Guinness Kerry National Handicap Chase (Grade 3)

Listowel

16:20

Date 2024-09-25

Distance 2m7f180y

Class Class 1

Going Soft

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize €118,000

Winning Time 6m 13.00s (slow by 29.00s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Flooring Porter (IRE) Keith Donoghue · Gavin Cromwell	6/1	Won
2nd	Horantzau d'Airy (FR) Paul Townend · W P Mullins	8/1	4.25
3rd	Lucid Dreams (IRE) Danny Mullins · John Patrick Ryan	28/1	13
4th	Churchstonewarrior (IRE) Conor Stone-Walsh · Cian Collins	28/1	2.5
5th	Zanahiyr (IRE) Donagh Meyler · Gordon Elliott	10/1	6.5
6th	Perceval Legallois (FR) Mark Walsh · Gavin Cromwell	11/2F	9
7th	Fakir d'Oudairies (FR) J J Slevin · Joseph Patrick O'Brien	20/1	1
8th	Hurricane Georgie (IRE) Kevin Sexton · Gordon Elliott	28/1	0.1
9th	Real Steel (FR) Daniel King · E McNamara	16/1	1
10th	The Goffer (IRE) Sam Ewing · Gordon Elliott	14/1	6.5
11th	Busselton (FR) Richard Deegan · Joseph Patrick O'Brien	20/1	1
12th	Amirite (IRE) Darragh O'Keeffe · Henry De Bromhead	9/1	8.5

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Chemical Energy (IRE) Jordan Gainford · Gordon Elliott	14/1
P.U.	Desertmore House (IRE) Ricky Doyle · Martin Brassil	25/1
P.U.	Duffle Coat (IRE) Danny Gilligan · Gordon Elliott	16/1
P.U.	Solitary Man (IRE) Mr Derek O'Connor · E Bolger	7/1
U.R.	The Real Whacker (IRE) Sam Twiston-Davies · Patrick Neville	9/1

Runners (21)

