Saturday 2 December · Fairyhouse, Eire

13:25 EasyFix Handicap Chase (Grade B)

Distance: 2m 0f 110y
Going: Soft
Class: 0
Prize: EUR 50000
Runners: 15

Race preview

Much was expected of Squouateur last season and he was making headway when coming unstuck in the Kim Muir at Cheltenham, but this shorter trip and the lack of a recent run tips the scales in favour of fellow Gordon Elliott runner DOCTOR PHOENIX. The nine-year-old has flourished since switching to Elliott from David Dennis, finishing second on his debut for the yard at Cork before returning to that track to win last time. Anibale Fly drops into handicap company after a second-placed finish in a Grade 1 at Punchestown and is respected, along with Gwencily Berbas, who races off a 15lb lower mark than over timber in this.

Pos	Horse	Form	Jockey	Trainer	Wgt	SP
1	Nearly Nama\'d	3/26-804	L P Dempsey	A Leahy	10 8	20-1
2	De Benno	5U1-602	C A Landers	J Grace	9 10	14-1
3	Some Plan	1166-48	D Robinson	H De Bromhead	11 6	10-1
4	Bel Ami De Sivola	P8-2353	Donagh Meyler	N Meade	10 4	8-1
5	La Bella Vida	96321U	A W Short	Miss E Doyle	9 11	11-1
6	Squouateur	578P2U-	J S McGarvey	G Elliott	10 12	16-1
7	Elusive Ivy	2133-65	R M Power	G P Cromwell	10 5	16-1
8	Bobbie\'s Diamond	0421/F5	Phillip Enright	A J Martin	9 11	14-1
9	Anibale Fly	2P142-5	Mark Walsh	A J Martin	12 0	6-1
10	Doctor Phoenix	P244-21	Jack Kennedy	G Elliott	11 11	13-2
11	Black Zero	20-6620	M A Enright	M J McDonagh	9 13	25-1
12	De Name Escapes Me	00P-734	J M Moore	N Meade	9 13	13-2
13	Gwencily Berbas	6/426-21	D F O'Regan	A Fleming	10 13	6-1
14	Kilcarry Bridge	1P3126	Danny Mullins	J P Ryan	11 3	20-1
-	Caolaneoin	62-1800	Robbie Colgan	S Nolan	10 2	33-1