Tipperary Handicap Chase – Tipperary

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Tipperary Handicap Chase

Date 2024-04-23

Distance 2m7f80y

Class

Going Yielding To Soft

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize €6,490

Winning Time 5m 53.00s (slow by 4.40s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Lady Kate (IRE) Liam Quinlan · Ray Hackett	9/1	Won
2nd	Fox Le Bel (FR) Aidan Kelly · Liz Doyle	8/1	.5
3rd	Nazine (IRE) Cian Quirke · Michael J McDonagh	11/2	8
4th	He Fitz In (IRE) Shane O'Callaghan · D E Fitzgerald	9/1	3
5th	Made In The Woods (IRE) Jack Kennedy · Norman Lee	5/1	1.25
6th	Ardaghs Choice (IRE) Kevin Sexton · E Sheehy	40/1	17
7th	Starlight Cato (IRE) Danny Gilligan · Daniel John Howard	11/2	6.5
8th	Centurion Steel (IRE) Shane Fitzgerald · Declan Queally	18/1	12

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Amenon (FR) Mr T O'Connor · Turlough O'Connor	80/1
P.U.	Another Nightmare (IRE) Jody McGarvey · John Joseph Hanlon	25/1
P.U.	Soldier Of Honour (IRE) G B Noonan · Eoin Christopher McCarthy	18/1
Fell	Tangental (IRE) Brian Hayes · C A Murphy	11/4F

Runners (16)

EW Terms: 4 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
15	Tangental Brown J:Brian Hayes T:C A Murphy	J:Brian Hayes T:C A Murphy	147	—	2-3043	85	108	84	9d	—	—	-2	18.4	0.69/1	11/4 27%
Dual hurdles winner is unexposed over fences and was only beaten 4l at Down Royal latest
14	Starlight Cato Chestnut J:Danny Gilligan(5) T:Daniel John Howard	J:Danny Gilligan(5) T:Daniel John Howard	147	—	-70426	85	115	91	30d	—	—	+2	16.3	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Poor sixth behind He Fitz In at Limerick but second to good yardstick at Navan previously
6	Made In The Woods Brown J:Jack Kennedy T:Norman Lee	J:Jack Kennedy T:Norman Lee	156	—	03P473	94	107	103	30d	—	—	+4	18.2	1.13/1	9/2 18%
3m winner at Limerick last year; well-held third behind He Fitz In there last time
10	Nazine Bay J:Cian Quirke(5) T:Michael J McDonagh	J:Cian Quirke(5) T:Michael J McDonagh	155	—	096065	93	104	90	50d	—	—	+4	13.4	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Hurdles winner has only had five starts over fences; fair fifth at Leopardstown last month
13	Fox Le Bel Chestnut J:Aidan Kelly(5) T:Liz Doyle	J:Aidan Kelly(5) T:Liz Doyle	147	b	3-U343	85	114	89	94d	—	—	+5	13	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Longstanding maiden has been beaten favourite umpteen times; third at Navan last time
4	He Fitz In Brown J:Shane O'Callaghan(5) T:D E Fitzgerald	J:Shane O'Callaghan(5) T:D E Fitzgerald	163	v	222410	101	105	32	9d	—	—	+17	24.4	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Out again quickly after poor run at Down Royal; won previous start over 3m at Limerick
9	Lady Kate b/br J:Liam Quinlan(5) T:Ray Hackett	J:Liam Quinlan(5) T:Ray Hackett	155	—	03062P	93	108	104	116d	—	—	+9	15	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Second on handicap debut at Thurles; off since poor run on bad ground over Christmas
7	Soldier Of Honour Bay J:G B Noonan(5) T:Eoin Christopher McCarthy	J:G B Noonan(5) T:Eoin Christopher McCarthy	156	p	8P3840	94	110	33	9d	—	—	+8	13	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Poor at Down Royal latest having been good third there in January; out again quickly
2	Centurion Steel Bay J:Shane Fitzgerald T:Declan Queally	J:Shane Fitzgerald T:Declan Queally	165	ht	4P-P00	103	103	49	38d	—	—	+11	14.1	5.50/1	22/1 4%
Chase and hurdle winner for Henry de Bromhead; well held on yard debut after long lay-off
3	Ardaghs Choice Bay J:Kevin Sexton T:E Sheehy	J:Kevin Sexton T:E Sheehy	163	b	36128-	101	105	-	577d	—	—	+20	22.6	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Winner over 3m1f at Wexford in September 2022 but not seen since Listowel later that month
8	Another Nightmare Chestnut J:Jody McGarvey T:John Joseph Hanlon	J:Jody McGarvey T:John Joseph Hanlon	155	—	671FP0	93	-	-	70d	—	—	+10	12.7	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Not done much since long-priced win over hurdles at Listowel festival; chase debut
5	Amenon Bay J:Mr T O'Connor(7) T:Turlough O'Connor	J:Mr T O'Connor(7) T:Turlough O'Connor	162	t	275546	100	97	33	22d	—	—	+11	13	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Formerly with Paul Nicholls; modest form in points and hunter chases for current yard
NR	Weihnachts Bay J:TBC T:P J Rothwell	J: T:P J Rothwell	166	p	P366P1	104	106	32	9d	—	—	—	23.1	—	—
Back to form when winning in higher grade over 3m2f at Down Royal; up 7lb for that
NR	Made In Muckross Bay J:TBC T:Eamon Courtney	J: T:Eamon Courtney	150	p	858P9P	88	121	81	38d	—	—	—	9.5	—	—
Ran okay in beginners' at Thurles but very poor form in handicaps so far; cheekpieces
NR	Greenhill Damsel Bay J:TBC T:Garrett James Power	J: T:Garrett James Power	149	p	-F3086	87	82	-	85d	—	—	—	9.9	—	—
Placed over hurdles in November but well held hurdling since; just third chase start
NR	Joe's Turn Bay J:TBC T:R P Rath	J: T:R P Rath	142	p	-07UP0	80	-	-	9d	—	—	—	7.5	—	—
Point winner showed promise before unseating in Punchestown hurdle; poor since; chase bow

