Gormanlough Handicap Chase – Navan

Navan

15:42

Gormanlough Handicap Chase

Date 2024-01-20

Distance 3m

Class

Going Soft To Heavy

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize €5,900

Runners (13)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
13	Tangental Brown J:Brian Hayes T:C A Murphy	J:Brian Hayes T:C A Murphy	149	—	122-30	83	-	-	35d	—	—	-4	13.3	5/1 17%
Hurdles winner over this trip, interesting here off 12lb lower than his hurdles rating
3	Rochestown Bay J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:Brendan Maurice Walsh	J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:Brendan Maurice Walsh	163	—	167-21	97	109	-	19d	—	—	-1	17.2	4/1 20%
Wide-margin winner from Mahler Appal at Clonmel, good chance again despite 8lb rise
2	Eagle Terrace Bay J:Mr D McGill(7) T:Noel C Kelly	J:Mr D McGill(7) T:Noel C Kelly	168	tp	145441	102	105	85	25d	—	—	+15	26.3	15/2 12%
Did well to beat previous Clonmel winner Evies Vladimir over 2m4f at Down Royal, respected
10	Mahler Appeal Chestnut J:Danny Mullins T:Garrett James Power	J:Danny Mullins T:Garrett James Power	154	p	39-342	88	102	-	19d	—	—	+1	12.8	15/2 12%
Beaten 11l by today's rival Rochestown over 2m7f at Tramore 19 days ago, place chance
5	Hutchie Chestnut J:J J Slevin T:Stephen Gerard Carey	J:J J Slevin T:Stephen Gerard Carey	162	—	991205	96	108	47	5d	—	—	+10	19.7	9/1 10%
First of two chase starts was encouraging, warmed up for this with a hurdles run on Monday
7	St Denis's Well Chestnut J:Jack Kennedy T:Ian Patrick Donoghue	J:Jack Kennedy T:Ian Patrick Donoghue	157	t	9P-145	91	-	-	22d	—	—	+2	13.6	8/1 11%
Course handicap hurdle winner over 2m, noteworthy jockey booking for chase debut
11	Fox Le Bel Chestnut J:Aidan Kelly(5) T:Liz Doyle	J:Aidan Kelly(5) T:Liz Doyle	152	tb	23-U34	86	106	19	65d	—	—	+3	11.5	9/1 10%
Frustrating, has often looked like a possible future winner, always a risky proposition
1	Carrolls Cottage Bay J:Niall Moore(7) T:Philip Fenton	J:Niall Moore(7) T:Philip Fenton	168	—	6P-355	102	107	17	34d	—	—	+8	14.7	14/1 7%
Formerly a useful hurdler, now a 21-race maiden over fences, makes little appeal
9	Ballydangan Bay J:Mr A Harvey(7) T:D Harvey	J:Mr A Harvey(7) T:D Harvey	154	p	020506	88	93	-	25d	—	—	+8	11.6	20/1 5%
Looked in need of further when sixth over 2m4f on chasing debut at Down Royal, cheekpieces
12	Starlight Cato Chestnut J:Daniel King(3) T:Daniel John Howard	J:Daniel King(3) T:Daniel John Howard	149	—	3F-704	83	96	54	22d	—	—	+5	9.5	22/1 4%
Twice placed in points, beaten 24l when fourth of six finishers on his handicap debut
6	Diegos Way Brown J:E Walsh T:Cian Collins	J:E Walsh T:Cian Collins	161	p	47U7PP	95	107	83	—	—	—	+9	12	28/1 3%
Badly out of form at present, pulled up on last two outings of autumn pointing campaign
8	One Horse Army Bay J:Peter Smithers(7) T:Padraig Roche	J:Peter Smithers(7) T:Padraig Roche	156	—	839-P6	90	93	-	39d	—	—	+7	11	28/1 3%
Has struggled on first three attempts over fences, jumped badly at Punchestown last time
4	Hot As Pepper Bay J:Ben Harvey T:John C McConnell	J:Ben Harvey T:John C McConnell	162	tp	-955P0	96	96	-	53d	—	—	+10	12.1	66/1 1%
Point/bumper/hurdles winner, will need to jump better than on her chasing debut at Tramore

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Tangental	4/1	5/1	4/1	4/1	4/1
Rochestown	4/1	4/1	10/3	7/2	7/2
Eagle Terrace	13/2	6/1	15/2	13/2	13/2
Mahler Appeal	15/2	13/2	13/2	13/2	13/2
Hutchie	9/1	17/2	8/1	15/2	8/1
St Denis's Well	15/2	8/1	15/2	7/1	13/2
Fox Le Bel	9/1	15/2	17/2	17/2	8/1
Carrolls Cottage	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1
Ballydangan	18/1	18/1	20/1	18/1	20/1
Starlight Cato	22/1	20/1	18/1	22/1	20/1
Diegos Way	25/1	25/1	28/1	25/1	28/1
One Horse Army	25/1	20/1	28/1	28/1	25/1
Hot As Pepper	50/1	33/1	66/1	50/1	66/1

Predictor

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

1st

Eagle Terrace

26.3

OR: 13 Form: 10 Odds: 3.3

15/2

2nd

Hutchie

19.7

OR: 11.5 Form: 5.5 Odds: 2.7

9/1

3rd

Rochestown

17.2

OR: 11.8 Form: 0 Odds: 5.4

4/1

Carrolls Cottage

14.7

OR: 13 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

14/1

St Denis's Well

13.6

OR: 10.3 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

8/1

Tangental

13.3

OR: 8.3 Form: 0 Odds: 5

5/1

Mahler Appeal

12.8

OR: 9.5 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

15/2

Hot As Pepper

12.1

OR: 11.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

66/1

Diegos Way

OR: 11.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

28/1

Ballydangan

11.6

OR: 9.5 Form: 1 Odds: 1.1

20/1

Fox Le Bel

11.5

OR: 9 Form: 0 Odds: 2.5

9/1

One Horse Army

OR: 10 Form: 0 Odds: 1

28/1

Starlight Cato

9.5

OR: 8.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

22/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Eagle Terrace	102	105	85
Carrolls Cottage	102	107	17
Rochestown	97	109	—
Hutchie	96	108	47
Hot As Pepper	96	96	—
Diegos Way	95	107	83
St Denis's Well	91	—	—
One Horse Army	90	93	—
Mahler Appeal	88	102	—
Ballydangan	88	93	—
Fox Le Bel	86	106	19
Tangental	83	—	—
Starlight Cato	83	96	54

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Hutchie	5d ago	Quick return
Rochestown	19d ago	Fit
Mahler Appeal	19d ago	Fit
St Denis's Well	22d ago	Fit
Starlight Cato	22d ago	Fit
Eagle Terrace	25d ago	Fit
Ballydangan	25d ago	Fit
Carrolls Cottage	34d ago	Fit
Tangental	35d ago	Fit
One Horse Army	39d ago	Fit
Hot As Pepper	53d ago	Fresh
Fox Le Bel	65d ago	Fresh
Diegos Way	—	—