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
13	Perceval Legallois b/br J:Mark Walsh T:Gavin Cromwell	J:Mark Walsh T:Gavin Cromwell	151	—	F5F2-8	142	162	144	56d	—	—	+12	27.4	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Needs to bounce back now after a tame display when 7-2 favourite for the Galway Plate
3	Flooring Porter Bay J:Keith Donoghue T:Gavin Cromwell	J:Keith Donoghue T:Gavin Cromwell	158	t	3325-5	149	158	124	68d	—	—	+17	27.8	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Dual Stayers' Hurdle winner, 2m1f much too sharp at Killarney on handicap chase debut
15	Horantzau d'Airy Bay J:Paul Townend T:W P Mullins	J:Paul Townend T:W P Mullins	150	t	11-23F	141	160	129	32d	—	—	+14	26.4	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Chase winner at 2m/2m4f in March/April, noteworthy as sole runner for the champion trainer
2	The Real Whacker Bay J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Patrick Neville	J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Patrick Neville	164	t	P42P5-	155	167	123	151d	—	—	+21	29.9	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Brown Advisory winner in 2023, ambitiously campaigned last season, could feature here
11	Solitary Man Bay J:Mr Derek O'Connor T:E Bolger	J:Mr Derek O'Connor T:E Bolger	152	p	2-1212	143	157	137	32d	—	—	+20	29.4	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Course specialist at Killarney though beaten there last time, cheekpieces, handicap debut
4	Zanahiyr Chestnut J:Donagh Meyler T:Gordon Elliott	J:Donagh Meyler T:Gordon Elliott	158	tp	145-32	149	162	86	40d	—	—	+19	26.9	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Third in Galway Plate, can probably be forgiven Tramore defeat, track may not have suited
9	Amirite Bay J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:Henry De Bromhead	J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:Henry De Bromhead	152	tp	455-29	143	161	142	56d	—	—	+18	25.2	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Faded into ninth in Galway Plate, has to reverse form with three of the Elliott runners
5	Chemical Energy Chestnut J:Jordan Gainford T:Gordon Elliott	J:Jordan Gainford T:Gordon Elliott	155	p	P/6P-5	146	158	104	56d	—	—	+19	25.9	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Creditable fifth in the Galway Plate though behind stablemates Duffle Coat and Zanahiyr
14	The Goffer Bay J:Sam Ewing T:Gordon Elliott	J:Sam Ewing T:Gordon Elliott	151	t	5850P-	142	161	133	147d	—	—	+19	24.6	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Jumped poorly and never travelling well at the Punchestown festival, plenty to prove
R21	Real Steel Bay J:Daniel King T:E McNamara	J:Daniel King T:E McNamara	143	p	4653-6	134	160	131	32d	—	—	+16	22.7	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Third reserve, won Leopardstown Paddy Power in 2022, third in the same race in 2023
7	Duffle Coat Grey J:Danny Gilligan T:Gordon Elliott	J:Danny Gilligan T:Gordon Elliott	154	p	-21352	145	159	133	56d	—	—	+31	35.3	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Runner-up in the Galway Plate 1/2l in front of stablemate Zanahiyr, has gone up 5lb
10	Busselton Bay J:Richard Deegan T:Joseph Patrick O'Brien	J:Richard Deegan T:Joseph Patrick O'Brien	152	b	546PP-	143	158	31	—	—	—	+20	24.3	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Has failed to prosper over fences since winning this race in 2022, won on Flat at Galway
1	Fakir d'Oudairies Bay J:J J Slevin T:Joseph Patrick O'Brien	J:J J Slevin T:Joseph Patrick O'Brien	166	t	32/50-	157	168	145	234d	—	—	+24	27.7	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Multiple Grade 1 winner, down 10lb from his peak rating but big burden here, tongue-tie
8	Desertmore House Bay J:Ricky Doyle T:Martin Brassil	J:Ricky Doyle T:Martin Brassil	153	t	11843-	144	155	124	213d	—	—	+29	32.5	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Career-best performance when winning this race last year off 9lb lower, lacks a recent run
16	Hurricane Georgie Bay J:Kevin Sexton T:Gordon Elliott	J:Kevin Sexton T:Gordon Elliott	150	p	-1F671	141	166	129	52d	—	—	+32	35.1	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Good winner of a Galway conditions chase after Plate seventh, first-time with cheekpieces
6	Churchstonewarrior Brown J:Conor Stone-Walsh(5) T:Cian Collins	J:Conor Stone-Walsh(5) T:Cian Collins	155	p	UPU7-3	146	147	42	40d	—	—	+25	27.7	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Out of form last season, confidence many have been boosted by Tramore run, cheekpieces now
12	Lucid Dreams Bay J:Danny Mullins T:John Patrick Ryan	J:Danny Mullins T:John Patrick Ryan	151	—	04232-	142	163	139	178d	—	—	+30	33.4	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Best handicap form last term was over shorter distances, though won a 2m7f hurdle race
NR	Embittered Bay J:Daniel King T:E McNamara	J:Daniel King T:E McNamara	147	t	03006-	138	165	140	147d	—	—	—	22.9	—	—
Won a Listed handicap at Navan last December, trainer has won this race three times
NR	Toss Again Brown J:Mike O'Connor T:Henry De Bromhead	J:Mike O'Connor T:Henry De Bromhead	146	t	248-4P	137	157	90	56d	—	—	—	21.8	—	—
Fourth behind Duffle Coat in Mayo National, 10-1 chance when pulled up in the Galway Plate
NR	Falco Blitz Bay J:TBC T:E McNamara	J: T:E McNamara	145	—	4110-6D	136	161	146	32d	—	—	—	21.5	—	—
First reserve, suited by testing conditions last winter, may find the ground too lively
NR	Thecompanysergeant Bay J:TBC T:Denis Gerard Hogan	J: T:Denis Gerard Hogan	145	—	24-221	136	165	132	57d	—	—	—	21.5	—	—
Second reserve, novice ran good races in defeat before Galway win, not sure to stay 3m

