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Saturday 11 December 2021

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Irish Stallion Farms EBF Beginners Chase

Off time: 11:31 | Winning time: 4m 11.4s

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Blue Lord^t1²²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins| D

8/11

Very useful novice hurdler last season, finishing placed 3 times in Grade 1 events. Tongue strap on first time now chasing. Leading claims.

Form: 123F3-

Cayd Boy⁴⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: M P Walsh| T: Miss E Doyle| D

2/1

Promising sort. Smart hurdler. 6/4, second of 13 in maiden at Wexford (16f, heavy) on debut over fences 47 days ago, sticking to task. Bold show looks assured.

Form: 2/1200-2

Dark Spark¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: C J Orr| T: M Winters| D

50/1

Promising type. Fairly useful winner at 16f over hurdles. Fourth of 8 in maiden at Thurles (18f, good to soft, 12/1) on debut over fences 16 days ago. May well do better.

Form: 7-42134

El Barra²²⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: W P Mullins| CD

8/1

Useful hurdler. Career best when winning 15-runner novice hurdle at Punchestown (16f, good to soft, 12/1) in April. Paul Townend on Blue Lord but he's still respected now chasing on return.

Form: 104211-

Everglow⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: D F O'Regan| T: N Meade

16/1

Useful chaser. Creditable sixth of 18 in maiden at Navan (20f, good to soft, 12/1) 7 days ago. Likely to be thereabouts.

Form: 7394-56

Fantastic Allen²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: J S McGarvey| T: Mrs G O'Connor

250/1

Modest form. 250/1, eleventh of 13 in maiden at Punchestown (19.7f, good to soft) 28 days ago. Likely outsider.

Form: P-00980

History Of Fashion²²⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: R Deegan⁽³⁾| T: P A Fahy

150/1

Fair hurdler. Very good fourth of 18 in minor event hurdle at Punchestown (20.6f, good to soft, 80/1) in April. Makes chase debut on return. Back down in trip.

Form: 344654-

Quantum Realm⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: K C Sexton| T: G Elliott

200/1

Fair hurdler. Winner at Punchestown in October. Eleventh of 15 in maiden chase (125/1) at Punchestown (16.9f, good to soft) 6 days ago.

Form: 2715F0

Top Line Tommy¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Philip Donovan⁽⁵⁾| T: E J O'Grady

125/1

Fair hurdler. Remains a maiden after 18 NH runs. Fifth of 8 in maiden chase at Thurles (18f, good to soft, 80/1) 16 days ago. Likely to find a few too strong.

Form: B243P5

A Cheap Thrill¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-8| J: Brian Hayes| T: E Mullins

250/1

Modest form over hurdles. Likely outsider on chase debut.

Form: P0908

Hardy Bloke⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-8| J: S D Torrens| T: E Mullins

200/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Eleventh of 18 in maiden at Navan (20f, good to soft, 80/1) on debut over fences 7 days ago.

Form: 2P0930

Mica Malpic⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-8| J: L P Dempsey| T: E Bolger

200/1

Useful hurdler. First run since leaving David Cottin when fell in maiden at Punchestown (16.9f, good to soft, 150/1) on debut over fences 6 days ago.

Form: 168-F

Atlantic Fairy²⁵¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: D Robinson| T: H De Bromhead| BF

11/1

Quite a useful novice hurdler last season, including a listed win at Navan in February. Off 8 months. Makes chase debut.

Form: 23/2116-

Razzle Dazzle Love^t⁴⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: J P O'Sullivan⁽⁵⁾| T: T Gibney

16/1

Promising type. Second of 10 in maiden at Galway (18.2f, heavy) on debut over fences 49 days ago. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 13678-2

Non-Runners

Know The Game²¹

Weight: 12-0| Age: 5

T: J T R Dreaper J: Reserve 1

Forecasts

Blue Lord (8/11), Cayd Boy (2/1), El Barra (8/1), Atlantic Fairy (11/1), Everglow (16/1), Razzle Dazzle Love (16/1), Dark Spark (50/1), Top Line Tommy (125/1), History Of Fashion (150/1), Hardy Bloke (200/1), Quantum Realm (200/1), Mica Malpic (200/1), Know The Game (200/1), A Cheap Thrill (250/1), Fantastic Allen (250/1)

Last season's triple Grade 1 placed novice hurdler BLUE LORD is fancied to make a winning start over fences for the Willie Mullins team. Cayd Boy, a good second on his Wexford chase debut, and the selection's stablemate El Barra can give him most to think about.