Duggan Veterinary 4Cyte Handicap Chase – Thurles

Thurles

14:10

Duggan Veterinary 4Cyte Handicap Chase

Date 2024-01-21

Distance 2m5f132y

Class

Going Soft

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize €9,735

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
10	Toofareastiswest Chestnut J:Danny Gilligan(5) T:A M O'Grady	J:Danny Gilligan(5) T:A M O'Grady	151	t	-69521	115	133	127	35d	—	—	+18	34.8	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Won over 3m1f here;up 7lb and obviously comes here in form but one or two others preferred
12	Ahead Of The Posse Bay J:Conor Stone-Walsh(5) T:Gavin Cromwell	J:Conor Stone-Walsh(5) T:Gavin Cromwell	147	p	-42367	111	124	114	64d	—	—	+5	23.7	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Wears cheekpieces for his handicap chase debut and could be foolish to overlook
4	Emancipator Chestnut J:John Shinnick(7) T:Terence O'Brien	J:John Shinnick(7) T:Terence O'Brien	157	b	F-P151	121	135	52	36d	—	—	+9	21.4	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Up another 8lb for Punchestown; this trip is fine for him and he could well go close again
7	Battle Of Mirbat Bay J:Sean O'Keeffe T:Michael J McDonagh	J:Sean O'Keeffe T:Michael J McDonagh	156	—	416322	120	133	89	56d	—	—	+21	32.8	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Went close twice over fences in November handicap chases at Naas and Cork; could feqature
8	R'evelyn Pleasure Bay J:Mark McDonagh(3) T:Sean O O'Brien	J:Mark McDonagh(3) T:Sean O O'Brien	154	—	6-7411	118	133	104	15d	—	—	+11	19.5	2.25/1	9/1 10%
On a hat-trick; ground not as testing but still not badly treated; a likely contender
11	Ideal Du Tabert Chestnut J:Sean Flanagan T:Cian Collins	J:Sean Flanagan T:Cian Collins	149	—	334442	113	143	104	20d	—	—	+16	23.5	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Second at Catterick; seems to be going the right way though and wortjh a market check
13	Mount Frisco Bay J:Daniel King(3) T:John Patrick Ryan	J:Daniel King(3) T:John Patrick Ryan	140	—	894551	110	140	92	20d	—	—	+20	26.9	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Fairly treated on his first handicap chase and no surprise should he give a bold showing
5	Falco Blitz Bay J:Conor McNamara T:E McNamara	J:Conor McNamara T:E McNamara	157	—	-0U434	121	139	90	24d	—	—	+13	21.9	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Decent fourth in a Listed handicap chase at Limerick; each-way chance again
3	Time To Rocco Bay J:Michael O'Sullivan T:Colin Motherway	J:Michael O'Sullivan T:Colin Motherway	161	ht	248344	125	137	118	15d	—	—	+16	22	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Most recentlyfourth to R'Eveleyn Pleasure at Cork; should get closer but others preferred
6	Optional Mix Bay J:Shane O'Callaghan(5) T:Eoin Doyle	J:Shane O'Callaghan(5) T:Eoin Doyle	157	t	8U-268	121	133	36	26d	—	—	+14	19.4	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Four-time winner but has been well beaten over hurdles and fences on last two starts
9	Jacksons Gold Bay J:Phillip Enright T:Ms Alice Curran	J:Phillip Enright T:Ms Alice Curran	152	—	55-908	116	137	-	56d	—	—	+14	17.4	6.25/1	25/1 4%
0-7 over fences and no encouragement from this recent hurdles form
1	Brideswell Lad Bay J:J J Slevin T:Seamus Neville	J:J J Slevin T:Seamus Neville	168	—	-861F0	132	132	93	24d	—	—	+22	25.3	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Conditions in his favour and a bolder showing can be expected, but this is competitive
2	Broomfield Hall Bay J:James O'Sullivan(3) T:J P Dempsey	J:James O'Sullivan(3) T:J P Dempsey	166	t	P4F-07	130	132	-	80d	—	—	+18	20.7	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Lightly raced last year and never quite at her best; capable but others preferred

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Toofareastiswest	4/1	4/1	4/1	4/1	4/1
Ahead Of The Posse	7/2	4/1	4/1	7/2	10/3
Emancipator	6/1	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2
Battle Of Mirbat	7/1	7/1	6/1	7/1	7/1
R'evelyn Pleasure	9/1	8/1	8/1	15/2	8/1
Ideal Du Tabert	10/1	10/1	10/1	9/1	10/1
Mount Frisco	14/1	12/1	14/1	11/1	12/1
Falco Blitz	11/1	11/1	11/1	11/1	15/2
Time To Rocco	12/1	12/1	12/1	11/1	12/1
Optional Mix	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1
Jacksons Gold	25/1	25/1	25/1	22/1	25/1
Brideswell Lad	40/1	28/1	28/1	22/1	25/1
Broomfield Hall	40/1	40/1	40/1	33/1	40/1

Predictor

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

1st

Toofareastiswest

34.8

OR: 16.3 Form: 13.5 Odds: 5

4/1

2nd

Battle Of Mirbat

32.8

OR: 17.5 Form: 12 Odds: 3.3

7/1

3rd

Mount Frisco

26.9

OR: 15 Form: 10 Odds: 1.9

14/1

Brideswell Lad

25.3

OR: 20.5 Form: 4 Odds: 0.9

40/1

Ahead Of The Posse

23.7

OR: 15.3 Form: 3 Odds: 5.4

4/1

Ideal Du Tabert

23.5

OR: 15.8 Form: 5.6 Odds: 2.1

10/1

Time To Rocco

OR: 18.8 Form: 1.5 Odds: 1.7

12/1

Falco Blitz

21.9

OR: 17.8 Form: 1.7 Odds: 2.5

11/1

Emancipator

21.4

OR: 17.8 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

6/1

Broomfield Hall

20.7

OR: 20 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

40/1

R'evelyn Pleasure

19.5

OR: 17 Form: 0 Odds: 2.5

9/1

Optional Mix

19.4

OR: 17.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

16/1

Jacksons Gold

17.4

OR: 16.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

25/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Brideswell Lad	132	132	93
Broomfield Hall	130	132	—
Time To Rocco	125	137	118
Emancipator	121	135	52
Falco Blitz	121	139	90
Optional Mix	121	133	36
Battle Of Mirbat	120	133	89
R'evelyn Pleasure	118	133	104
Jacksons Gold	116	137	—
Toofareastiswest	115	133	127
Ideal Du Tabert	113	143	104
Ahead Of The Posse	111	124	114
Mount Frisco	110	140	92

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
R'evelyn Pleasure	15d ago	Fit
Time To Rocco	15d ago	Fit
Ideal Du Tabert	20d ago	Fit
Mount Frisco	20d ago	Fit
Falco Blitz	24d ago	Fit
Brideswell Lad	24d ago	Fit
Optional Mix	26d ago	Fit
Toofareastiswest	35d ago	Fit
Emancipator	36d ago	Fit
Battle Of Mirbat	56d ago	Fresh
Jacksons Gold	56d ago	Fresh
Ahead Of The Posse	64d ago	Fresh
Broomfield Hall	80d ago	Fresh