BAR 1 Betting Porterstown Handicap Chase (Listed)

Pos	No.	Dr	Horse	Form	Jockey / Trainer	Age	Wgt	Best decimal odds
5th	1	—	Favori De Champdou (G) B Seven wins from 21 NH runs. Shaped as if better for the run after 7 months off when tenth of 19 in Troytown handicap chase at Navan (24f, heavy, 22/1) 14 days ago. Steps back up in trip and no surpri…	05F112	Josh Williamson G Elliott	10	75.3kg	23 22/1
8th	2	—	Now Is The Hour (G) Fell when going well in National Hunt Chase at Cheltenham (29.9f) in March before pulling up in Irish National. However, ran well when third in a hot maiden chase on return to action 2 weeks ago and …	FP-3841	Keith Donoghue G P Cromwell	8	74.4kg	8.50 15/2
—	3	—	Nine Graces (M) Pulled Up T Opened her account over fences at Punchestown (22.7f) in January but not in same form when midfield in Kim Muir at Cheltenham in March. Entitled to be sharper for last month's reappearance run over h…	210/0P5	Mr F Maguire B Connell	8	69.4kg	19 18/1
2nd	4	—	Will Do (G) B 11/1, below form twelfth of 19 in Troytown at Navan (24f, heavy) 14 days ago, off bridle before most. This step back up in trip looks firmly in his favour and there's surely a race of this nature wit…	20P0PP-	Jack Kennedy G Elliott	8	69.4kg	13 12/1
3rd	5	—	Lonesome Boatman (G) P 9-y-o who presumably stripped fitter for his encouraging Listowel fourth when winning 13-runner Cork National (28f, good to soft) 4 weeks ago, keeping on well to forge clear run-in. Live player again…	4/4136P-	Darragh O'Keeffe Sean Allen	9	68.9kg	9.50 17/2
10th	6	—	Positive Thinker (G) Hurdles/chase scorer who finished runner-up in Cork National (28f) this time last year but he looked rusty returning from a full year off when eighth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Naas (20f) 21 days ag…	432/808	Sean O'Keeffe M J McDonagh	8	68.5kg	15 14/1
—	7	—	Fortunedefortunata (G) Unseated Rider B Cheekpieces on for 1st time, bit below form eleventh of 19 in handicap chase at Navan (24f, heavy, 25/1) 14 days ago, inadequate test. Back up in trip. Yard having good spell. Blinkered for 1st time.	0UPF39-	Jordan Gainford G Elliott	8	68kg	21 20/1
9th	8	—	History Of Fashion (G) P Two chase wins this time last year, including this race from a 1 lb lower mark. However, very hard to predict subsequently, going in snatches/tending to jump right when tailed-off eighth of 13 to Lon…	16RP-58	Harry Sexton P A Fahy	11	66.7kg	23 22/1
7th	9	—	Beaufort Scale (G) PT Cheekpieces on for 1st time, creditable seventh of 19 in Troytown handicap chase at Navan (24f, heavy, 10/1) 14 days ago. Up in trip. Can give a good account with this marked increase in trip certain…	27277-7	Danny Gilligan G Elliott	6	66.2kg	8.50 15/2
1st	10	—	Better Times Ahead (G) FAV 8-y-o who ran with credit on 2 of his 3 starts over fences last season and capitalised on his lower hurdles mark after 7 months off when taking 13-runner handicap hurdle (6/1) at this course (24f, so…	4-1127P	Mark Walsh R Tyner	8	66.2kg	4 3/1
—	11	—	Verdant Place (G) Pulled Up Successful twice over fences during a productive 2024/25 campaign and he signed off with a creditable fourth of 14 in handicap chase at Navan (23.6f, soft) 8 months ago. Appeals as the type who will …	14-P885	Simon Torrens P T Foley	7	66.2kg	10 9/1
6th	12	—	St Denis's Well (G) PT 1 win from 3 runs this season. 3/1, improved to win 24-runner handicap hurdle at Navan (16f, heavy) 14 days ago, finding extra. Switches from hurdles to chase. Significantly up in trip.	9916P2	Conor Stone-Walsh Ian Donoghue	7	65.3kg	21 20/1
—	13	—	Onethreefivenotout (G) Fell P Won over fences at Newton Abbot (25.8f) for Paul Nicholls and encouraging start for new stable following 5 months off when second of 13 in handicap chase at Down Royal (24f, good to soft, 10/1) 29 da…	3/1P-2FU	Sam Ewing G Elliott	9	63.5kg	9 8/1
4th	14	—	Brucejack (G) Hurdles winner who is yet to taste success over fences but went close on several occasions in staying contests last term. Drop in trip did him no favours on return from 8 months off when fourth in a …	885511	Patrick M O'Brien P A Fahy	8	63.5kg	11 10/1
—	15	—	Clonmeen (G) Pulled Up PT Eleven runs since last win in 2023. 10/1, below form eighth of 13 in handicap chase at Down Royal (24f, good to soft) 29 days ago. Cheekpieces back on and he's opposable.	8P6941	Niall Moore William P Murphy	10	63.5kg	34 33/1

Betting forecast: Better Times Ahead (3/1), Beaufort Scale (15/2), Now Is The Hour (15/2), Onethreefivenotout (8/1), Lonesome Boatman (17/2), Verdant Place (9/1), Brucejack (10/1), Will Do (12/1), Positive Thinker (14/1), Nine Graces (18/1), St Denis's Well (20/1), Fortunedefortunata (20/1), Favori De Champdou (22/1), History Of Fashion (22/1), Clonmeen (33/1)