Botanica International Handicap Chase (0-100)

Pos	No.	Dr	Horse	Form	Jockey / Trainer	Age	Wgt	Best decimal odds
9th	1	—	Baldur's Gate (G) P Twelve runs since last win in 2023. Seventh of 10 in handicap chase at Leopardstown (21.6f, soft, 10/1) 14 days ago, left poorly placed. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Starting to look well handicapped aga…	5-07793	Mr E T Mellerick Miss D O'Shea	11	76.2kg	21 20/1
—	2	—	Finnians Row (G) Pulled Up PT C&D winner in August. Respectable third of 12 in handicap chase at Thurles 138 days ago. Cheekpieces back on. Claims if ready to roll after a break.	43PP-11	Patrick M O'Brien D A McLoughlin	10	76.2kg	26 25/1
7th	3	—	Petit King (G) P Pulled up in handicap chase (12/1) at Gowran (19.3f, heavy) 31 days ago, running no sort of race. Hard to fancy.	P/470P7-	Philip Donovan E Cawley	10	76.2kg	15 14/1
—	4	—	Tell Me This (M) Pulled Up Unreliable sort. Fair winner over hurdles but didn't show much over fences last summer. Hard to fancy following another heavy defeat at Dundalk in January.	47-870P	Sean O'Keeffe A Kinirons	8	76.2kg	21 20/1
—	5	—	Tsavo Park (G) Pulled Up T 18/1, fell in handicap chase at Thurles on debut over fences 40 days ago, keeping on when fell heavily last (looked sure to be placed). Claims if none the worse.	4FP48-7	Gavin Brouder J J Hanlon	7	76.2kg	9.50 17/2
10th	6	—	Lake Chad (G) Twelve runs since last win in 2025. Creditable second of 15 in handicap chase (16/1) at Thurles (21.5f, heavy) 12 days ago, going down only to an improver. Has to be taken seriously.	43201/8	Niall Moore P Fenton	11	75.7kg	11 10/1
—	7	—	Chosen Diamond (G) Pulled Up P Good third of 7 in handicap hurdle at Navan (6/1) 17 days ago. Merits consideration back over fences.	29-8963	Sarah Kavanagh E Cawley	10	74.8kg	15 14/1
5th	8	—	Knockbrack Rambler (G) Fair winner over hurdles, not as good over fences, eighth of 9 in handicap chase at Clonmel (40/1) 68 days ago. Back up in trip.	0P858P/	Danny Gilligan Brendan Walsh	9	73kg	15 14/1
8th	9	—	L'amiral Fromentin (G) Thrice-raced maiden. Pulled up in novice chase (250/1) at Naas 9 days ago. Makes handicap chase debut with lots of improvement needed.	93-6302	Calum Hogan P J Rothwell	5	73kg	34 33/1
3rd	10	—	Butty O Brien (M) 7/1, fourth of 5 in handicap chase at Navan 17 days ago. Yet to fire this season.	58431-4	Eoin Walsh P Magee	10	72.1kg	19 18/1
—	11	—	Agent Tequila (G) Pulled Up T Below form fourteenth of 24 in handicap hurdle at Navan 121 days ago. Up in trip. Makes handicap chase debut.	06/090P-	Alex Harvey J C McConnell	8	70.8kg	26 25/1
4th	12	—	Long Road (G) P 11/1, creditable third of 15 in handicap chase at Thurles (21.5f, heavy) 12 days ago. A player if keeping the errors down.	1UU34P	Dylan Robinson P J Rothwell	7	70.8kg	8 7/1
—	13	—	Cordal Boy (G) P 10/1, pulled up in handicap hurdle at Clonmel 19 days ago, weakening before 3 out. Cheekpieces on for 1st time. Back down in trip as he makes handicap chase debut.	0903P9	Gary Noonan E McCarthy	6	68.9kg	15 14/1
1st	14	—	Connemara Shore (M) B Cheekpieces on for 1st time, third of 11 in handicap hurdle at Naas (4/1) 13 days ago. Unseated in previous chase. Blinkered for 1st time. Open to improvement.	100U31	Darragh O'Keeffe R Tyner	6	65.8kg	7.50 13/2
6th	15	—	Just For Yuse (G) 18/1, pulled up before last in handicap chase at Thurles (21.6f, soft) 26 days ago. More needed.	692P64/	John Shinnick P Stafford	8	64.4kg	29 28/1
2nd	16	—	Spanish Maid (M) FAV Remains a maiden after 18 NH runs. Eighth of 12 in handicap chase at Navan (24f, heavy, 33/1) 59 days ago, every chance when badly hampered by loose horse approaching 3 out. First run for yard after …	P4821/1	Michael Kenneally R O'Sullivan	8	64kg	3 2/1
—	17	—	The Guinness Boys (G) Pulled Up Respectable ninth of 17 in handicap hurdle (28/1) at Thurles (16.5f, heavy) 26 days ago. Makes handicap chase debut. RESERVE.	P0P9P7/	Kevin Sexton G P Cromwell	7	76.2kg	23 22/1
—	18	—	Oogum Boogum (G) Remains a maiden after 18 NH runs. Last of 15 in handicap hurdle (17/2) at Tramore (21.6f, soft) 75 days ago. Makes handicap chase debut with improvement needed. RESERVE.	P-13238	Reserve 2 D Budds	8	69.4kg	17 16/1
—	19	—	Vallon Du Plessis (G) 33/1, seventh of 10 in handicap hurdle at Naas (16.4f, heavy) 9 days ago. Makes handicap chase debut. RESERVE.	00-P6P7	Reserve 3 Tom Dreaper	6	68kg	34 33/1

Betting forecast: Spanish Maid (2/1), Connemara Shore (13/2), Long Road (7/1), Tsavo Park (17/2), Lake Chad (10/1), Knockbrack Rambler (14/1), Petit King (14/1), Chosen Diamond (14/1), Cordal Boy (14/1), Oogum Boogum (16/1), Butty O Brien (18/1), Baldur's Gate (20/1), Tell Me This (20/1), The Guinness Boys (22/1), Agent Tequila (25/1), Finnians Row (25/1), Just For Yuse (28/1), L'amiral Fromentin (33/1), Vallon Du Plessis (33/1)