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- Golden Joy
- J Coen / G Elliott
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136
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7/2 |
Golden Joy
French hurdles winner off the mark at the second attempt in chases in a 2m1f Leopardstown beginners' on yielding last month, his main rival falling at the last; of obvious interest on handicap chase debut.
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- Je T'ai Porte
- S Fitzgerald / G P Cromwell
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136
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18/1 |
Je T'ai Porte
2-10 over fences, the last win coming last June in a Roscommon novice on good; won a handicap chase on yielding at Ballinrobe last May off 118; tough task on latest at Cheltenham; remains 15lb above last win so may need some respite from the handicapper.
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- Captains Nephew
- T Power Roche / P J Rothwell
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140
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8/1 |
Captains Nephew
2-12 in chases; last won at Fairyhouse just over a year ago off 122; has generally struggled off his revised mark since and handicapper has been slow to relent; well beaten off lower hurdles rating latest; needs more.
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- Gaelic Arc
- L A McKenna / J P Ryan
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138
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22/1 |
Gaelic Arc
1-15 in chases; ran well at Gowran in November (2m, good) but badly out of sorts in three runs since, though faced a tough task at Cheltenham latest; would prefer better ground than this; eighth at Fairyhouse on Sunday.
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- Coming Up Easy
- M P O'Connor / H De Bromhead
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135
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3/1 |
Coming Up Easy
Hurdles winner took a big step forward when hacking up in his first novice handicap chase at Limerick (2m2f, good to yielding); up 9lb for that; trainer said afterwards he improved for the sounder surface so softer conditions are a worry, though his hurdles win came on heavy; considered.
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- Kings Halo
- R Deegan / J Dullea
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135
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14/1 |
Kings Halo
Gained third win over fences here in January off 118 over 2m4f (yielding to soft); no impact upped in trip and class the last twice at Punchestown (3m3f) and Naas (3m1f); big drop in trip here may not be ideal.
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- My Gaffer
- J S McGarvey / J P Ryan
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136
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8/1 |
My Gaffer
Off the mark at the second attempt over fences in a Clonmel beginners' in February (20.5f, soft); struggled in a Limerick novice handicap (2m2f, good to yielding) on latest behind Coming Up Easy; down 1lb and may do better returned to this easier ground; not discounted.
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- Jay Pee M
- J P Shinnick / T O'Brien
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138
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6/4 |
Jay Pee M
Maiden hurdler has proved to be a much better chaser; 2-3 in this sphere, winning a beginners' here over 2m4f and a handicap chase at Navan over 2m1f, both on soft ground; up 7lb for that latest win and moves up in grade but there could yet be more to come.
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- Mount Frisco
- P K Donovan / J P Ryan
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147
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20/1 |
Mount Frisco
Tramore novice chase (15.5f, heavy) in January 2024 remains his only win in this sphere; out of form in three runs since return from a six month break; well-beaten off lower hurdles mark latest; hard to fancy on recent efforts, though he'll like the ground.
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