Saturday 18 December · Navan, Eire

14:55 Happy Christmas And New Year To All Our Members Handicap Chase (0-109)

Distance: 2m 4f 0y
Going: Good to Yielding
Class: 0
Prize: EUR 11000
Runners: 15

Race preview

HANDSWORTH has yet to score in 15 starts over hurdles but has shown enough promise since sent over fences to get the vote. The Philip Dempsey-trained gelding kept on over a shorter trip at Thurles and was badly hampered early when beating all bar Secret Cargo at Gowran. Time And Times hasn't run over fences for nearly four years but has been in good form of late over hurdles. He's been placed over a variety of trips this year including last time behind the highly progressive Glenquin Castle. Enduring Love won two handicap chases for Philip Rothwell and should benefit from his first outing for new connections at Punchestown, while Howya Aoife was far from disgraced when reappearing over an inadequate trip at Thurles. Siberian Star and Sizing Malbay are others for the shortlist.

Pos	Horse	Form	Jockey	Trainer	Wgt	SP
1	Handsworth	0-P0842	L P Dempsey	J P Dempsey	11 8	9-2
2	Siberian Star	276843	J P O'Sullivan	P J Rothwell	11 3	4-1
3	Enduring Love	6F72-P6	Phillip Enright	S Curling	10 1	10-1
4	It's Only A Number	4-756U8	Cian Cullinan	F J Flood	11 4	16-1
5	Raining Bird	8P6856-	J B Foley	S G Carey	11 3	20-1
6	An Marcach	7-40070	Darragh O'Keeffe	D Donovan	11 5	22-1
7	Time And Times	233324	Sean O'Keeffe	D McNamara	9 12	5-1
8	Kilkeaskins First	06-8638	Donagh Meyler	J P Dempsey	11 1	16-1
9	Sizing Malbay	1P6845	Mr E Mahon	B McMahon	11 8	7-1
10	Krisquin	1/50UP-9	R Deegan	S Nolan	10 7	50-1
11	King\'s War	CPU-060	Liam McKenna	Mrs A Mooney	11 1	50-1
12	Memory Of Youth	2269-66	Mike O'Connor	Mrs D Foster	10 3	8-1
-	Howaya Aoife	5570-78	Ricky Doyle	G Keane	11 0	14-1
-	Go All The Way	00-4P09	Gary Noonan	F J Flood	9 13	18-1
-	Johnnys Girl	PP6-360	Gearoid Brouder	N Lee	9 12	33-1
NR	Kristian Goingwel	6121P-0	B Browne	O McKiernan	12 0