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Tuesday 30 May 2017

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McHale Fusion 3 Plus Beginners Chase

Off time: 20:00 | Winning time: 4m 45.7s

1^st

Modem

711-12

7/1

T: Mrs J HarringtonJ: P D Kennedy (3)

Tracked leaders, progress into 2nd after 4th, left in clear lead 8th, reduced advantage 3 out, 1 length lead last, ridden and kept on well run-in op 6/1

2^nd

2 ¼

Rathvinden

911-12

5/2j

T: W P MullinsJ: Ruby Walsh

Prominent early, 3rd halfway, progress in 2nd 2 out, slight mistake last, ridden an no impression on winner run-in op 2/1

3^rd

Roconga

711-12

3/1

T: E J O'GradyJ: M P Walsh

Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, closer and went 2nd 3 out, pushed along and no extra in 3rd after next tchd 11/4 and 10/3

4^th

Poormans Hill

611-12

50/1

T: J NeilanJ: B T O'Connell

Tracked leaders, 5th halfway, pushed along and no impression after 7th, left moderate 4th after next, no extra op 40/1

5^th

3 ½

Old Meadow

911-12

66/1

T: I MaddenJ: D Robinson (5)

Always towards rear, no extra after 4 out, kept on one pace, never a factor

Also Ran

Fire In Soul

611-12

6/1

T: H De BromheadJ: B J Cooper

Prominent and led after 1st, fell 8th op 7/1

Cable

511-10

20/1

T: S J MahonJ: D F O'Regan

Always towards rear, badly hampered 8th, behind and pulled up before 3 out op 16/1

Billy's Hope

611-5

5/2j

T: Mrs J HarringtonJ: D E Mullins

Tracked leaders, bad mistake 4th and lost place, 6th halfway, towards rear and pulled up after 7th

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Non-Runners

Bilko³⁴

Weight: 11-12| Age: 6

T: G Elliott J: K M Donoghue

Chesterfieldavenue⁵⁹

Weight: 11-12| Age: 6

T: C Roche J: L P Dempsey

There You Go¹⁸

Weight: 11-12| Age: 6

T: Mrs J Harrington J: J S McGarvey

Bentelimar¹²⁸

Weight: 11-12| Age: 8

T: J R Barry J: B T O'Connell

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€8.60Pl:€2.20, €1.10, €1.40EX:€22.00Trifecta:€113.50SF:€26.13

Forecasts

Rathvinden (5/2), Billy's Hope (5/2), Roconga (3/1), Bentelimar (3/1), Fire In Soul (6/1), Modem (7/1), Bilko (14/1), Chesterfieldavenue (16/1), Cable (20/1), There You Go (25/1), Poormans Hill (50/1), Old Meadow (66/1)

With the benefit of his first run since the 2014 Cheltenham Festival under his belt, we can expect much more from RATHVINDEN today. Willie Mullins' charge clearly has plenty of talent, as his 5L beating by the imperious Faugheen in that race at the Festival shows, and he was more than entitled to need the run when pulling up at Navan in December. If coming on for that, he should be the one to beat ahead of Roconga, who should enjoy the step up in trip, and Chesterfieldavenue, who also recently returned from a long absence.

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