Irish Daily Star Champion Hunters Chase

Off time: 18:35 | Winning time: 6m 27.2s

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Billaway^p⁴²

Age: 10| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr P W Mullins| T: W P Mullins| OR: 140| D

11/8

Useful chaser. 13/8, career best when winning 19-runner minor event chase at Cheltenham (26.3f, good to soft) 42 days ago, going in snatches. Should take the beating.

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Dorking Cock^t¹²

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr B G Crawford⁽⁷⁾| T: S R B Crawford| OR: 129| D

9/1

Useful chaser. One win from 1 run last season. Tongue strap on for 1st time, didn't need to improve to win 11-runner hunter chase (22/1) at Down Royal 124 days ago, driven out. One to consider.

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Poli Roi^t¹³

Age: 10| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr S Connor⁽⁷⁾| T: S R B Crawford| OR: 127| D

66/1

Fairly useful chaser. Below form well-beaten third of 8 to Vaucelet in hunter chase at Fairyhouse (25.4f, good to soft, 33/1) 13 days ago. Up against it.

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Solomn Grundy^h⁴¹

Age: 12| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr J L Scallan⁽⁷⁾| T: S Doyle| OR: 133| D

20/1

Useful hurdler. 3/1, creditable second of 5 in hunter chase at Gowran (25f, heavy) 48 days ago. Merits respect.

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Vaucelet¹³

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr B O'Neill| T: D M Christie| OR: 130| D

1/1

Useful chaser. Four wins from 5 runs last season. Career best when winning 8-runner hunter chase (10/11) at Fairyhouse (25.4f, good to soft) 13 days ago. Strong claims.

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Non-Runners

Kitsilano⁴⁸

Weight: 11-12| Age: 5

T: J J Murphy J: Mr A T Feeney

Forecasts

Vaucelet (1/1), Billaway (11/8), Dorking Cock (9/1), Solomn Grundy (20/1), Poli Roi (66/1), Kitsilano (66/1)

Having got up in the dying strides at Cheltenham, BILLAWAY is fancied to make amends for last year's agonising defeat in this event by edging out Vaucelet, who is closely matched on form and looked as good as ever when scoring at Fairyhouse last time. Dorking Cock is the pick of the remainder.