Racing Again On The 19th February Handicap Chase

Pos	No.	Dr	Horse	Form	Jockey / Trainer	Age	Wgt	Best decimal odds
—	1	—	Blue Hop (G) FAV Pulled Up T Fairly useful winner at 24f over hurdles. 2/1, first run since leaving B. F. Brookhouse when encouraging third of 9 in novice chase at Tramore (15.8f, soft) 35 days ago, staying on late having been b…	31210/3	Darragh O'Keeffe H De Bromhead	9	75.3kg	5 4/1
—	2	—	Fenway Park (G) Pulled Up PT Fairly useful winner at 20f over hurdles. 25/1 and blinkered for 1st time, twelfth of 16 in handicap chase at Punchestown (19.7f, good to soft) 36 days ago. Cheekpieces go on for the 1st time now.	080P12/	Brian Hayes A McNamara	7	75.3kg	34 33/1
4th	3	—	West Of Carrig (G) 9/2, career best when winning 14-runner handicap chase at Fairyhouse (21f, heavy) 21 days ago, driven out. Up 6 lb but he can go well again.	832213	Mr A J Browne Don Browne	9	75.3kg	8 7/1
8th	4	—	Femme Magnifique (M) T Eleven runs since last win in 2024. Well-beaten last of 6 in Grade 2 chase at this course (20.9f, good to soft, 100/1) 18 days ago. No forlorn hope with her sights now lowered.	5673-12	Cian Quirke P Kiely	8	74.8kg	21 20/1
9th	5	—	Journey So Far (G) H Promising Jet Away gelding who took a big step forward in this sphere when a keeping-on seventh of 13 in novice chase at Fairyhouse (16.2f, soft, 400/1) 54 days ago. Goes into handicaps with more to …	F078-61	Kieren Buckley G P Cromwell	6	74.4kg	11 10/1
2nd	6	—	River Vale (G) T Got off the mark over fences here in October and in good nick over hurdles since, winning at Naas. Very much one to consider back in this sphere.	018DF4	Luke Burke Ott M Winters	10	74.4kg	9.50 17/2
3rd	7	—	Tell Us This (G) T Fair winner at 18f over hurdles. Yet to score in this sphere but not disgraced when seventh of 14 to West of Carrig in handicap chase (18/1) at Fairyhouse (21f, heavy) 21 days ago. Considered.	251-351	Keith Donoghue G P Cromwell	7	73.5kg	17 16/1
5th	8	—	Mount Frisco (G) Twenty runs since last win in 2024 but he posted a respectable sixth of 14 in handicap chase at this course (20.9f, good to soft) 18 days ago. Not dismissed.	113633	Michael Kenneally J P Ryan	7	72.6kg	6.50 11/2
11th	9	—	Toofareastiswest (G) Course winner. 80/1, pulled up in handicap hurdle at Tramore (16.8f, soft) 35 days ago. Switches to chasing with something to prove.	3PP-P0P	John Aherne A O'Grady	10	72.1kg	51 50/1
6th	10	—	Giant Haystacks (G) T Fair winner at 20f over hurdles. 33/1, well-held seventh of 11 in novice chase at Fairyhouse (16.2f, heavy) on debut over fences 21 days ago. Lots more is needed now going into handicaps.	075-431	Danny Gilligan R O'Sullivan	7	71.7kg	21 20/1
1st	11	—	Quornofamonday (G) P Arrives out of sorts, coming in a well-held sixth of 14 to West of Carrig in handicap chase at Fairyhouse (21f, heavy) 21 days ago. Others are preferred.	P61PU8	Donagh Meyler J P Dempsey	8	71.7kg	23 22/1
10th	12	—	Kilbrin Rocco (G) T Career best when winning 9-runner handicap chase at Clonmel (16f, heavy, 15/8) 28 days ago. Well on top at the finish there so he's a player despite a 7 lb rise.	1951-29	Gary Noonan E McCarthy	7	70.8kg	6.50 11/2
—	13	—	Luimneach (G) Pulled Up HT It's now 14 runs since his last win in 2023 but he posted a very good second of 11 at Down Royal (20.7f, heavy) 16 days ago, though he carried head rather awkwardly late on. Up 3 lb but well in the m…	8U02P-5	Aidan Kelly D McDonogh	9	70.8kg	11 10/1
—	14	—	Tsavo Park (G) Fell T Low-mileage sort who comes here in good form, fourth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Down Royal (17.2f, heavy) 16 days ago. One to note now going over fences.	4FP48-7	Gavin Brouder J J Hanlon	7	70.3kg	19 18/1
7th	15	—	Mic Drop (G) Eleven runs since last win in 2024 and only twelfth of 15 in novice chase at Clonmel (17.3f, heavy) 65 days ago. Needs this switch to handicaps to spark a resurgence.	9065-11	Sean Flanagan D M O'Brien	7	68.9kg	11 10/1
—	16	—	Toon Town (G) BT Blinkered for 1st time and best effort over fences when second of 5 in handicap chase at Catterick (15.7f, good) 51 days ago, despite hanging left late on. Must enter calculations with headgear retai…	6426-31	Eoin Staples G P Cromwell	9	68kg	8 7/1
—	17	—	Ernie From Nurney (G) T 9/1, respectable fourth of 11 in handicap chase at Punchestown (19.5f, heavy) 25 days ago. No forlorn hope. RESERVE.	63P04P/	Reserve 1 P Roche	9	67.6kg	17 16/1
—	18	—	Set The Tone (M) Pulled Up T Tenth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Wexford (17f, good to soft, 25/1) 8 months ago. Needs to hit the ground running on her chase debut. RESERVE.	P8-0P21	Ryan Treacy D M O'Brien	5	65.3kg	101 100/1
—	19	—	Another Ocana (G) Twelve runs since last win in 2024. 16/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, below-form eighth of 13 in handicap hurdle at Limerick (19f, heavy) 38 days ago. More required back chasing. RESERVE.	82453/3	Reserve 3 L J Archdeacon	9	66.2kg	51 50/1

Betting forecast: Blue Hop (4/1), Mount Frisco (11/2), Kilbrin Rocco (11/2), West Of Carrig (7/1), Toon Town (7/1), River Vale (17/2), Mic Drop (10/1), Journey So Far (10/1), Luimneach (10/1), Tell Us This (16/1), Ernie From Nurney (16/1), Tsavo Park (18/1), Giant Haystacks (20/1), Femme Magnifique (20/1), Quornofamonday (22/1), Fenway Park (33/1), Toofareastiswest (50/1), Another Ocana (50/1), Set The Tone (100/1)