21:00 Dundalk

Wednesday 28 March 2018

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Horseware Eventer Riders Championship Challenge

Off time: 20:59 | Winning time: 2m 41.2s

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Selected odds by:

Bien Chase⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 12-6| J: William Mackie| T: Adrian Mcallister| OR: 70| BF| C

16/1

Finished runner-up over 6f here in January and fair efforts over that trip since. Has run well over further in the past.

Form: 347-256

The Game Changer^t⁷³

Age: 9| Weight: 12-6| J: Sarah Ennis| T: G Elliott

5/4

Useful hurdler/chaser on his day but well beaten in a handicap chase at Fairyhouse last time out. Rated 142 over fences and is an interesting runner on today's Flat debut.

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Water Sprite^t¹⁹³

Age: 7| Weight: 12-1| J: Sally Corscadden| T: G Elliott| OR: 78| D

4/1

Winner of a 2m handicap on yielding ground at Tramore in August. Disappointed twice over hurdles since but represents a leading jumps stable today.

Form: 0/73211-

Bobeska^t³³

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Miss T Quail| T: K F O'Donnell| OR: 59

20/1

Maiden after eight starts and well beaten over C&D when making his handicap debut last time out. Plenty to do on these terms.

Form: 0280-80

Hurricane Volta^t⁴⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Aidan Keogh| T: G Elliott| OR: 65| D

16/1

Successful over this trip for Peter Hedger but finished well beaten in an Ayr (heavy) maiden hurdle on debut for this yard last month. Worth a check in the market today.

Form: 63200/3-

Jack Blue¹⁵⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Brian Morrison| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 50

20/1

Well beaten when finishing second at Listowel (good) last June and held in two subsequent outings in 2017. Making his seasonal debut today.

Form: 906000-

Kerosin¹⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Clare Lambert| T: J McAuley| OR: 96

5/1

Successful three times and ran well in Group company in France but has proved a disappointment over hurdles since joining this yard. One for the shortlist if capable of reproducing his form of 2015.

Form: 252747/

Poitin⁶⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Jim Newsam| T: K H Clarke| OR: 77| CD

4/1

Held in two starts since finishing fourth over 2m here in December. Interesting runner today having won twice over C&D in the past.

Form: 70749-0

Caerleon Kate¹⁴⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: Emma Jackson| T: C A McBratney| OR: 42

25/1

Placed three times over hurdles last summer but disappointed on soft ground at Down Royal (3m) in November and making her first appearance on the Flat since June 2016.

Form: 986064/

Piranto¹⁷²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: Jonathan Steele| T: S Wilson

33/1

Seven race maiden including in three bumpers. Well held over hurdles in the autumn and making her stable and Flat debut today.

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Siempre Amigos⁴⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: Declan Cullen| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 56| BF

16/1

15 race maiden but has placed over this distance on turf. Well held at Uttoxeter over hurdles last time out however and more needed today.

Form: 92375U-

Tremendous³³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: Johnny Mulligan| T: L Lennon| OR: 50

66/1

Ten race maiden and beat just one rival home when finishing ninth in a claimer over 1m here last month. Stepping up in trip today.

Form: 5/9638-9

Forecasts

The Game Changer (5/4), Poitin (4/1), Water Sprite (4/1), Kerosin (5/1), Bien Chase (16/1), Siempre Amigos (16/1), Hurricane Volta (16/1), Bobeska (20/1), Jack Blue (20/1), Caerleon Kate (25/1), Piranto (33/1), Tremendous (66/1)

Leading jumps trainer Gordon Elliott looks to hold a strong hand in this concluding challenge contest and his WATER SPRITE can follow up her Tramore handicap victory of last August by taking this on her first appearance on the Flat since. Kerosin was a classy performer on the Flat on the continent a few years ago and can claim second on this occasion ahead of The Game Changer, a stablemate of the winner who is making his debut on the Flat today.