Michael O'Sullivan Chase (Grade 3)

Off time: 15:57 | Winning time: 6m 16.9s

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Selected odds by:

Asterion Forlonge^t³⁶

Age: 11| Weight: 11-6| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: W P Mullins| OR: 157| CD

4/5

Smart chaser. C&D winner. Seven wins from 26 NH runs. 6/4, respectable second of 6 in minor event hurdle at Thurles (22.2f, good) 36 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase. Won this last year and big player.

Form: 612-652

Mister Policeman²⁶³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-6| J: J J Slevin| T: W P Mullins| OR: 148| C

7/2

Smart hurdler. Latest win in chase at Thurles in March 2024. 10/1, pulled up in handicap chase at Galway (22.5f, good to soft), behind from halfway. Off 8 months.

Form: 1311P-P

Fil Dor^p,t¹⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-0| J: Danny Gilligan| T: G Elliott| OR: 148

10/3

Smart chaser. Latest win in chase at Thurles in November. Pulled up in Grand National last time but this much more suitable.

Form: 12433P

Hascoeur Clermont⁸²

Age: 8| Weight: 11-0| J: S O'Callaghan| T: C Coakley| OR: 121| D

50/1

Unreliable type. 11/2, below form sixth of 11 in claiming hurdle at Limerick (21f, heavy) 82 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase. First run for yard after leaving Gavin Patrick Cromwell. Out of depth.

Form: 0P2706

Lonesome Boatman^p²⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 10-10| J: Tiernan Power Roche| T: Sean Allen| OR: 126| D

11/1

Fairly useful chaser. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, 34 lengths third of 5 to Fun Fun Fun in Gr 3 chase (50/1) at Limerick (24.7f, soft) 28 days ago. Up against it.

Form: 3F7143

Forecasts

Asterion Forlonge (4/5), Fil Dor (10/3), Mister Policeman (7/2), Lonesome Boatman (11/1), Hascoeur Clermont (50/1)

A potential match between ASTERION FORLONGE and Fil Dor. The latter had quite a hard race in the Grand National 2 weeks ago so last year's winner Asterion Forlonge gets the vote.