17:00 Tramore

Friday 18 August 2023

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Majestic Hotel Handicap Chase (0-95)

Off time: 17:02 | Winning time: 5m 58.3s

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Selected odds by:

Chelseas Friend^p,t³⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: D J O'Keeffe| T: J J Mangan| OR: 94

18/1

Fourteen runs since last win in 2021. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, eleventh of 14 in handicap hurdle (25/1) at Kilbeggan (24.4f, soft) 35 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase.

Form: 22P-400

Ciankyle²⁹

Age: 12| Weight: 12-0| J: D Meyler| T: P Cluskey| OR: 94

16/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2021. Creditable seventh of 16 in handicap hurdle (22/1) at Killarney (20f, good) 29 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase.

Form: 89-6267

Sean Says^p³⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Ms S Verling⁽⁷⁾| T: R Sweeney| OR: 94

12/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2022. 80/1, twelfth of 15 in handicap at Killarney (14.1f, good) 30 days ago. Switches from Flat to chase.

Form: 644-53U

Elegant Dan^p⁴⁵

Age: 10| Weight: 11-13| J: S W Flanagan| T: D M O'Brien| OR: 93| C

12/1

C&D winner. Latest win in chase here in June. Fell in handicap chase at Tipperary (19.5f, soft, 12/1) 45 days ago.

Form: 70-016F

C'Est Quelqu'un²²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: J W Kennedy| T: G Elliott| OR: 92| BF

11/8

Latest win in chase at Leicester in February. Creditable second of 17 in handicap hurdle at Limerick (22f, soft, 10/11) 22 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase. The one to beat.

Form: 3P15-22

Rule Of June⁵⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 11-10| J: C M Quirke⁽⁵⁾| T: L Casey| OR: 90| BF| CD

15/2

C&D winner. One win from 22 NH runs. Saddle slipped when pulled up in handicap chase (6/1) at Wexford (25.3f, good to soft) 59 days ago, pulled up before 3 out. Can make presence felt.

Form: 50-352P

Pepperocco^t⁴⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-8| J: K M Donoghue| T: R O'Sullivan| OR: 88

16/1

20/1, below form eighth of 16 in handicap chase at Tipperary (19.5f, soft) 45 days ago.

Form: 0580-38

Shean Glory⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: S F O'Keeffe| T: S Aherne| OR: 85

10/1

25/1, respectable eighth of 13 in handicap hurdle at Downpatrick (21.8f, good) 5 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase.

Form: 2056-P8

Gold Creek^b1,t¹¹

Age: 9| Weight: 11-2| J: P T Enright| T: S Curling| OR: 82

33/1

One win from 44 NH runs. Pulled up in handicap hurdle at Cork (18.7f, good to soft, 25/1) 11 days ago, folding 5 out. Switches from hurdles to chase. Blinkers on 1st time and tongue strap back on.

Form: PP-PPUP

Shantou Sisu²⁸

Age: 11| Weight: 11-2| J: D E Mullins| T: W J Lanigan| OR: 82| C

10/1

8/1, ninth of 15 in handicap chase at Killarney (23f, good) 28 days ago. Each-way chance.

Form: 6-99439

Deux Par Deux⁴⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 11-1| J: K E Buckley⁽³⁾| T: Mrs D Foster| OR: 81

20/1

Fifteen runs since last win in 2019. Eighth of 16 in handicap chase (25/1) at Tipperary (19.5f, soft) 45 days ago.

Form: 8P80-P8

General Ryan^p⁴⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 11-1| J: C P O'Shea⁽⁷⁾| T: G Ahern| OR: 81

25/1

Unseated rider in handicap chase (20/1) at Tipperary (19.5f, soft) 45 days ago. Others preferred.

Form: 898-3UU

The Inbetween⁵⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 10-11| J: J J Slevin| T: R P Rath| OR: 77

40/1

40/1, thirteenth of 16 in handicap chase at Wexford (19.8f, good to soft) 59 days ago.

Form: 6F4P/0-0

Tiantu^b,t⁷⁶

Age: 10| Weight: 10-9| J: P J O'Hanlon⁽⁵⁾| T: Paul Power| OR: 75| CD

18/1

Course winner. Pulled up in handicap chase (18/1) at this course (21.2f, good) 76 days ago (race won by Elegant Dan), beaten when mistake tenth.

Form: 0468-PP

Father Jed²⁴

Age: 12| Weight: 11-3| J: P K Donovan⁽⁵⁾| T: J P Ryan| OR: 83| D

16/1

Won 13-runner handicap hurdle (20/1) at Ballinrobe (21.6f, good) 24 days ago, running on. Switches from hurdles to chase. RESERVE.

Form: 600-001

Non-Runners

Kilashee³⁰¹

Weight: 11-8| Age: 8

T: J P Ryan J: T Joseph Kelly

Corrigaleen¹

Weight: 10-8| Age: 7

T: E Sheehy J: Shane Fenelon

Lesssaidthebetter⁵

Weight: 10-6| Age: 9

T: P J Rothwell J: Reserve 1

Punters Poet²⁸

Weight: 11-13| Age: 8

T: E McCarthy J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

C'Est Quelqu'un (11/8), Rule Of June (15/2), Shantou Sisu (10/1), Corrigaleen (10/1), Shean Glory (10/1), Sean Says (12/1), Elegant Dan (12/1), Father Jed (16/1), Pepperocco (16/1), Ciankyle (16/1), Punters Poet (16/1), Lesssaidthebetter (16/1), Chelseas Friend (18/1), Tiantu (18/1), Deux Par Deux (20/1), Kilashee (20/1), General Ryan (25/1), Gold Creek (33/1), The Inbetween (40/1)

Easily the most likely winner of this is C'EST QUELQU'UN, who has hit the crossbar both starts over hurdles since joining the Gordon Elliott yard and he resumes in this sphere on an attractive mark. Rule of June's latest effort at Wexford is probably best overlooked and she could be the one to follow the selection home. Shantou Sisu is best of the rest.