Toals.com Webster Cup Chase (Grade 2)

Off time: 16:00 | Winning time: 4m 8.2s

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Cadmium²²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-10| J: Ruby Walsh| T: W P Mullins| OR: 151| D

2/1

Winning for the fifth time over fences when taking a 2m Grade 3 event at Naas (good) last time out. Represents a top stable and looks likely to play a leading role once more.

Form: 213441

Woodland Opera^b,t¹³⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 11-10| J: Paul Townend| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 154| CD

4/1

Grade 2 winner over 2m4f at Gowran Park (good) in October and finished a respectable 16L second in a 3m Grade 1 at Down Royal (good-to-yielding) the following month. Drops in trip following a break and has won here in the past.

Form: 291112

Ball D'Arc⁷²

Age: 8| Weight: 11-8| J: Keith Donoghue| T: G Elliott| OR: 155| C| D

9/1

Course winner but lightly-raced since winning a Grade 3 at Naas in 2017. Returns to fences having finished well beaten in two handicap hurdles earlier this season.

Form: 31U5-00

Darasso³⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: B J Geraghty| T: J P O'Brien| D

1/1

Registered an 11L victory in a Grade 3 hurdle over 2m at Gowran Park (yielding) last time out. Making his first start over fences since a victory at Compiegne (heavy) just under 12 months ago.

Form: 116-251

Tycoon Prince^t²²

Age: 9| Weight: 11-5| J: D N Russell| T: G Elliott| OR: 138| D

20/1

Beaten 32L when finishing third of four behind Cadmium in a 2m Grade 3 at Naas (good) last time out. Plenty to find with that rival on this occasion.

Form: 254803

Forecasts

Darasso (1/1), Cadmium (2/1), Woodland Opera (4/1), Ball D'Arc (9/1), Tycoon Prince (20/1)

DARASSO showed good form over fences in France and he can register his first chase success for this stable following an impressive hurdles victory last time out. Cadmium justified odds-on favouritism last time out and he can finish runner-up here while Woodland Opera can claim third on his return from a break.