Packie Downey Memorial Rated Novice Chase

Off time: 17:10 | Winning time: 5m 12.6s

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Mayor's Walk^h,t1⁴⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead| D

10/11

Promising sort. 6/1, career best when winning 11-runner novice chase at Limerick (19.7f, good) on debut over fences 40 days ago, getting first run. Tongue strap on 1st time. Should do better again and likely to take all the beating.

Form: 1/12P8-1

Purse Price^t²³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-9| J: Sam Ewing| T: G Elliott

16/1

Fairly useful chaser. 12/1, creditable eighth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (19.2f, good) 23 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase. Open to improvement.

Form: 5259-18

Summer Tide²¹

Age: 9| Weight: 11-9| J: Philip Byrnes⁽³⁾| T: C Byrnes| CD

12/1

Fairly useful chaser. 12/1, below form fifth of 12 in claiming hurdle at Sligo (18.4f, good to soft) 21 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase. Not dismissed.

Form: U14-305

Bua Boy²⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 11-5| J: D King| T: D Hogan| D

11/2

Fairly useful hurdler. Eleven runs since last win in 2020. Good third of 10 in novice chase (5/1) at Clonmel (16.4f, good) 25 days ago. More needed

Form: 30/8F-53

Dutch Schultz^h³⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: Keith Donoghue| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 121| BF

5/2

Fairly useful chaser. Good second of 8 in novice chase at Kilbeggan (20.4f, good, 6/4) 30 days ago. Should be on the premises again.

Form: 76222-2

Non-Runners

Slip Of The Tongue²³

Weight: 11-5| Age: 7

T: P Roche J: A P Kelly

Forecasts

Mayor's Walk (10/11), Dutch Schultz (5/2), Slip Of The Tongue (9/2), Bua Boy (11/2), Summer Tide (12/1), Purse Price (16/1)

MAYOR'S WALK made an excellent start to her chase career when scoring at Limerick in May and, with improvement on the cards, she's fancied to defy a penalty at the possible expense of Dutch Schultz, who is closely matched on form at the weights. Purse Price isn't one to rule out.