SBK Irish EBF Mares Handicap Chase

Off time: 13:53 | Winning time: 6m 22.9s

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La Malmason⁵²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Keith Donoghue| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 132

6/5

Promising sort. 11/4, career best when winning 12-runner handicap chase at Cheltenham (20.6f, good to soft) 52 days ago, bit in hand. Likely capable of even better. The one to beat.

Form: 20-7U31

Must Be Obeyed³⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 11-11| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: T Gibney| OR: 131| CD

5/1

Course winner. 25/1, pulled up in Grade 3 mares event at Fairyhouse (21.4f, heavy) 35 days ago won by Riviere D'etel, weakening soon after.

Form: 44P4-3P

Bonnie Kellie²²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-2| J: Phillip Enright| T: S Curling| OR: 122| BF| C

6/1

Latest win in chase at Clonmel in October. Very good second of 6 in handicap chase at this course (22.7f, soft, 11/4) 22 days ago. Respected.

Form: F-U1552

Regina Dracones³⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 11-1| J: Kieren Buckley| T: T Gibney| OR: 121| D

14/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2022. Eighth of 12 in handicap chase (14/1) at Limerick (19.4f, heavy) 39 days ago, inadequate test. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: PFP-338

Kates Hill²²

Age: 9| Weight: 10-2| J: Donagh Meyler| T: J P Dempsey| OR: 108| CD

11/4

Didn't need to improve to win 6-runner maiden chase at this course (22.7f, soft, 15/8) 22 days ago. Runner-up in her previous handicap. Likely to go well.

Form: 378021

Lar's Lass⁴¹

Age: 8| Weight: 10-0| J: Patrick M O'Brien⁽⁷⁾| T: J T R Dreaper| OR: 99

28/1

8/1, below form eighth of 13 in handicap chase at Down Royal (20f, soft) 41 days ago. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 312-2P8

Forecasts

La Malmason (6/5), Kates Hill (11/4), Must Be Obeyed (5/1), Bonnie Kellie (6/1), Regina Dracones (14/1), Lar's Lass (28/1)

LA MALMASON won a competitive handicap at Cheltenham last time with a bit in hand and looks more than good enough to give the weight away to this opposition. Bonnie Kellie and Kates Hill can battle it out for the forecast spot.