes handicap chase debut. Open to improvement.

Form: 13-4F33

Flash De Touzaine^p1,t⁵³

Age: 8| Weight: 11-9| J: Mr J W Hendrick⁽⁷⁾| T: Miss Liz Doyle| OR: 130| D

33/1

Latest win in chase at Galway in October. Bit below form ninth of 18 in handicap chase at Gowran (25f, heavy, 33/1) 53 days ago. Tongue strap back on, cheekpieces on 1st time. Has work to do.

Form: 24-10F9

Percy Warner^p⁵⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-9| J: D F O'Regan| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 130| C| D

11/1

Promising individual. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, good second of 8 in handicap chase (16/5) at this course (20.4f, soft) 50 days ago. Can make presence felt.

Form: 111/542

Jody Ted^h1²²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-3| J: M M McDonagh⁽⁵⁾| T: E Griffin| OR: 124

14/1

Latest win in chase at Clonmel in December. 5/1, good second of 6 in handicap chase at Naas (20f, good to soft) 22 days ago. Hood on 1st time.

Form: U15P42

Brampton Belle³⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-2| J: C Brassil⁽⁵⁾| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 123| C

14/1

8/1, creditable 8½ lengths third of 17 to Temptationinmilan in handicap chase at this course (24f, good to soft) 36 days ago. Yard in good form.

Form: 15-3543

Temptationinmilan^p³⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 10-13| J: P Byrnes⁽⁵⁾| T: C Byrnes| OR: 120| CD

12/1

4/1, career best when winning 17-runner handicap chase at this course (24f, good to soft) 36 days ago by short head from Galon De Vauzelle, all out.

Form: 1222U1

Yeah Man³⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-7| J: S W Flanagan| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 114| D

7/2

Fairly useful hurdler, winning 15-runner maiden at Thurles (22.8f, good to soft) 39 days ago, kept up to work. Showed promise over fences at the start of his career and respected back over the larger obstacles.

Form: 505221

Priory Park^p⁴⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 10-3| J: L P Dempsey| T: E J O'Grady| OR: 110

18/1

Cheekpieces on for 1st time, very good second of 10 in handicap chase at Fairyhouse (21f, good to soft, 14/1) 40 days ago, running on late.

Form: 950772

Galon De Vauzelle^p¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 10-0| J: G B Noonan⁽⁵⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 107| BF| D

14/1

5/2, creditable second of 9 in handicap chase at Leopardstown (21.4f, soft) 14 days ago.

Form: 623422

Better Times Ahead³⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 10-0| J: S D Torrens| T: R Tyner| OR: 106

10/1

Fair winner at 15f over hurdles. Respectable fourth of 10 in handicap chase at Gowran (20f, heavy, 20/1) 30 days ago, suited by way race developed.

Form: 7-90884

Forecasts

Yeah Man (7/2), Slip Of The Tongue (5/1), Shantreusse (5/1), Must Be Obeyed (11/2), Better Times Ahead (10/1), Percy Warner (11/1), Temptationinmilan (12/1), Galon De Vauzelle (14/1), Brampton Belle (14/1), Jody Ted (14/1), Priory Park (18/1), Flash De Touzaine (33/1)

The last three runnings of this have been won by 6-y-os and SLIP OF THE TONGUE is taken to extend the winning sequence for that age. A listed winner and twice placed in Graded company over hurdles, he stepped up on his previous efforts in this sphere when third at Gowran and is open to improvement now upped in trip for this handicap bow. Fellow 6-y-o Yeah Man, a winner over hurdles last time, is also open to improvement and heads the dangers along with Percy Warner and Must Be Obeyed.