Elliott Group Craddockstown Novice Chase (Grade 2)

Off time: 13:25 | Winning time: 4m 14.6s

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Daly Tiger¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Sean Flanagan| T: N Meade| CD

6/1

Won well at Tipperary on chase debut and after an unfortunate incident here (saddle slipped) he again ran well when third in a warm Cork Grade Three latest. This race of a similar level so ought to be in the mix again and is progressive.

Form: 3/15-1P3

Eclair De Beaufeu¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: D N Russell| T: G Elliott| D

5/2

Bred with chasing in mind and built on promise of his second to Notebook here by winning with any amount in hand at Wexford last time. Grade One Drinmore entry looks a potentially smart novice and is certainly a leading contender today.

Form: 14U6-21

Moon Over Germany⁴¹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-4| J: M P Walsh| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 151| D

11/4

Already a very experiences chaser with eight starts and two wins and followed up his Ballinrobe win latest with a smart third in a Tipperary Grade Three that's working out well. Best chase form in the book and has to be on the shortlist.

Form: 741-413

Mount Pelier²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: K J Brouder| T: K H Clarke

7/1

Ordinary handicap hurdler for Alan Fleming but was a resounding winner of chase/stable debut at Galway last month promising better things to come now over fences.

Form: D7621-1

Notebook^t³²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead| CD

11/4

Former point-to-pointer was a useful hurdler but based on his highly impressive chase debut where he beat Eclair De Beaufeu over C&D he may well be better still over fences. One of two live contenders for the yard and he is the preferred one.

Form: 2120-21

Scoir Mear¹⁸⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 11-4| J: J S McGarvey| T: T Mullins| OR: 134

66/1

Won at Navan in March but well held twice since and his 1-15 record over fences shows him fully exposed and eminently beatable at this sort of level.

Form: 0671-B7

Non-Runners

Cluan Dara²⁰

Weight: 11-4| Age: 7

T: J P Ryan J: Donagh Meyler

Forecasts

Eclair De Beaufeu (5/2), Notebook (11/4), Moon Over Germany (11/4), Daly Tiger (6/1), Mount Pelier (7/1), Scoir Mear (66/1), Cluan Dara (100/1)

The Gigginstown contingent here will be very hard to beat with all three runners meriting respect. The vote goes to impressive C&D chase debut winner NOTEBOOK, he is re-opposed by runner-up Eclair De Beaufeu who bolted up subsequently at Wexford. The selection's stablemate Moon Over Germany has an experience edge over the Gigginstown trio and he looks a safe bet to be thereabouts where it matters.