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Perceval Legallois	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2
Flooring Porter	7/1	7/1	7/1	13/2	13/2
Horantzau d'Airy	15/2	8/1	8/1	15/2	7/1
The Real Whacker	9/1	15/2	8/1	8/1	8/1
Solitary Man	17/2	8/1	8/1	8/1	17/2
Zanahiyr	10/1	9/1	10/1	9/1	10/1
Amirite	12/1	12/1	12/1	14/1	11/1
Chemical Energy	14/1	12/1	12/1	14/1	11/1
The Goffer	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1
Real Steel	18/1	18/1	16/1	16/1	16/1
Duffle Coat	18/1	18/1	18/1	18/1	20/1
Busselton	18/1	18/1	20/1	20/1	18/1
Fakir d'Oudairies	20/1	20/1	20/1	20/1	20/1
Desertmore House	25/1	22/1	25/1	28/1	25/1
Hurricane Georgie	28/1	28/1	28/1	33/1	28/1
Churchstonewarrior	28/1	33/1	28/1	28/1	28/1
Lucid Dreams	40/1	33/1	40/1	40/1	33/1

Predictor

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

1st

Duffle Coat

35.3

OR: 23.8 Form: 10.5 Odds: 1.1

20/1

2nd

Hurricane Georgie

35.1

OR: 22.8 Form: 11.6 Odds: 0.8

33/1

3rd

Lucid Dreams

33.4

OR: 23 Form: 9.6 Odds: 0.8

40/1

Desertmore House

32.5

OR: 23.5 Form: 8 Odds: 1

28/1

The Real Whacker

29.9

OR: 26.3 Form: 1.2 Odds: 2.5

9/1

Solitary Man

29.4

OR: 23.3 Form: 3.5 Odds: 2.7

17/2

Flooring Porter

27.8

OR: 24.8 Form: 0 Odds: 3.1

7/1

Fakir d'Oudairies

27.7

OR: 26.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1

20/1

Churchstonewarrior

27.7

OR: 24 Form: 3 Odds: 0.7

33/1

Perceval Legallois

27.4

OR: 23 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

9/2

Zanahiyr

26.9

OR: 24.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

10/1

Horantzau d'Airy

26.4

OR: 22.8 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

8/1

Chemical Energy

25.9

OR: 24 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

14/1

Amirite

25.2

OR: 23.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

14/1

The Goffer

24.6

OR: 23 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

14/1

Busselton

24.3

OR: 23.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

20/1

Embittered

22.9

OR: 22 Form: 0.9 Odds: 0

—

Real Steel

22.7

OR: 21 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

18/1

Toss Again

21.8

OR: 21.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0

—

Falco Blitz

21.5

OR: 21.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

—

Thecompanysergeant

21.5

OR: 21.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

—

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Fakir d'Oudairies	157	168	145
The Real Whacker	155	167	123
Flooring Porter	149	158	124
Zanahiyr	149	162	86
Chemical Energy	146	158	104
Churchstonewarrior	146	147	42
Duffle Coat	145	159	133
Desertmore House	144	155	124
Solitary Man	143	157	137
Amirite	143	161	142
Busselton	143	158	31
Perceval Legallois	142	162	144
The Goffer	142	161	133
Lucid Dreams	142	163	139
Horantzau d'Airy	141	160	129
Hurricane Georgie	141	166	129
Embittered	138	165	140
Toss Again	137	157	90
Falco Blitz	136	161	146
Thecompanysergeant	136	165	132
Real Steel	134	160	131

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Horantzau d'Airy	32d ago	Fit
Solitary Man	32d ago	Fit
Real Steel	32d ago	Fit
Falco Blitz	32d ago	Fit
Zanahiyr	40d ago	Fit
Churchstonewarrior	40d ago	Fit
Hurricane Georgie	52d ago	Fresh
Perceval Legallois	56d ago	Fresh
Amirite	56d ago	Fresh
Chemical Energy	56d ago	Fresh
Duffle Coat	56d ago	Fresh
Toss Again	56d ago	Fresh
Thecompanysergeant	57d ago	Fresh
Flooring Porter	68d ago	Fresh
The Goffer	147d ago	Long break
Embittered	147d ago	Long break
The Real Whacker	151d ago	Long break
Lucid Dreams	178d ago	Long break
Desertmore House	213d ago	Long break
Fakir d'Oudairies	234d ago	Long break
Busselton	—	—