Lee Strand Novice Chase – Killarney · The Final Fence

Killarney

16:15

Lee Strand Novice Chase

Date 2023-07-21

Distance 2m1f

Class

Going Good To Yielding

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize €9,440

Runners (5)

EW Terms: 2 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Silk	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
3		Hercule Du Seuil Brown J:Jody McGarvey T:W P Mullins	J:Jody McGarvey T:W P Mullins	161	ht	1P1-21	-	163	125	53d	—	0W/0P 1 run	-39	20	0.14/1	4/7 64%
Trounced Ballyadam and Lieutenant Highway at Ballinrobe and looks a fine prospect
2		Watch House Cross Bay J:Mike O'Connor(3) T:Henry De Bromhead	J:Mike O'Connor(3) T:Henry De Bromhead	166	t	150-11	-	152	103	31d	—	—	-18	8	0.69/1	11/4 27%
Two impressive novice chase wins at Wexford; 10lb penalty but isn't underestimated
1		Solness Bay J:Rachael Blackmore T:Joseph Patrick Obrien	J:Rachael Blackmore T:Joseph Patrick Obrien	166	—	/5211-	135	144	120	94d	—	—	+29	45.8	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Carries a 10lb penalty for two wins; needs more but should give a good account
NR		Lieutenant Highway Bay J:TBC T:Gordon Elliott	J: T:Gordon Elliott	161	—	3P-541	-	147	99	39d	—	—	-16	7	2.75/1	12 8%
Was 23l behind Hercule Du Seuil on chasing debut but won well at Roscommon next time
5		Western Comandor Bay J:Philip Donovan(5) T:John Patrick Ryan	J:Philip Donovan(5) T:John Patrick Ryan	156	—	351-4F	-	122	-	47d	—	—	-2	0.7	12.25/1	50 2%
Fell late on making chasing debut at Kilbeggan; this looks a tough task

Horse	bet365	Coral
Hercule Du Seuil	4/7	4/7
Watch House Cross	5/2	11/4
Solness	5	9/2
Lieutenant Highway	12	12
Western Comandor	50	40

Predictor

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

1st

Solness

45.8

OR: 21.3 Form: 19.5 Odds: 5

9/2

2nd

Hercule Du Seuil

20

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 20

4/7

3rd

Watch House Cross

8

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 8

11/4

4

Lieutenant Highway

7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 7

12

5

Western Comandor

0.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

50

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Solness	135	144	120
Hercule Du Seuil	—	163	125
Watch House Cross	—	152	103
Lieutenant Highway	—	147	99
Western Comandor	—	122	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Watch House Cross	31d ago	Fit
Lieutenant Highway	39d ago	Fit
Western Comandor	47d ago	Fresh
Hercule Du Seuil	53d ago	Fresh
Solness	94d ago	Long break