Savills New Year's Day Chase (Grade 3)

Off time: 14:43 | Winning time: 6m 10.3s

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Al Boum Photo²⁹⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 12-0| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins| OR: 175| CD

2/9

Dual Cheltenham Gold Cup winner who has also landed past two runnings of this contest. Makes his seasonal return here and top-class chaser is sure to prove very hard to beat.

Form: R11/211-

Acapella Bourgeois^h³¹⁴

Age: 11| Weight: 11-10| J: D E Mullins| T: W P Mullins| OR: 156

13/2

Very smart chaser. Off track since scoring in Bobbyjo Chase at Fairyhouse (25f) by 15 lengths from Bellshill. Looks the one to chase home his stable companion.

Form: 3/00261-

Brahma Bull⁴⁰

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

15/2

Smart chaser who arrives on back of good second of 4 to Minella Indo in Grade 2 chase (17/2) at Navan (24f, heavy) 40 days ago. Respected.

Form: 12161-2

Djingle^h²⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 11-10| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: J Queally| OR: 143

22/1

Useful chaser. Latest win in chase at Listowel in September and (40/1) running well when brought down last in Hilly Way Chase at Cork (16.7f, heavy) 26 days ago. Up in trip with plenty on his plate.

Form: 51523B

I'm A Game Changer^h1,t¹⁴¹

Age: 9| Weight: 10-13| J: Brian Hayes| T: A McNamara| OR: 135

80/1

Unreliable hurdler/chaser for Gordon Elliott who is without a win since 2018. Hooded on his first run for new yard here with very stiff task.

Form: F26-234

Forecasts

Al Boum Photo (2/9), Acapella Bourgeois (13/2), Brahma Bull (15/2), Djingle (22/1), I'm A Game Changer (80/1)

AL BOUM PHOTO hasn't been seen on the track since becoming a dual Gold Cup winner at Cheltenham in March but he goes very well fresh so is confidently expected to land a hat-trick of wins in this event. Stablemate Acapella Bourgeois appeals as the one to chase him home, with Brahma Bull expected to land a clean sweep for top-trainer Willie Mullins.