Ani-Pets Veterinary Clinic Rated Novice Chase

Off time: 14:52 | Winning time: 4m 39.1s

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Patsio^b⁶

Age: 10| Weight: 11-7| J: K C Sexton| T: J R Barry| OR: 104| CD

4/1

Returned to form when winning over an extended 2m3f at Limerick (heavy) last week. Switches to novice company today and is an interesting runner today.

Form: 555061

Artic Pearl^t²²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-3| J: R Loughran| T: M Brassil| BF

3/1

Followed up a Punchestown (2m4f) handicap hurdle win by finishing second in a couple over handicap hurdles including over heavy ground over the same C&D last time out. Making his chasing debut today.

Form: 6-8U122

Blue Empyrean^p²⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 11-3| J: A Ring⁽³⁾| T: R K Watson

8/1

Sole success came in a Down Royal bumper on good-to-yielding ground over 2m2f in June 2016. Fair effort when finishing 5L third on stable and chase debut in first time cheekpieces (retained) at Clonmel (2m, heavy) last month.

Form: 4-46383

Samson Bill³⁰²

Age: 10| Weight: 11-3| J: D G Hogan| T: D Hogan| D

18/1

Winner of a maiden hurdle on heavy ground in 2015 and ran well in a point-to-point at Lemonfield (heavy) back in March. Making his chasing debut today.

Form: 515/P73-

Sir Bob¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: Phillip Enright| T: R Tyner

6/1

Point-to-point winner on heavy ground in the spring but disappointing under rules including on handicap debut over fences last time. Switch to fences may bring about improvement and he is worth a check in the market today.

Form: 1-7600

Soul Kaliber^p1,t¹⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-3| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott

4/1

Seven race and maiden and finished 23L fourth over 2m5f on heavy ground here on chasing debut last month. Interesting to see how he fares with cheekpieces fitted for the first time.

Form: 8P248-4

Peculiar Genius³

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: D Robinson⁽⁵⁾| T: P Nolan| CD

4/1

Winner of a handicap hurdle on soft-to-heavy ground on this card 12 months ago. Signs of ability when sixth on chasing debut but pulled up at Limerick last time out. Drops in trip today.

Form: 1475-6P

Forecasts

Artic Pearl (3/1), Peculiar Genius (4/1), Patsio (4/1), Soul Kaliber (4/1), Sir Bob (6/1), Blue Empyrean (8/1), Samson Bill (18/1)

The form of BLUE EMPYREAN'Slatest third at Clonmel is working out well and he can register his first victory over fences at the second time of asking in this novice chase. The selection finished behind Sunday's Punchestown winner Robin Des Mana on that occasion and can get the better of recent Limerick winner Patsio in this contest. Artic Pearl has run well over hurdles here before and he can finish third today.