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12:20 Punchestown

Thursday 16 November 2023

All12:2012:5513:3014:0514:4015:1515:45

Ladbrokes 'We Play Together' Handicap Chase (0-102)

Off time: 12:21 | Winning time: 6m 44.4s

1^st

Baldur's Gate

811-10

11/1

T: Miss D O'SheaJ: Mr J W Hannon (7)

Settled behind leaders, 5th halfway, improved to press leader 4 out, ridden entering straight, disputed approaching 2 out, led 2 out, asserted before last, kept on strongly, eased close home op 10/1

2^nd

He Fitz In

711-6

9/2

T: D E FitzgeraldJ: S O'Callaghan (5)

Held up, 9th halfway, progress into 5th before 4 out where slight mistake, ridden and no impression before next, moderate 3rd entering straight, kept on one pace, slight mistake last, 2nd run-in, no chance with winner op 5/1 tchd 4/1

3^rd

2 ¼

Black Samurai

911-10

18/1

T: S AherneJ: Mr D O'Connor

Led, pressed after 5 out, ridden and strongly pressed entering straight, joined approaching 2 out where bad mistake and headed, no extra in 2nd before last, dropped to 3rd run-in op 20/1 tchd 16/1 and tchd 22/1

4^th

Fox Le Bel

811-0

4/1f

T: Liz DoyleJ: A P Kelly (5)

Tracked leader, 2nd halfway, ridden in 4th before 4 out, no impression before 3 out, kept on one pace op 7/2 tchd 10/3

5^th

Greenway Machine

1110-1

8/1

T: Ms H P MarkhamJ: Cian Cullinan (7)

Mid-division, improved to track leaders from 3rd, 3rd halfway, pressed leader after 5 out, ridden in 3rd after 4 out, under pressure in 4th next, soon no extra op 7/1

6^th

Faith Loving

811-10

6/1

T: Caroline MccaldinJ: D P Maxwell (7)

Tracked leaders early, soon mid-division, niggled along 7 out, pushed along and short of room on inner before 5 out, ridden in 6th before 4 out where mistake, soon no extra, slight mistake next op 7/1

Also Ran

An Fraoch Mor

1012-0

12/1

T: R O'SullivanJ: K M Donoghue

Held up, 8th halfway, ridden and no impression 5 out, soon no extra, pulled up before next op 16/1 tchd 18/1

William of Wykeham

811-5

14/1

T: M M McNiffJ: P T Enright

Held up in rear, slight mistake 10th, weakened next, pulled up before 7 out op 11/1

Da Big Fella

910-11

9/2

T: Eamon CourtneyJ: M J M O'Sullivan

Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, slight mistake 6 out, ridden and no extra before 4 out, weakened before 3 out, pulled up before 2 out op 7/2

Highstreetfashion

810-3

10/1

T: P RooneyJ: P M O'Brien (7)

Tracked leaders early, slight mistake 7th, soon mid-division, niggled along briefly before next, mistake 11th, ridden towards rear and no extra 5 out, weakened, pulled up before next op 12/1

Four Country Roads

910-0

33/1

T: B McMahonJ: D Moloney (7)

Held up, soon towards rear, trailing before 7 out, ridden and no impression 5 out, pulled up before next tchd 28/1 and tchd 40/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€12.00Pl:€3.30, €1.90, €5.40EX:€68.20Trifecta:€452.80Tricast:€910.01SF:€63.68

Forecasts

Fox Le Bel (4/1), He Fitz In (9/2), Da Big Fella (9/2), Faith Loving (6/1), Greenway Machine (8/1), Highstreetfashion (10/1), Baldur's Gate (11/1), An Fraoch Mor (12/1), William of Wykeham (14/1), Black Samurai (18/1), Four Country Roads (33/1)

It's tough to put much confidence in a 27-race maiden, but FOX LE BEL ran creditably to place once more in the handicap Faith Loving won at Fairyhouse recently and with that outing sure to have blown away any cobwebs, he gets the tentative nod. The aforementioned Faith Loving showed a good attitude on his handicap bow so he heads up the dangers, with Greenway Machine and Da Big Fella taken to do battle for third.