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BAR 1 Betting Porterstown Handicap Chase (Listed).

Fairyhouse · Sunday, 30 Nov · 17:05 · 3m 6f · Class 1 · TURF

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Status

13:05

Off time

Runners

Yielding to Soft (Soft in places)

Going

🎯 Tipster's 1·2·3

Sporting Life pick

🏆 Top pick

NOW IS THE HOUR (IRE

🥈 Second

WILL DO (IRE

🥉 Third

LONESOME BOATMAN (FR

Betting forecast

Market prediction · 15 runners · sorted by price

01 · 🏆 FAV

Better Times Ahead

4

3/1

02 · 🥈 2nd

Beaufort Scale

8.50

15/2

03 · 🥉 3rd

Now Is The Hour

8.50

15/2

04 · —

Onethreefivenotout

9

8/1

05 · —

Lonesome Boatman

9.50

17/2

06 · —

Verdant Place

10

9/1

07 · —

Brucejack

11

10/1

08 · —

Will Do

13

12/1

09 · —

Positive Thinker

15

14/1

10 · —

Nine Graces

19

18/1

11 · —

St Denis's Well

21

20/1

12 · —

Fortunedefortunata

21

20/1

13 · —

Favori De Champdou

23

22/1

14 · —

History Of Fashion

23

22/1

15 · —

Clonmeen

34

33/1

Sporting Life forecast prices — published the night before the race. Top 3 highlighted as market favourites.

Runners

Pos	No.	Dr	Horse	Jockey	Trainer	Age	Wgt	Best decimal odds
5th	1	—	Favori De Champdou (G) [B] Seven wins from 21 NH runs. Shaped as if better for the run after 7 months off when tenth of 19 in Troytown handicap chase at Navan (24f, heavy, 22/1) 14 days ago. Steps back up in trip and no surprise to see a better showing with that run…	Josh Williamson	G Elliott	10	75.3 kg	23 22/1
8th	2	—	Now Is The Hour (G) Fell when going well in National Hunt Chase at Cheltenham (29.9f) in March before pulling up in Irish National. However, ran well when third in a hot maiden chase on return to action 2 weeks ago and highly likely there's an even bigger eff…	Keith Donoghue	G P Cromwell	8	74.4 kg	8.50 15/2
—	3	—	Nine Graces (M) [T] Opened her account over fences at Punchestown (22.7f) in January but not in same form when midfield in Kim Muir at Cheltenham in March. Entitled to be sharper for last month's reappearance run over hurdles and she remains unexposed over ma…	Mr F Maguire	B Connell	8	69.4 kg	19 18/1
2nd	4	—	Will Do (G) [B] 11/1, below form twelfth of 19 in Troytown at Navan (24f, heavy) 14 days ago, off bridle before most. This step back up in trip looks firmly in his favour and there's surely a race of this nature within reach from this mark.	Jack Kennedy	G Elliott	8	69.4 kg	13 12/1
3rd	5	—	Lonesome Boatman (G) [P] 9-y-o who presumably stripped fitter for his encouraging Listowel fourth when winning 13-runner Cork National (28f, good to soft) 4 weeks ago, keeping on well to forge clear run-in. Live player again with a repeat.	Darragh O'Keeffe	Sean Allen	9	68.9 kg	9.50 17/2
10th	6	—	Positive Thinker (G) Hurdles/chase scorer who finished runner-up in Cork National (28f) this time last year but he looked rusty returning from a full year off when eighth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Naas (20f) 21 days ago. That ought to have blown the cobwebs …	Sean O'Keeffe	M J McDonagh	8	68.5 kg	15 14/1
—	7	—	Fortunedefortunata (G) [B1] Cheekpieces on for 1st time, bit below form eleventh of 19 in handicap chase at Navan (24f, heavy, 25/1) 14 days ago, inadequate test. Back up in trip. Yard having good spell. Blinkered for 1st time.	Jordan Gainford	G Elliott	8	68 kg	21 20/1
9th	8	—	History Of Fashion (G) [P] Two chase wins this time last year, including this race from a 1 lb lower mark. However, very hard to predict subsequently, going in snatches/tending to jump right when tailed-off eighth of 13 to Lonesome Boatman in handicap chase at Cork …	Harry Sexton	P A Fahy	11	66.7 kg	23 22/1
7th	9	—	Beaufort Scale (G) [PT] Cheekpieces on for 1st time, creditable seventh of 19 in Troytown handicap chase at Navan (24f, heavy, 10/1) 14 days ago. Up in trip. Can give a good account with this marked increase in trip certainly worth exploring.	Danny Gilligan	G Elliott	6	66.2 kg	8.50 15/2
1st	10	—	Better Times Ahead (G) FAV 8-y-o who ran with credit on 2 of his 3 starts over fences last season and capitalised on his lower hurdles mark after 7 months off when taking 13-runner handicap hurdle (6/1) at this course (24f, soft) 26 days ago. Certainly worth a secon…	Mark Walsh	R Tyner	8	66.2 kg	4 3/1
—	11	—	Verdant Place (G) Successful twice over fences during a productive 2024/25 campaign and he signed off with a creditable fourth of 14 in handicap chase at Navan (23.6f, soft) 8 months ago. Appeals as the type who will stay long distances and there could yet …	Simon Torrens	P T Foley	7	66.2 kg	10 9/1
6th	12	—	St Denis's Well (G) [PT] 1 win from 3 runs this season. 3/1, improved to win 24-runner handicap hurdle at Navan (16f, heavy) 14 days ago, finding extra. Switches from hurdles to chase. Significantly up in trip.	Conor Stone-Walsh	Ian Donoghue	7	65.3 kg	21 20/1
—	13	—	Onethreefivenotout (G) [P] Won over fences at Newton Abbot (25.8f) for Paul Nicholls and encouraging start for new stable following 5 months off when second of 13 in handicap chase at Down Royal (24f, good to soft, 10/1) 29 days ago. Task is to build on that now giv…	Sam Ewing	G Elliott	9	63.5 kg	9 8/1
4th	14	—	Brucejack (G) Hurdles winner who is yet to taste success over fences but went close on several occasions in staying contests last term. Drop in trip did him no favours on return from 8 months off when fourth in a Gowran maiden (20f) 3 weeks ago and this…	Patrick M O'Brien	P A Fahy	8	63.5 kg	11 10/1
—	15	—	Clonmeen (G) [PT] Eleven runs since last win in 2023. 10/1, below form eighth of 13 in handicap chase at Down Royal (24f, good to soft) 29 days ago. Cheekpieces back on and he's opposable.	Niall Moore	William P Murphy	10	63.5 kg	34 33/1

Betting forecast: Better Times Ahead (3/1), Beaufort Scale (15/2), Now Is The Hour (15/2), Onethreefivenotout (8/1), Lonesome Boatman (17/2), Verdant Place (9/1), Brucejack (10/1), Will Do (12/1), Positive Thinker (14/1), Nine Graces (18/1), St Denis's Well (20/1), Fortunedefortunata (20/1), Favori De Champdou (22/1), History Of Fashion (22/1), Clonmeen (33/1)

Prize money

Position	Prize
P1	27000.0 EUR
P2	9000.0 EUR
P3	4500.0 EUR
P4	2251.0 EUR
P5	1350.0 EUR
P6	900.0 EUR