16:45 Naas

Sunday 9 March 2025

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Bar One Racing Leinster National Handicap Chase (Listed)

Off time: 16:46 | Winning time: 6m 54.4s

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Espanito Bello^v⁵⁰

Age: 11| Weight: 11-12| J: Sean Flanagan| T: B Connell| OR: 144| CD

14/1

C&D winner. Fifteenth of 19 in handicap hurdle (16/1) at Navan (20f, soft) 50 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase. Back up in trip.

Form: UP-5850

Bronn^p,t1⁶⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 11-10| J: J J Slevin| T: T Gibney| OR: 142| C

66/1

66/1 and blinkered for 1st time, pulled up in New Year's Day Chase at Tramore (22.8f, heavy) 67 days ago won by Embassy Gardens, losing place early final circuit. Tongue strap on for 1st time.

Form: 44PP-5P

Panda Boy⁷²

Age: 9| Weight: 11-10| J: R A Doyle| T: M Brassil| OR: 142

12/1

Twelve runs since last win in 2022. Bit below form twelfth of 27 in handicap chase at Leopardstown (24.4f, good to soft, 7/1) 72 days ago.

Form: 4240-70

Any Second Now^b³²

Age: 13| Weight: 11-9| J: M P Walsh| T: T M Walsh| OR: 141| C| D

16/1

Course winner. Fourth of 5 in minor event chase (8/1) at Fairyhouse (24.5f, good to soft) 32 days ago. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 78672-4

Hartur D'arc⁴²

Age: 8| Weight: 11-5| J: Keith Donoghue| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 137| BF| CD

13/2

C&D winner. 7/2, very good second of 14 in handicap hurdle at this course (18.7f, heavy) 42 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase. Significantly back up in trip.

Form: 10-9UF2

Kinturk Kalanisi⁵⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-3| J: Anna McGuinness⁽⁷⁾| T: T Gibney| OR: 135

5/1

9/2, very good second of 11 in novice chase at Navan (24f, soft) 50 days ago. Makes handicap chase debut. Merits consideration.

Form: 133-322

Largy Debut⁴⁵

Age: 10| Weight: 10-12| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 130

12/1

Fourteen runs since last win in 2021. 33/1, twelfth of 18 in handicap chase at Gowran (25f, soft) 45 days ago.

Form: 29/22B-0

Bushmans Pass^p1¹⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 10-9| J: Phillip Enright| T: O McKiernan| OR: 127| BF

12/1

Pulled up in handicap chase (13/2) at Punchestown (27f, soft) 17 days ago, pulled up before last. Cheekpieces on 1st time.

Form: 1131-5P

Must Be Obeyed²⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 10-9| J: M P O'Connor| T: T Gibney| OR: 127

22/1

Well-beaten last of 3 to Dinoblue in listed chase at this course (16f, soft, 18/1) 29 days ago. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 3-27873

Better Times Ahead²²

Age: 8| Weight: 10-8| J: S D Torrens| T: R Tyner| OR: 126| C

15/2

Ninth of 12 in handicap chase at Gowran (20f, heavy, 18/1) 22 days ago. Back up in trip.

Form: 41/622-9

Stormy Judge¹⁷

Age: 10| Weight: 10-7| J: J S McGarvey| T: P A Fahy| OR: 125| C

28/1

Course winner. Fourteen runs since last win in 2021. Unseated rider in handicap chase (14/1) at Punchestown (27f, soft) 17 days ago.

Form: 9-508UU

Tyre Kicker^p,t⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 10-6| J: Conor Stone-Walsh⁽³⁾| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 124| D

5/2

Creditable second of 13 in handicap chase at Leopardstown (21.5f, good to soft, 6/1) 7 days ago. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 4/28722

Kings Halo¹⁷

Age: 10| Weight: 10-5| J: D E Mullins| T: J Dullea| OR: 123| C

10/1

Course winner. Latest win in chase at Cork in January. Respectable fifth of 17 in handicap chase at Punchestown (27f, soft, 16/1) 17 days ago.

Form: 10-9015

Street Value^t²⁸

Age: 10| Weight: 10-1| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: J P Flavin| OR: 119

28/1

Fifth of 13 in handicap chase at Navan (23.8f, heavy, 40/1) 28 days ago.

Form: P5-P095

Forecasts

Tyre Kicker (5/2), Kinturk Kalanisi (5/1), Hartur D'arc (13/2), Better Times Ahead (15/2), Kings Halo (10/1), Bushmans Pass (12/1), Panda Boy (12/1), Largy Debut (12/1), Espanito Bello (14/1), Any Second Now (16/1), Must Be Obeyed (22/1), Stormy Judge (28/1), Street Value (28/1), Bronn (66/1)

TYRE KICKER caught the eye again with the way he travelled off the pace when second at Leopardstown last week and looks well up to winning a handicap from this sort of mark. Kinturk Kalanisi has taken well to fences and his opening mark looks a fair one, so is next best ahead of the veteran Any Second Now.