Eddie McAllister Memorial Novice Handicap Chase

Off time: 15:00 | Winning time: 4m 30.8s

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Spinning Web^t⁴⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 12-2| J: Danny Mullins| T: Ms M Mullins| OR: 124

11/2

Versatile sort who won back-to-back chase contests at Thurles back in the spring. Record a little bit mixed under both codes since, fifth of 9 in handicap on Flat at Tramore (16f, good to soft) 46 days ago. More needed if he's to defy this mark back over fences.

Form: 11P-509

Clonshire River^t²⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 11-9| J: Kieren Buckley| T: E & P Harty| OR: 117

2/1

Winner in chase at Limerick in May. 9/2, good second of 7 in handicap chase at Kilbeggan (20.4f, good) 26 days ago. Expected to be thereabouts again.

Form: 86-1022

In The Trenches¹²²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Keith Donoghue| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 114

3/1

Long-standing maiden who was in good heart when last seen, going closer than ever when runner-up over fences at Tipperary prior to finishing second of 16 in novice hurdle (10/3) at Kilbeggan (20f, good to soft) 122 days ago, running on. Respected back from a break.

Form: 8423-22

Metamorpheus⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-1| J: Alex Harvey| T: R O'Brien| OR: 109| BF

4/1

Infrequent winner who ran creditably when fourth over fences at Ballinrobe (17.2f) on his penultimate start. Latest fourteenth of 17 in handicap hurdle at Listowel (16f, good to soft) 6 days ago has to go down as disappointing but he's not dismissed lightly returned to this sphere.

Form: 9-50F40

Saint Peregrine¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-3| J: Conor Clarke⁽⁷⁾| T: J P Ryan| OR: 97

12/1

Modest placed form over hurdles and he comes here having made little impact when seventh of 12 in handicap chase (16/1) at Ballinrobe (17.2f, soft) 19 days ago. Others preferred.

Form: 48P937

Sayitfirst¹⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 10-0| J: G Brouder⁽³⁾| T: D Collins| OR: 89

15/2

Eleven runs since last win in 2024. Creditable fifth of 12 in handicap chase (14/1) at Ballinrobe (17.2f, soft) 19 days ago, no extra run-in. Each-way possibilities.

Form: 000305

Non-Runners

Iamagetaway⁵

Weight: 10-13| Age: 6

T: James Andrew Fahey J: Philip Donovan

Forecasts

Clonshire River (2/1), In The Trenches (3/1), Metamorpheus (4/1), Spinning Web (11/2), Sayitfirst (15/2), Saint Peregrine (12/1), Iamagetaway (16/1)

CLONSHIRE RIVER comes here on the back of a good pair of runners-up efforts, latterly at Kilbeggan 26 days ago and with this drop in trip expected to hold no fears, he looks to hold sound claims of going one place better. Metamorpheus is another in the mix if shrugging off a lesser run over hurdles 6 days ago. In The Trenches also makes the shortlist back from a break.