BRC McMahon Reinforcements Handicap Chase – Limerick

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BRC McMahon Reinforcements Handicap Chase

Date 2023-12-26

Distance 2m1f160y

Class

Going Soft To Heavy

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize €6,785

Runners (13)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
8	Mahlers Cove Bay J:Sean Flanagan T:James Joseph Mangan	J:Sean Flanagan T:James Joseph Mangan	151	—	06-473	92	112	102	12d	—	—	-2	15.7	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Decent third on his handicap chase debut at Naas last time; shold be a big player here.
9	Meehall Bay J:Conor McNamara T:E McNamara	J:Conor McNamara T:E McNamara	150	tp	535532	91	116	86	35d	—	—	+7	22.4	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Big drop in trip here far from guaranteed to suit and opposable on that basis
1	Rolly Bowley Boy Chestnut J:E Walsh T:Ciaran Murphy	J:E Walsh T:Ciaran Murphy	168	v	4U6-32	109	112	34	9d	—	—	+4	19.2	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Drops back in trip; visor tried and should not be far away if the trip is not an issue
11	Chainofconsequence Bay J:Mr A P Ryan(7) T:Michael J McDonagh	J:Mr A P Ryan(7) T:Michael J McDonagh	147	b	P89296	88	113	86	9d	—	—	+3	15.6	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Close second in a Galway handicap hurdle two months ago but well beaten twice since
4	Teescomponentsyess Bay J:Jody McGarvey T:John Joseph Hanlon	J:Jody McGarvey T:John Joseph Hanlon	162	tp	0-3553	103	102	32	9d	—	—	+6	15.9	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Encouragement from his last two runs in handicap chases; claims if the drop in trip suits
3	Freddie Robdal Bay J:Mike O'Connor(3) T:Henry De Bromhead	J:Mike O'Connor(3) T:Henry De Bromhead	165	t	336620	106	112	83	37d	—	—	+11	20.8	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Poor effort over hurdles at Navan latest; better chaser and should be more effective here
13	Maciver Bay J:Sam Ewing T:A M O'Grady	J:Sam Ewing T:A M O'Grady	146	tb	5-9959	87	101	85	9d	—	—	+4	11.4	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Well beaten in a quartet of chases since returning from a year off in November
5	Our Bobby Grey J:Daniel King(3) T:John M Burke	J:Daniel King(3) T:John M Burke	161	h	1F2308	102	102	89	12d	—	—	+10	18.1	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Mid-division in a Naas handicap chase on his fencing debut two weeks ago; more needed
2	Sunnyvilla Bay J:Sean O'Keeffe T:Donal Hassett	J:Sean O'Keeffe T:Donal Hassett	168	—	6163-P	109	108	72	61d	—	—	+10	16.7	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Pulled up in a Clonmel handicap in October; claims at his best but a question to answer
7	Elmount Bay J:P J O'Hanlon(3) T:Eamon Courtney	J:P J O'Hanlon(3) T:Eamon Courtney	153	—	132-6P	94	114	83	68d	—	—	+8	12	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Winner in Britain; pulled up on his sole Irish start at Thurles in October; hard to fancy
10	Natural Ability Bay J:Phillip Enright T:A J Martin	J:Phillip Enright T:A J Martin	148	t	0P-U70	89	80	58	12d	—	—	+7	10.7	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Modest form over hurdles and fences and very difficult to make a case for
12	Theblazen Queen Chestnut J:Richard Condon(5) T:M O Quigley	J:Richard Condon(5) T:M O Quigley	147	—	6-3467	88	112	50	137d	—	—	+7	10.3	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Beaten 166 lengths in three beginners chases in the summer; makes little appeal
6	Coole Arcade Bay J:Shane O'Callaghan(5) T:Charles Coakley	J:Shane O'Callaghan(5) T:Charles Coakley	159	t	53P5PP	100	112	81	19d	—	—	+11	13.1	16.50/1	66/1 1%
Pulled up in two handicap chases over 3m and 2m for this stable; hard to fancy

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Mahlers Cove	9/2	9/2	7/2	9/2	4/1
Meehall	5/1	5/1	4/1	11/2	9/2
Rolly Bowley Boy	5/1	9/2	5/1	9/2	9/2
Chainofconsequence	6/1	6/1	6/1	11/2	6/1
Teescomponentsyess	15/2	8/1	15/2	9/1	8/1
Freddie Robdal	9/1	15/2	10/1	15/2	15/2
Maciver	11/1	10/1	10/1	9/1	10/1
Our Bobby	8/1	9/1	11/1	9/1	9/1
Sunnyvilla	12/1	11/1	14/1	12/1	11/1
Elmount	28/1	28/1	25/1	25/1	25/1
Natural Ability	22/1	22/1	33/1	20/1	22/1
Theblazen Queen	33/1	28/1	33/1	25/1	28/1
Coole Arcade	66/1	50/1	50/1	40/1	50/1

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Meehall

22.4

OR: 10.3 Form: 7.7 Odds: 4.4

11/2

2nd

Freddie Robdal

20.8

OR: 14 Form: 4.1 Odds: 2.7

10/1

3rd

Rolly Bowley Boy

19.2

OR: 14.8 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

5/1

Our Bobby

18.1

OR: 13 Form: 2.7 Odds: 2.4

11/1

Sunnyvilla

16.7

OR: 14.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

14/1

Teescomponentsyess

15.9

OR: 13.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

9/1

Mahlers Cove

15.7

OR: 10.5 Form: 0 Odds: 5.2

9/2

Chainofconsequence

15.6

OR: 9.5 Form: 2.5 Odds: 3.6

6/1

Coole Arcade

13.1

OR: 12.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

66/1

Elmount

OR: 11 Form: 0 Odds: 1

28/1

Maciver

11.4

OR: 9.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

11/1

Natural Ability

10.7

OR: 9.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1

33/1

Theblazen Queen

10.3

OR: 9.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

33/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Rolly Bowley Boy	109	112	34
Sunnyvilla	109	108	72
Freddie Robdal	106	112	83
Teescomponentsyess	103	102	32
Our Bobby	102	102	89
Coole Arcade	100	112	81
Elmount	94	114	83
Mahlers Cove	92	112	102
Meehall	91	116	86
Natural Ability	89	80	58
Chainofconsequence	88	113	86
Theblazen Queen	88	112	50
Maciver	87	101	85

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Rolly Bowley Boy	9d ago	Quick return
Chainofconsequence	9d ago	Quick return
Teescomponentsyess	9d ago	Quick return
Maciver	9d ago	Quick return
Mahlers Cove	12d ago	Quick return
Our Bobby	12d ago	Quick return
Natural Ability	12d ago	Quick return
Coole Arcade	19d ago	Fit
Meehall	35d ago	Fit
Freddie Robdal	37d ago	Fit
Sunnyvilla	61d ago	Fresh
Elmount	68d ago	Fresh
Theblazen Queen	137d ago	Long break