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Tangental	11/4	11/4	11/4	11/4	11/4
Starlight Cato	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2
Made In The Woods	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2
Nazine	7/1	7/1	7/1	7/1	7/1
Fox Le Bel	9/1	9/1	9/1	9/1	9/1
He Fitz In	9/1	9/1	9/1	9/1	9/1
Lady Kate	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1
Soldier Of Honour	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1
Centurion Steel	22/1	22/1	22/1	22/1	22/1
Ardaghs Choice	28/1	28/1	28/1	28/1	28/1
Another Nightmare	25/1	25/1	25/1	25/1	25/1
Amenon	40/1	40/1	40/1	40/1	40/1

Predictor

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

1st

He Fitz In

24.4

OR: 12.8 Form: 9.5 Odds: 2.1

9/1

2nd

Weihnachts

23.1

OR: 13.5 Form: 9.6 Odds: 0

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3rd

Ardaghs Choice

22.6

OR: 12.8 Form: 9.1 Odds: 0.7

28/1

Tangental

18.4

OR: 8.8 Form: 3.5 Odds: 6.2

11/4

Made In The Woods

18.2

OR: 11 Form: 3.2 Odds: 4

9/2

Starlight Cato

16.3

OR: 8.8 Form: 3.5 Odds: 4

9/2

Lady Kate

OR: 10.8 Form: 2.6 Odds: 1.6

12/1

Centurion Steel

14.1

OR: 13.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

22/1

Nazine

13.4

OR: 10.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

7/1

Fox Le Bel

OR: 8.8 Form: 2.1 Odds: 2.1

9/1

Soldier Of Honour

OR: 11 Form: 0.6 Odds: 1.4

14/1

Amenon

OR: 12.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

40/1

Another Nightmare

12.7

OR: 10.8 Form: 1.2 Odds: 0.8

25/1

Greenhill Damsel

9.9

OR: 9.3 Form: 0.6 Odds: 0

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Made In Muckross

9.5

OR: 9.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Joe's Turn

7.5

OR: 7.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Weihnachts	104	106	32
Centurion Steel	103	103	49
He Fitz In	101	105	32
Ardaghs Choice	101	105	—
Amenon	100	97	33
Made In The Woods	94	107	103
Soldier Of Honour	94	110	33
Nazine	93	104	90
Lady Kate	93	108	104
Another Nightmare	93	—	—
Made In Muckross	88	121	81
Greenhill Damsel	87	82	—
Tangental	85	108	84
Starlight Cato	85	115	91
Fox Le Bel	85	114	89
Joe's Turn	80	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Tangental	9d ago	Quick return
He Fitz In	9d ago	Quick return
Soldier Of Honour	9d ago	Quick return
Weihnachts	9d ago	Quick return
Joe's Turn	9d ago	Quick return
Amenon	22d ago	Fit
Starlight Cato	30d ago	Fit
Made In The Woods	30d ago	Fit
Centurion Steel	38d ago	Fit
Made In Muckross	38d ago	Fit
Nazine	50d ago	Fresh
Another Nightmare	70d ago	Fresh
Greenhill Damsel	85d ago	Fresh
Fox Le Bel	94d ago	Long break
Lady Kate	116d ago	Long break
Ardaghs Choice	577d ago	Long break