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Tuesday 20 December 2022

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Clinton Higgins Chartered Accountants Handicap Chase (0-102)

  • 4YO plus  |   2m  |   Yielding to Soft (Soft in places)  |   17 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 12:38  |   Winning time: 4m 14.2s
1st
Horse silk
6
5/2f
T: J T R DreaperJ: K M Donoghue
Rear of mid-division, headway into 5th when left 4th at last (usual 3 out), 3rd travelling well bypassing 2 out, led bypassing last, soon pushed along, stayed on well inside final furlong op 3/1
2nd
Horse silk
1 ¾
17
20/1
T: B McMahonJ: D Moloney (7)
Disputed lead, headed 5th, 3rd when left 2nd at last (usual 3 out), ridden and led bypassing 2 out, headed bypassing last, kept on under pressure inside final furlong
3rd
Horse silk
1 ½
2
711-12
11/2
T: J DulleaJ: P T Enright
Mid-division, mistake at 1st, 7th when left 6th at last (usual 3 out), ridden in 6th bypassing 2 out, 5th bypassing last, kept on without threatening in 3rd inside final furlong op 7/1 tchd 15/2
4th
Horse silk
3 ½
12
14/1
T: L P CusackJ: R Deegan
Towards rear, closer in 8th when hampered and left 6th at last (usual 3 out), ridden in 7th bypassing 2 out, kept on one pace final furlong op 20/1
5th
Horse silk
1 ½
8
14/1
T: W J LaniganJ: D E Mullins
Mid-division, 9th when left 7th at last (usual 3 out), ridden in 8th bypassing 2 out, kept on one pace op 9/1
6th
Horse silk
1 ½
1
1012-0
50/1
T: P J RothwellJ: P J O'Hanlon (5)
Towards rear, some progress from 2 out (usual 4 out), ridden in 10th bypassing 2 out, kept on one pace tchd 40/1 and tchd 80/1
7th
Horse silk
12
10
16/1
T: S McConvilleJ: Liam McKenna (7)
Tracked leaders, 4th and bad mistake 5th (usual 2 out), ridden entering straight, 4th bypassing 2 out, no impression final furlong
8th
Horse silk
3 ¼
9
33/1
T: G AhernJ: C P O'Shea (7)
Led and disputed, headed 5th, close 4th when bad mistake and left 3rd at last (usual 3 out), weakened before straight op 18/1
9th
Horse silk
1 ½
7
18/1
T: P J RothwellJ: J P O'Sullivan (5)
In rear, pushed along in moderate 11th when left 9th at last (usual 3 out), ridden and closer in 5th bypassing 2 out, no impression tchd 16/1
10th
Horse silk
2 ¼
14
16/1
T: J J HanlonJ: Shane Fenelon (7)
Disputed lead, led from 5th, joined again when left in front at last (usual 3 out), joined entering straight, ridden in headed bypassing 2 out, no impression final furlong tchd 20/1
11th
Horse silk
35
15
66/1
T: J P RyanJ: S F O'Keeffe
Always towards rear, slightly hampered at 2nd, no impression straight, never a factor op 40/1 tchd 33/1
12th
Horse silk
28
5
22/1
T: J P RyanJ: S Fitzgerald (3)
Tracked leaders, bad mistake 1st, slight mistake 2nd, weakened at halfway, soon trailing op 14/1

Also Ran

UR
Horse silk
3
11/1
T: J M BurkeJ: M P O'Connor (5)
Rear of mid-division, took keen hold, bad mistake and unseated rider at 2nd op 12/1 tchd 10/1
F
Horse silk
4
10/1
T: T GibneyJ: D J O'Keeffe
Tracked leaders, close 4th 2 out (usual 4 out), improved to dispute lead when fell at last (usual 3 out) op 12/1 tchd 14/1
F
Horse silk
11
8/1
T: Brendan WalshJ: Sam Ewing
Mid-division, 6th when fell at last (usual 3 out) tchd 7/1
F
Horse silk
13
11/1
T: Brendan WalshJ: C M Quirke (7)
Rear of mid-division, fell 5th (usual 2 out) op 9/1
UR
Horse silk
16
22/1
T: G M DoyleJ: Sarah Kavanagh (7)
Tracked leaders, mistake and unseated rider 3rd tchd 20/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€3.50Pl:€1.30, €4.80, €1.40, €4.10EX:€49.20Trifecta:€571.20Tricast:€278.23SF:€62.76

Forecasts

Know The Game (5/2), Hard Rain (11/2), Added Bonus (8/1), Shes Some Doll (10/1), Toms Courage (11/1), Johanna Yeats (11/1), Bidentime (14/1), Shantou Sisu (14/1), Hollybank King (16/1), Padraic's Choice (16/1), Berliet Express (18/1), The Eye Of Tulla (20/1), Wild Caprice (22/1), Trans Wood (22/1), General Ryan (33/1), Ardamir (50/1), Cluan Dara (66/1)

Verdict

Not a strong race so it could be worth chancing ADDED BONUS, who was a long-standing maiden over hurdles but he showed enough on recent chase debut to think he can win a contest such as this. Toms Courage and Know the Game are potential threats.

  1. ADDED BONUS (IRE)
  2. TOMS COURAGE (IRE)
  3. KNOW THE GAME (IRE)

Previous Winners

2021
Brandy Harbour
Weight: 10-13  |Age: 7
4/1

Prize Money

1st: €6,300.002nd: €2,100.003rd: €1,050.004th: €525.005th: €315.006th: €209.00

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