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Sunday 21 September 2025

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Kerry Dairy Ireland Handicap Chase

Off time: 17:00 | Winning time: 4m 28.6s

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The Banger Doyle³⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr Alan O'Sullivan⁽⁷⁾| T: J Queally| OR: 140| D

8/1

Respectable second of 10 in maiden at Tramore (16f, good to firm, 9/2) 38 days ago, having run of race. Switches from Flat to chase and while he's a useful performer in this sphere, he looks vulnerable under top-weight.

Form: P-2224U

So Scottish^b1,t³⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 11-6| J: A P Kelly⁽³⁾| T: E Mullins| OR: 134

11/1

Tongue strap on for 1st time in this code cheekpieces on for 1st time in this code, good fourth of 10 in handicap (14/1) at Tramore (16f, good to soft) 36 days ago. Switches from Flat to chase and first-time blinkers enlisted. One to consider.

Form: 27004-0

Drumgill⁴⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Daniel King| T: J P Ryan| OR: 132| D

14/1

Latest win in hurdle at Ballinrobe in July. 15/2, unseated rider in handicap chase at Galway (18.2f, soft) 49 days ago. Others make more appeal for win purposes.

Form: 96-281U

Embittered^p,t³¹

Age: 11| Weight: 11-2| J: Sean Flanagan| T: E McNamara| OR: 130| D

9/1

2 wins from 5 runs this season. 14/1, won 10-runner handicap chase at Killarney (17f, good) 31 days ago by 9½ lengths from Prince of Air, forging clear. Remains on a good mark up 9 lb and another bold show could be on the way.

Form: 4-51071

Captains Nephew^t¹⁴³

Age: 8| Weight: 11-1| J: Tiernan Power Roche⁽⁵⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 129| D

12/1

Bit below form seventh of 23 in handicap chase (50/1) at Punchestown (16.3f, good) 143 days ago. Best to look elsewhere.

Form: 975677-

Gaelic Arc²⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 11-1| J: Harry Sexton⁽⁷⁾| T: J P Ryan| OR: 129

14/1

Latest win in chase at Kilbeggan in June. 11/1, pulled up in handicap chase at Killarney (20.8f, good to soft) 29 days ago, dropping away leaving back straight. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 94120P

Jasko Des Dames^t¹⁴³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-1| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 129

13/2

Latest win in chase at Punchestown in November. Below form twelfth of 23 in handicap chase at Punchestown (16.3f, good, 8/1) 143 days ago. Claims if able to get back on track here.

Form: 112550-

Dutch Schultz²⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 10-9| J: Eoin Staples⁽⁷⁾| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 123

15/2

Twelve runs since last win in 2024. 14/1, below form sixth of 13 in handicap chase at Killarney (20.8f, good to soft) 29 days ago. Opposable.

Form: 24-3466

Bythesametoken^p,t³⁹⁵

Age: 11| Weight: 10-2| J: Danny Gilligan| T: R O'Sullivan| OR: 116

16/1

Creditable 4 lengths third of 9 to Dutch Schultz in handicap chase at Killarney (17f, soft, 5/1). Off 13 months but wouldn't be without each-way hope if fully tuned-up.

Form: 60/3443-

Battle Of Ridgeway^t²³

Age: 7| Weight: 10-0| J: Phillip Enright| T: M Hassett| OR: 114| D

5/2

One win from 3 runs this season. Didn't need to improve to win 11-runner handicap chase at Wexford (19.4f, good, 5/1) 23 days ago, all out. 5 lb rise fair and should be in the mix.

Form: 15P2-91

The Dara Man^t¹⁶

Age: 10| Weight: 10-0| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: J P Ryan| OR: 112| D

25/1

Unreliable type. 10/1, pulled up in handicap chase at Kilbeggan (20.4f, good) 16 days ago, losing touch from 4 out. Tongue strap back on. Dropped to a handy mark, but opposable all the same.

Form: 9P-P42P

Crowsatedappletart^p⁴⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 10-0| J: G Brouder⁽³⁾| T: M Winters| OR: 106| BF

18/1

Latest win in chase at Wexford in July. Bit below form sixth of 11 in handicap chase (4/1) at Wexford (19.6f, good to soft) 46 days ago. Possibly in the handicapper's grip for now.

Form: 233116

Prince Of Air^p³¹

Age: 8| Weight: 10-0| J: Alex Harvey| T: C Coakley| OR: 105| D

12/1

Creditable 9½ lengths second of 10 to Embittered in handicap chase (7/2) at Killarney (17f, good) 31 days ago. Hard to envisage him reversing the placings with that rival here.

Form: 332332

Forecasts

Battle Of Ridgeway (5/2), Jasko Des Dames (13/2), Dutch Schultz (15/2), The Banger Doyle (8/1), Embittered (9/1), So Scottish (11/1), Prince Of Air (12/1), Captains Nephew (12/1), Drumgill (14/1), Gaelic Arc (14/1), Bythesametoken (16/1), Crowsatedappletart (18/1), The Dara Man (25/1)

The vote goes to SO SCOTTISH, who performed with credit on last month's handicap debut on the Flat and he also performed well when fourth of 14 off a 1 lb higher mark on his latest start in this sphere at the Punchestown Festival during the spring. Battle of Ridgeway is feared most on the back of his Wexford success and Embittered, though by no means certain to reproduce the form of last month's emphatic Killarney victory, has to enter calculations. too.