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Tuesday 7 November 2023

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Irish Stallion Farms EBF Beginners Chase

Off time: 11:53 | Winning time: 4m 24.6s

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Cross Court³²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: B W Harvey⁽³⁾| T: J C McConnell

250/1

Poor hurdler. 50/1, first run since leaving W. J. Bryson when eighth of 12 in novice chase at Downpatrick (19.2f, soft) on debut over fences 32 days ago. Hard to fancy.

Form: 80/50P-8

Imagine¹⁹⁵

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

9/4

Useful hurdler. Respectable third of 9 in minor event hurdle (9/4) at Punchestown (19.8f, good to soft) when last seen in April. Will surely be in the mix, provided his jumping passes the test now switched to fences.

Form: 122253-

Inothewayurthinkin¹⁹³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: M P Walsh| T: G P Cromwell| D

11/4

Lightly-raced winner over hurdles. Fourth of 5 in a Grade 1 novice hurdle at Punchestown on latest start in April. Mark Walsh's pick of several JP McManus-owned runners in this and bold show likely if taking to fences at the first attempt.

Form: 11434-

Invictus Machin³¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Sean Flanagan| T: G P Cromwell| D

100/1

Lightly-raced winner under Rules. Seventh of 13 in novice chase at this C&D (soft, 40/1) on debut over fences 31 days ago, finishing with running left. Open to progress, but yard saddles a stronger candidate in Inothewayurthinkin.

Form: 1450-7

Mc Alpine^t²³

Age: 9| Weight: 11-12| J: J P O'Sullivan⁽³⁾| T: P J Rothwell| D

200/1

Fairly useful hurdler. Unseated rider in novice chase at Cork (17.6f, good to soft, 28/1) on debut over fences 23 days ago. Readily passed over.

Form: 1215/0-U

Neveradullmoment³⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: S D Torrens| T: J P Dempsey| D

20/1

Promising sort. 1 win from 3 runs this season. Second of 8 in novice chase at Galway (18.5f, heavy, 5/1) on debut over fences 35 days ago, finishing with running left. Open to improvement in this sphere.

Form: 264-312

Path D'oroux²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Keith Donoghue| T: G P Cromwell| D

12/1

Useful hurdler. 30¼ lengths fourth of 6 to Hercule Du Seuil in Buck House Novices' Chase (17/2) at Punchestown (18.2f, good to soft) 27 days ago. Inothewayurthinkin is presumably the stable No 1.

Form: 1P8-344

Pinkerton^t²³⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Sam Ewing| T: N Meade| D

5/1

Useful hurdler. 28/1, bit below form tenth of 24 in handicap hurdle at Cheltenham (16.8f, good to soft). Off 7 months. Makes chase debut and claims if reproducing pick of his hurdles form.

Form: 33/3230-

Sandor Clegane¹⁹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: P Nolan| D

11/4

Useful hurdler. Useful winner at 22f over hurdles. 15/8, career best when winning 12-runner minor event hurdle at Punchestown (19.8f, good to soft) on final start of last season. Looks a chasing type and likely to play a leading role if he jumps proficiently.

Form: 7/21331-

Verdant Place³¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: J S McGarvey| T: P T Foley

40/1

Fairly useful hurdler. 10/1, fifth of 8 in novice chase at this course (21.5f, soft) on debut over fences 31 days ago. Down in trip. Likely to find a few of these too strong.

Form: 31120-5

Kates Hill¹⁸⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 11-5| J: Donagh Meyler| T: J P Dempsey

100/1

Lightly-raced maiden under Rules. 11/2, first run since leaving P. E. Collins when creditable third of 18 in novice hurdle at Cork (19f, good to soft). Off 6 months ahead of this chase debut.

Form: 12/264-3

Non-Runners

An Epic Song¹⁹²

Weight: 11-12| Age: 6

T: M Brassil J: J J Slevin

Rumoroso⁸⁴⁷

Weight: 11-12| Age: 8

T: C A McBratney J: A P Heskin

Forecasts

Imagine (9/4), Inothewayurthinkin (11/4), Sandor Clegane (11/4), Pinkerton (5/1), An Epic Song (6/1), Path D'oroux (12/1), Neveradullmoment (20/1), Rumoroso (25/1), Verdant Place (40/1), Kates Hill (100/1), Invictus Machin (100/1), Mc Alpine (200/1), Cross Court (250/1)

A good quality maiden chase, featuring several potentially useful recruits. SANDOR CLEGANE starts out in this sphere over a trip some way short of his best, but he may well get away with it on this stiff track with testing conditions forecast. Paul Nolan's charge made good strides over hurdles last season and appeals as the type to make an even better chaser. Inothewayurthinkin and Imagine are closely matched on hurdles form and rate the main dangers ahead of An Epic Song and Pinkerton.