Frank O'Beirne Memorial Novice Handicap Chase

Off time: 15:24 | Winning time: 4m 43.5s

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Tempo Chapter Two^b²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Keith Donoghue| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 114

5/2

28/1 and blinkers on for 1st time in this code, sixth of 12 in maiden at Gowran (14f, good) on Flat debut 21 days ago. Switches from Flat to chase. Down in trip. Makes handicap chase debut.

Form: 0-0P454

Look Dont Touch^t⁴⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 11-11| J: P J O'Hanlon⁽⁵⁾| T: D A McLoughlin| OR: 111

5/2

Creditable second of 10 in handicap chase at Wexford (16f, heavy, 10/1) 47 days ago, sticking to task. Worth chancing to go one better.

Form: 40-5242

Bonarc¹⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 11-5| J: L Quinlan⁽⁵⁾| T: J P Ryan| OR: 105| D

6/1

Two wins from 41 NH runs. Fourth of 7 in handicap hurdle at Kilbeggan (16f, good, 7/1) 19 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase. Makes handicap chase debut.

Form: P-73744

Clever Currency^p,t²⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-1| J: Sean Flanagan| T: P W Flynn| OR: 101

13/8

10/1, good second of 14 in handicap hurdle at Down Royal (16.9f, good to soft) 26 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase. Arrives in good order and should make a good fist of this.

Form: 625842

Non-Runners

Ally Cay²

Weight: 11-9| Age: 7

T: P W Flynn J: Sean O'Keeffe

One Cool Poet⁹

Weight: 11-2| Age: 11

T: M J Smith J: Darragh O'Keeffe

Berliet Express¹²

Weight: 10-2| Age: 7

T: P J Rothwell J: S D Torrens

Go Battle¹²

Weight: 10-0| Age: 9

T: P Byrne J: S O'Callaghan

Forecasts

Clever Currency (13/8), Tempo Chapter Two (5/2), Look Dont Touch (5/2), Berliet Express (5/1), Bonarc (6/1), One Cool Poet (8/1), Ally Cay (16/1), Go Battle (25/1)

LOOK DONT TOUCH has been in good order recently and he's fancied to go one better than when runner-up at Wexford 47 days ago. Clever Currency and Berliet Express could emerge as the main dangers.