16:30
Charlie Chute Memorial Handicap Chase
2m 6f
Going: Yielding to Soft
Surface: Turf
Draw Advantage: NoneMICA MALPIC won over three miles here 12 months ago and returned to form with a vengeance at Kilbeggan this summer when quickening clear in the closing stages over 2m3f. He was subsequently beaten less than four lengths behind Desertmore House at the same venue (Gateau De Miel well held in sixth) and that form received a big boost in the Kerry National here on Wednesday. Brideswell Lad has won three times this year including at the Punchestown Festival and successfully reverted to hurdles off a lowly mark at Wexford last time. Real Steel has been lightly raced since winning the valuable Paddy Power Chase at Leopardstown last Christmas and just missed the cut for the Kerry National, while Mars Harper gained a deserved win over fences at Galway last time.
MICA MALPIC won over three miles here 12 months ago and returned to form with a vengeance at Kilbeggan this summer when quickening clear in the closing stages over 2m3f. He was subsequently beaten less than four lengths behind Desertmore House at the same venue (Gateau De Miel well held in sixth) and that form received a big boost in the Kerry National here on Wednesday. Brideswell Lad has won three times this year including at the Punchestown Festival and successfully reverted to hurdles off a lowly mark at Wexford last time. Real Steel has been lightly raced since winning the valuable Paddy Power Chase at Leopardstown last Christmas and just missed the cut for the Kerry National, while Mars Harper gained a deserved win over fences at Galway last time.