Irish Stallion Farms EBF Beginners Chase

Off time: 15:40 | Winning time: 5m 20.9s

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Caesar Rock^p¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: M F Morris

8/1

Fair winning hurdler. Yet to win over fences but he has shown better form in this sphere, notably when second in a 18.5f Galway maiden 12 days ago. Could be vulnerable to anything with potential.

Form: 1-42582

Gua Du Large^h,t¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Sean Flanagan| T: H De Bromhead

17/2

Useful hurdler. Well-held fourth of 6 in maiden at Gowran on his debut over fences 15 days ago but he appeals as the type to flourish over fences before too long.

Form: 4/P107-4

Idas Boy²⁶⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: B J Cooper| T: N Meade

10/11

Useful hurdler. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, good second of 7 in minor event hurdle (10/1) at Thurles (23f, good to soft). Off 8 months. Makes chase debut.

Form: 23/1242-

The Goffer¹⁷⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott| D

3/1

Useful novice hurdler last season, winning twice. Third in a point at the start of his career. Interesting chase recruit for top stable.

Form: 144104-

Watch House Cross^t²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Keith Donoghue| T: H De Bromhead

6/1

Useful winning hurdler. Has failed to complete both starts since switched to fences but it's clearly still early days in this sphere and he had yet to be asked for his effort when falling 4 out at Listowel last month.

Form: 1/184-PF

Forecasts

Idas Boy (10/11), The Goffer (3/1), Watch House Cross (6/1), Caesar Rock (8/1), Gua Du Large (17/2)

An interesting maiden, with a narrow vote going the way of Gordon Elliott's THE GOFFER. Gua du Large was a similar standard over hurdles to the selection and has the potential to leave his recent Gowran chase debut well behind so he's feared most ahead of Noel Meade's Idas Boy.