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- Coko Beach
- J Smith / G Elliott
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135
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16/1 |
Coko Beach
Smart staying handicap chaser at his peak, winner of the 2021 Thyestes and the 2023 Grand National Trial at this venue; C&D winner last season, also finished third in the La Touche; beaten 18l by Vanillier here in February; down the field in cross-country at Cheltenham; pulled up in the Grand National.
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- Stealthy Tom
- S D Torrens / E Bolger
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137
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4/1 |
Stealthy Tom
Beaten a neck by Vital Island in the La Touche two years ago; won three handicaps in a fine spell in the following months; out of form last year until 33-1 third behind Stumptown here in December; well beaten in third behind Vanillier here in February; kept ticking over with a hurdles run; fell at 10th in Thursday's La Touche.
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- Grange Island
- D J O'Keeffe / W J Burke
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92
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50/1 |
Grange Island
Twice successful in hunters' chases; not at his best in points this season; fell at the sixth in the Ladies' Cup here on Tuesday on his first attempt at the course.
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- Read To Return
- Non Runner / A J Martin
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116
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SP |
Read To Return
Won 2m7f Killarney beginners' chase last season; has been mixing hurdling and chasing this season; three runs over hurdles before a return to chasing did the trick when winning a race for women riders at Fairyhouse last week; in rear in Thursday's La Touche.
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- Final Orders
- K M Donoghue / G P Cromwell
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150
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5/1 |
Final Orders
Five-time chase winner; looked regressive last year; low-key efforts this term until much more encouraging run when clear third in good-class 2m6f Leopardstown handicap; continued return to form and proved his stamina when second to Dunboyne in the Ulster National; 40-1, pulled up before five out in the Irish Grand National.
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- French Dynamite
- G Brouder / M F Morris
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152
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7/2 |
French Dynamite
Three chase wins, including a 2m7f Grade 3 at this venue last October, beating Minella Indo; ran well for a long way before weakening in the Cross Country Handicap at Cheltenham; never threatened in the Topham.
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- I A Connect
- P T Enright / Miss E McCutcheon
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118
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40/1 |
I A Connect
Ex-Gordon Elliott, four-time winner; modest form since Tipperary win in 2023; struggled over this course in February; handicap chase form not good enough to give him a serious chance.
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- Subset
- D Meyler / Peter Maher
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97
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40/1 |
Subset
33-1 winner of this event in 2023 with Three By Two back in third; nothing to suggest he can cause a similar upset; last of nine finishers in Thursday's La Touche.
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- The Goffer
- K C Sexton / G Elliott
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139
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5/1 |
The Goffer
2023 Leopardstown Chase winner; no success since then; remote fifth behind Vanillier here in February; came from off the pace when fourth behind Stumptown at Cheltenham, only 1.25l behind Vanillier; ran a fine race to take third place in the Topham; found little when in mattered here on Thursday; shorter trip may be more in his favour.
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- Vanillier
- K M Donoghue / G P Cromwell
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156
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9/2 |
Vanillier
Second in the 2023 Grand National; 18l winner over C&D in February, and a fine third at Cheltenham when nearly taking the wrong course early on did not help; finished well for third behind stablemate Stumptown; tailed off in Grand National; went at the 12th when favourite for Thursday's La Touche; had shown some hesitancy at earlier jumps.
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- Vital Island
- Mr B T Stone / R P O'Keeffe
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124
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5/1 |
Vital Island
8-28 in points; Ladies' Cup winner in 2022; La Touche winner in 2023; failed to find his best form last season but proved he is not a back number with a Lingstown win in March; trainer saddled a superb one-two here on Tuesday; gallant fourth behind Busselton here on Thursday.
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- Busselton
- J J Slevin / J P O'Brien
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134
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2/1 |
Busselton
2022 Kerry National winner; won a staying handicap on the Flat at Galway last July; ended 2024 with two respectable runs over the cross-country course at Cheltenham; bounced back from Festival failure when sticking to his task well to win the La Touche on Thursday.
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- Cavalry Master
- S F O'Keeffe / Peter Maher
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132
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50/1 |
Cavalry Master
Enjoyed a superb spell of form in 2021, winning four in a row, including a defeat of Hewick in a novice chase at Killarney; unreliable in recent seasons; completely tailed off behind Vanillier here in February; remote third in a point five weeks ago.
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- Chemical Energy
- Sam Ewing / G Elliott
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152
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10/3 |
Chemical Energy
Returned to form with third in Munster National at Limerick (3m, good); best of his cross-country chases attempts in recent month when beaten around 15l in sixth behind Stumptown at Cheltenham, previously remote C&D fourth behind Vanillier.
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- Conflated
- D J Gilligan / G Elliott
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175
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3/1 |
Conflated
Top-class chaser in his prime; Irish Gold Cup winner and Savills Chase winner in 2022; placed form in top races in Britain, including third in the 2023 Cheltenham Gold Cup; struggling these days and ran poorly over the Cheltenham cross-country course last November.
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- Peaches And Cream
- C Stone-Walsh / G P Cromwell
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141
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12/1 |
Peaches And Cream
No success since landing 3m7f handicap here three years ago; not in the same league as stablemate Vanillier but completed the course in sixth here on Thursday.
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- Clonbury Bridge
- C G O'Dwyer / J P Dempsey
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111
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22/1 |
Clonbury Bridge
First reserve; won 2m5f Fairyhouse handicap in January under today's rider; brought down at the first at Leopardstown; fair fourth at Thurles last time; not an obvious contender.
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- Quornofamonday
- J C Gainford / J P Dempsey
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108
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40/1 |
Quornofamonday
Second reserve; won a 2m5f Fairyhouse handicap chase in February; went lame on next start; has had a recent run over hurdles; hard to make a case for him.
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- Three By Two
- Reserve 3 / D P Murphy
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133
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10/1 |
Three By Two
Third reserve; 95-rated chaser but has run much better than that mark on several occasions in this sphere; beaten just 2.75l by Stumptown here in November and ran a fine race when fifth at Cheltenham in December; remote sixth behind Vanillier here in February; valiant effort when third in the La Touche.
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