15:05 Cork

Saturday 7 January 2017

All12:5013:2013:5514:3015:0515:4016:10

McCarthy Insurance Group Beginners Chase

Off time: 15:07 | Winning time: 5m 38.2s

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Selected odds by:

Blazer²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: B J Geraghty| T: W P Mullins| OR: 135

11/10

Made a solid start in this sphere over three-miles recently, drops in trip here and full of potential.

Form: 1947/23-

Cappa Doce¹¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: A McCurtin⁽⁵⁾| T: J Motherway

100/1

Lightly raced sort and goes over fences in what looks a tough enough race, best watched for now.

Form: 3P5/

Cliffside Park¹²

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: B T O'Connell| T: E Doyle

100/1

Decent over timber but hasn't shown a lot in two starts over the larger obstacles this term.

Form: 08UP9-7

Fiddlers Way²³

Age: 9| Weight: 11-12| J: P T Enright| T: R Tyner

100/1

Struggled both starts so far this season and likely to be similar tale now.

Form: 2/90860

Fort Defiance⁹⁷³

Age: 11| Weight: 11-12| J: A W Short⁽⁷⁾| T: L Comer

100/1

Hasn't been seen for 973 days and wasn't in great form then, not getting any younger and will likely need this run.

Form: 21/

General Principle⁴⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: J W Kennedy| T: G Elliott

7/2

Solid efforts both starts in this sphere, odds-on favourite last time when runner-up at Thurles in November.

Form: 0/126-32

Hurry Henry¹⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: G N Fox| T: H De Bromhead

20/1

Remote fourth at Limerick in a beginners chase ten day ago, entitled to build on that effort over this longer trip.

Form: 7/2185-3

Jett¹⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: D N Russell| T: Mrs J Harrington

9/2

Was travelling ominously well when falling two out at Leopardstown over Christmas, must have a chance if staying up now.

Form: 214-526

Joxer²⁰

Age: 10| Weight: 11-12| J: R C Colgan| T: W Harney

33/1

First attempt over fences was fair, third of 12 at Thurles last month, and entitled to come forward again.

Form: P54P75-

Kilcooley Abbey²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: R Loughran| T: L Byrne

100/1

Form over hurdles not especially noteworthy and tough task here on chase debut.

Form:

Master Appeal⁴⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: B Hayes| T: J E Kiely

25/1

Blundered and unseated jockey on chase debut back in May, running in and out over hurdles since and makes little appeal today.

Form: 015770-

Myselfandjoe^t²⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 11-12| J: B M Cash| T: D E Fitzgerald

100/1

Fair bit to find with Joxer on last month's Thurles meeting.

Form: 41314/6

Raise A Tail¹⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: R M Power| T: Mrs J Harrington

33/1

Likely needed recent bumper run and prominent trainer wastes no time going chasing now

Form: 31/6-

Squouateur^t²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: M P Walsh| T: G Elliott

11/1

Hasn't built on decent opening show at this game in November but has been handed stiff tasks. Up in trip again now and possibly will see him in a better light.

Form: 6-578P2

Uncle Danny^t²⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: D E Mullins| T: J Queally

33/1

His five runs over fences have not inspired a lot of confidence that he'll be winning a race of this nature soon.

Form: 055F65

Misty Lady²⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 11-5| J: S W Flanagan| T: J Cullen

12/1

Five-time winner over timber and promising start at this discipline when following home odds-on winner. Longer trip now and interesting contender.

Form: 204025

Forecasts

Blazer (11/10), General Principle (7/2), Jett (9/2), Squouateur (11/1), Misty Lady (12/1), Hurry Henry (20/1), Master Appeal (25/1), Uncle Danny (33/1), Raise A Tail (33/1), Joxer (33/1), Fiddlers Way (100/1), Myselfandjoe (100/1), Kilcooley Abbey (100/1), Cliffside Park (100/1), Fort Defiance (100/1), Cappa Doce (100/1)

This looks a decent race and it will be no surprise should Blazer prove popular on the back of his promising chase debut. He won't have things all his own way however and JETT could make amends for his recent fall when travelling full of running at Leopardstown. General Principle has taken well to this discipline and merits respect, while Misty Lady could build on what was a really pleasing chase bow last time out. 1. Jett 2. Blazer 3. Misty Lady