Ballymore Group Irish EBF Kilbegnet Novice Chase (Grade 3)

Off time: 15:35 | Winning time: 4m 6.9s

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Selected odds by:

Bold Enough⁶⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: M P Walsh| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 140| CD

5/4

Good start to chase career, winning novices at Wexford and over C&D at the start of the summer. Good 2½ lengths third to Fan De Blues in 2¼m Galway Grade 2 in July. More to come and leading claims.

Form: 623-113

Embittered^t³⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-3| J: Jack Kennedy| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 141| D

16/5

Smart hurdler and similar standard at his best over fences. However, he did make heavy weather of winning a 6-runner maiden chase at Killarney (17f, good) 37 days ago. This tougher.

Form: 4F0-201

Exit Poll²⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-3| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 139| D

85/40

Useful chaser. 6/1, career best when winning 11-runner handicap chase at Kilbeggan (19.5f, good) 24 days ago. Respected for yard in very good form.

Form: F0-4621

Presenting Bonnie²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 10-10| J: B J Cooper| T: J P Ryan| OR: 118

20/1

Fairly useful chaser. 4 wins from 7 runs this season. 15/8, career best when winning 6-runner novice chase at Kilbeggan (19.5f, good) 24 days ago. Likely capable of even better.

Form: 118911

Hurricane Georgie¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: L P Dempsey| T: G Elliott

16/1

Fair hurdler. Winning start over fences at Downpatrick (17.8f, good to soft) 10 days ago, going clear. Pitched in at the deep end here but he definitely has more to offer.

Form: 563221

Non-Runners

Druid's Altar²³

Weight: 11-0| Age: 4

T: J P O'Brien J: J J Slevin

Forecasts

Bold Enough (5/4), Exit Poll (85/40), Embittered (16/5), Druid's Altar (4/1), Hurricane Georgie (16/1), Presenting Bonnie (20/1)

There should be more to come from BOLD ENOUGH back around 2m and he can provide Henry de Bromhead with a third win in this race in the last 4 years. Exit Poll and Druid's Altar, who was behind the selection at Galway, can fill the places.