13:05 Fairyhouse
Sunday 30 November 2025
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BAR 1 Betting Porterstown Handicap Chase (Listed)
- 4YO plus | Class 1 | 3m 6f | Yielding to Soft (Soft in places) | 15 Runners | Turf | Weighed In
- Off time: 13:05 | Winning time: 8m 8.2s
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Seven wins from 21 NH runs. Shaped as if better for the run after 7 months off when tenth of 19 in Troytown handicap chase at Navan (24f, heavy, 22/1) 14 days ago. Steps back up in trip and no surprise to see a better showing with that run under his belt.
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Fell when going well in National Hunt Chase at Cheltenham (29.9f) in March before pulling up in Irish National. However, ran well when third in a hot maiden chase on return to action 2 weeks ago and highly likely there's an even bigger effort in his locker back in a handicap. Interesting.
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Opened her account over fences at Punchestown (22.7f) in January but not in same form when midfield in Kim Muir at Cheltenham in March. Entitled to be sharper for last month's reappearance run over hurdles and she remains unexposed over marathon trips.
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11/1, below form twelfth of 19 in Troytown at Navan (24f, heavy) 14 days ago, off bridle before most. This step back up in trip looks firmly in his favour and there's surely a race of this nature within reach from this mark.
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9-y-o who presumably stripped fitter for his encouraging Listowel fourth when winning 13-runner Cork National (28f, good to soft) 4 weeks ago, keeping on well to forge clear run-in. Live player again with a repeat.
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Hurdles/chase scorer who finished runner-up in Cork National (28f) this time last year but he looked rusty returning from a full year off when eighth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Naas (20f) 21 days ago. That ought to have blown the cobwebs away ahead of this return to chasing.
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Cheekpieces on for 1st time, bit below form eleventh of 19 in handicap chase at Navan (24f, heavy, 25/1) 14 days ago, inadequate test. Back up in trip. Yard having good spell. Blinkered for 1st time.
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Two chase wins this time last year, including this race from a 1 lb lower mark. However, very hard to predict subsequently, going in snatches/tending to jump right when tailed-off eighth of 13 to Lonesome Boatman in handicap chase at Cork (28f, good to soft) 28 days ago.
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Cheekpieces on for 1st time, creditable seventh of 19 in Troytown handicap chase at Navan (24f, heavy, 10/1) 14 days ago. Up in trip. Can give a good account with this marked increase in trip certainly worth exploring.
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8-y-o who ran with credit on 2 of his 3 starts over fences last season and capitalised on his lower hurdles mark after 7 months off when taking 13-runner handicap hurdle (6/1) at this course (24f, soft) 26 days ago. Certainly worth a second look back over fences.
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Successful twice over fences during a productive 2024/25 campaign and he signed off with a creditable fourth of 14 in handicap chase at Navan (23.6f, soft) 8 months ago. Appeals as the type who will stay long distances and there could yet be more to come with that in mind.
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1 win from 3 runs this season. 3/1, improved to win 24-runner handicap hurdle at Navan (16f, heavy) 14 days ago, finding extra. Switches from hurdles to chase. Significantly up in trip.
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Won over fences at Newton Abbot (25.8f) for Paul Nicholls and encouraging start for new stable following 5 months off when second of 13 in handicap chase at Down Royal (24f, good to soft, 10/1) 29 days ago. Task is to build on that now given his overall profile is patchy.
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Hurdles winner who is yet to taste success over fences but went close on several occasions in staying contests last term. Drop in trip did him no favours on return from 8 months off when fourth in a Gowran maiden (20f) 3 weeks ago and this will prove much more to his liking.
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Eleven runs since last win in 2023. 10/1, below form eighth of 13 in handicap chase at Down Royal (24f, good to soft) 29 days ago. Cheekpieces back on and he's opposable.
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Forecasts
Better Times Ahead (3/1), Beaufort Scale (15/2), Now Is The Hour (15/2), Onethreefivenotout (8/1), Lonesome Boatman (17/2), Verdant Place (9/1), Brucejack (10/1), Will Do (12/1), Positive Thinker (14/1), Nine Graces (18/1), St Denis's Well (20/1), Fortunedefortunata (20/1), Favori De Champdou (22/1), History Of Fashion (22/1), Clonmeen (33/1)
NOW IS THE HOUR returned from 7 months off with a solid third in a Navan maiden chase 2 weeks ago and, having highlighted he's very much one to be interested in for such contests as this last season, he could well be ready to strike. Will Do for Gordon Elliott, Cork National winner Lonesome Boatman and Better Times Ahead are just a trio of others to consider in what is a very intriguing contest.
- Now Is The Hour15/2
- Will Do12/1
- Lonesome Boatman17/2
Previous Winners
Prize Money
1st: €27,000.002nd: €9,000.003rd: €4,500.004th: €2,251.005th: €1,350.006th: €900.00
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