Fairyhouse Winter Festival November 27th & 28th Rated Novice Chase

Off time: 13:16 | Winning time: 4m 5.7s

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Forrard Away¹⁶⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: Keith Donoghue| T: J T R Dreaper| OR: 120| D

5/2

Fairly useful chaser. Career best when winning 14-runner novice chase (11/4) at Ballinrobe (17f, heavy) on debut over fences 168 days ago. Leading claims if coping with the forecast quicker ground.

Form: 53612-1

Stansfield¹¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-9| J: S Fitzgerald⁽⁵⁾| T: Paul Traynor| OR: 118| D

12/1

Fairly useful chaser. 9/1, pulled up in handicap hurdle at Down Royal (24.1f, soft) 11 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase and significantly back down in trip.

Form: 333-06P

Benefit North^t¹¹

Age: 10| Weight: 11-5| J: C D Maxwell| T: C A McBratney| OR: 95

80/1

Modest chaser. Sixteen runs since last win in 2020. 14/1, creditable fourth of 9 in handicap chase at Down Royal (16.4f, soft) 11 days ago. Needs to raise his game.

Form: 7-P8844

Brawler^p,t¹⁹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: C J Orr| T: Ciaran Murphy| OR: 122| C

9/2

Fairly useful chaser. Visored for 1st time, fell in handicap chase at Punchestown (16f, good to soft, 14/1) when last seen 6 months ago. Cheekpieces back on and every chance granted a clear round.

Form: 32222F-

Cerberus^t³⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: S D Torrens| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 119| CD

13/2

Useful hurdler. Twelve runs since last win in 2019. 14/1, tenth of 12 in handicap chase at Gowran (20f, good) 38 days ago, not knocked about. Would be a threat if on-song.

Form: 675460

Highstreet Roller^t³¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: T Gibney

9/2

Fair chaser. Latest win in hurdle at Bellewstown in July. 7/1, third of 7 in novice chase at this C&D (good) on debut over fences 31 days ago. Place possibilities.

Form: 210063

Stand Off¹⁹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: M P Walsh| T: P Fenton| C| D

3/1

Fairly useful hurdler. Nineteenth of 25 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (20.6f, good to soft, 11/2), left poorly placed. Off 6 months and back down in trip for this chase debut.

Form: 145B10-

Non-Runners

Low Lie The Fields¹⁹⁵

Weight: 11-5| Age: 7

T: H De Bromhead J: D Robinson

Forecasts

Forrard Away (5/2), Stand Off (3/1), Highstreet Roller (9/2), Brawler (9/2), Cerberus (13/2), Low Lie The Fields (8/1), Stansfield (12/1), Benefit North (80/1)

BRAWLER is taken to open his chase account at the eighth attempt. He was runner-up four times on the bounce last season prior to falling when starting to make headway 4 out in a competitive handicap at the Punchestown Festival in April. Forrard Away made a winning start in this sphere at Ballinrobe and merits respect, as does Cerberus, but Low Lie The Fields is feared most on his chase debut.