12:00 Naas

Thursday 14 December 2023

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Sign Up To GavinLynchRacing.com Handicap Chase (0-102)

Off time: 12:05 | Winning time: 4m 16.9s

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Kates Hill¹²

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: Donagh Meyler| T: J P Dempsey| OR: 102

13/2

Always behind when eleventh of 13 in beginners chase (150/1) at Fairyhouse (21.5f, soft) 12 days ago. Back down in trip. Makes handicap chase debut.

Form: 64-3780

Our Bobby^h²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: E Walsh⁽³⁾| T: J M Burke| OR: 102| D

11/1

Latest win in hurdle at Bellewstown in July. 11/1, eleventh of 15 in handicap hurdle at Thurles (20.6f, soft) 3 weeks ago. Makes chase debut. Back down in trip.

Form: 31F230

Filon D'Oudairies²¹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-11| J: C G O'Dwyer⁽⁵⁾| T: J P Broderick| OR: 99| D

50/1

16/1, fared no better for the fitting of cheekpieces when tenth of 14 in handicap chase at Thurles (18.4f, soft) 3 weeks ago.

Form: 7605P0

Derridae¹⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 11-9| J: J C Gainford| T: M McCabe| OR: 97| D

22/1

Fair winner at 16f over hurdles. Showed little when ninth of 15 in beginners chase at Tramore (21.4f, soft, 28/1) on chasing debut 16 days ago. Back down in trip. Makes handicap chase debut.

Form: 22P-909

Money Heist^p1³⁹

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

7/4

12/1, shaped as if retaining all his ability after 13 months off when fourth of 17 in handicap hurdle at Cork (20f, soft) 39 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Makes handicap chase debut. Leading claims.

Form: 056/15-4

School Lane²⁰

Age: 10| Weight: 11-7| J: Danny Gilligan⁽⁵⁾| T: L Lennon| OR: 95

22/1

Failed to come on for recent run when pulled up in handicap chase (11/1) at Fairyhouse (24.3f, heavy) 20 days ago. Significantly down in trip.

Form: 2153-0P

Knocknagappagh^p⁴⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: Sean Flanagan| T: Peter Fahey| OR: 93

14/1

16/1, thirteenth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Galway (24f, heavy) 47 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase. Significantly back down in trip. Makes handicap chase debut. Should improve.

Form: 764620

The Virginian^p,t¹¹⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: Peter Smithers⁽⁷⁾| T: P Roche| OR: 92

25/1

Wasn't seen to best effect when ninth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Kilbeggan (18f, soft, 17/2) 5 months ago, left poorly placed. Makes chase debut.

Form: 8/00-549

Mahlers Cove¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: M P O'Connor⁽³⁾| T: J J Mangan| OR: 90| D

8/1

Modest winner at 16f over hurdles. 25/1, seventh of 15 in beginners chase at Tramore (21.4f, soft) 16 days ago. Back down in trip. Makes handicap chase debut. In the mix.

Form: 6106-47

Natural Ability^t²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Phillip Enright| T: A J Martin| OR: 90

80/1

Offered little after 6 months off when seventh of 8 in novice chase at Punchestown (15.6f, soft, 125/1) 4 weeks ago. Makes handicap chase debut.

Form: 800P-U7

Pana To Milan¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: L A McKenna⁽⁵⁾| T: M Winters| OR: 88

11/1

Modest winner at 20f over hurdles. Showed first form in this sphere when third of 12 in handicap chase (28/1) at Tramore (21.4f, soft) 16 days ago. Back down in trip.

Form: 4P-P903

Prince Of Air^p,t²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: P J O'Hanlon⁽³⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 86| D

9/1

Winner in hurdle at Tramore in August. Matched the pick of his hurdling form sent chasing after 12 weeks off when fourth of 14 in handicap (25/1) at Thurles (18.4f, soft) 3 weeks ago. Cheekpieces back on.

Form: 506184

Cullenwaine^p⁵⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: S D Torrens| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 85

14/1

Below form when ninth of 12 in handicap hurdle at Thurles (15.9f, soft, 9/2) 8 weeks ago. Makes chase debut.

Form: 0-88529

Tincurra Lad²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: J G Gilligan⁽⁷⁾| T: W J Martin| OR: 85| D

28/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2022. Tailed off in handicap hurdle (40/1) at Punchestown (20.8f, soft) 4 weeks ago. Switches from hurdles to chase. Back down in trip.

Form: 8F04F0

Kilashee⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 10-10| J: D King⁽³⁾| T: J P Ryan| OR: 84

10/1

Unreliable individual. Thirty runs since last win in 2021. 12/1, wasted no time getting back to form when second of 7 in handicap chase at Clonmel (17.9f, heavy) 7 days ago, no match for winner. Can go well again.

Form: 4F2UP2

Barbaha Queen²³

Age: 7| Weight: 10-9| J: Liam Quinlan⁽⁵⁾| T: J P Ryan| OR: 83| D

20/1

Fourteen runs since last win in 2022. Eleventh of 14 in handicap hurdle (18/1) at Limerick (16f, heavy) 23 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase.

Form: 772030

Forecasts

Money Heist (7/4), Kates Hill (13/2), Mahlers Cove (8/1), Prince Of Air (9/1), Kilashee (10/1), Pana To Milan (11/1), Our Bobby (11/1), Knocknagappagh (14/1), Cullenwaine (14/1), Barbaha Queen (20/1), School Lane (22/1), Derridae (22/1), The Virginian (25/1), Tincurra Lad (28/1), Filon D'Oudairies (50/1), Natural Ability (80/1)

Cases can be made for several, but MONEY HEIST shaped as if retaining all his ability after 13 months off when fourth over hurdles at Cork last month, and with that outing sure to have blow away any cobwebs, Gavin Cromwell's 6-y-o gets the nod to open his account in this sphere fitted with first-time headgear. Kilashee, Mahlers Cove and Knocknagappagh are just a handul of possible dangers.