17:00 Listowel

Monday 5 June 2017

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Join The Listowel Races Supporters Club Hunters Chase

Off time: 17:00 | Winning time: 6m 9.90s

Sizing Solution^t²¹

Age: 9| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr D O'Connor| T: J T R Dreaper| OR: 123| D

9/4

Winner of his last two hunter chase outings having pulled up in the big race in this sphere at Aintree last month. Most recent of those wins came over an extended 2m6f at Killarney (soft) last month and while he's better over shorter he should prove hard to beat here.

Form: 223P1-1

Island Master^b1²¹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-11| J: Mr R O Harding⁽³⁾| T: W J Burke| D

14/1

Pulled up in a race won by Sizing Solution at Killarney last month. Had previously finished third behind that same rival at Cork on good ground over 2m4f in April and has a bit to find with blinkers fitted for the first time.

Form: 21P23-P

Tyrone House⁹

Age: 13| Weight: 11-11| J: Mr T B Lyons⁽⁷⁾| T: Eamon Courtney| OR: 87| D

33/1

Pulled up on two of his three starts so far in 2017. The exception to that cam when third in a point-to-point at Curraheen (good) in April but more is needed to take this.

Form: P0/4P-3P

Character Actor⁸

Age: 13| Weight: 11-7| J: R Deegan⁽⁷⁾| T: A Kennedy| OR: 102| D

16/1

Dead-heated with Better B Quick in a point-to-point at Inchydoney (good) last month. Held by Sizing Solution on Cork running in April and others make more appeal in this.

Form: 2/4P5-21

Dantes King⁹

Age: 12| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr J J O'Neill⁽⁷⁾| T: Miss M M Gannon| OR: 109| D

8/1

Dead-heated to record his second victory of 2017 when winning at Tralee (yielding-to-soft) last month. Also a winner at Horse & Jockey this year but disappointed in hunter chases in April.

Form: 21U4P-1

Just Wait And See⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr W J Gleeson⁽⁷⁾| T: J F Gleeson| D

33/1

Winner of a Ballysteen maiden on good ground in April 2016 but only modest form since. Best effort came when 5L second at Inchydoney (good) last time out but more is needed to figure here.

Form: PP97-32

Minella For Value^v1²¹

Age: 11| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr D L Queally⁽³⁾| T: D Queally| OR: 132| BF| C| D

11/10

Odds-on when finishing runner-up to Sizing Solution on soft ground at Killarney in a hunter chase last month. Dual point-to-point winner in 2017 and ran well in the big hunter chase at Cheltenham in March. Likely to play a leading role with a visor applied for the first time today.

Form: 16113-2

Red River Gold^t¹⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr E P O'Brien⁽⁷⁾| T: D G Murphy| D

40/1

Winner of a weak Open point-to-point at Tralee (soft) in March 2015. Lightly raced since finishing runner-up in this in 2015 and well held in two completions in point-to-point races this spring.

Form: 2PP/P6-7

Freewheelin Dylan^t1²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Mr M J O'Hare⁽⁵⁾| T: D A McLoughlin| D

7/1

Progressive youngster having only broken his maiden at Maralin (soft-to-heavy) in March. Also a winner at Bellurgan Park this spring and finished runner-up the last twice including behind Sprintingforgold at Necarne (yielding) last time. Remains open to improvement and likely to run well with a tongue tie worn on his debut over regulation fences.

Form: P/2112-2

Result Amended

Sizing Solution - Original Position 6th. Amended Position 5th.

Character Actor - Original Position 8th. Amended Position 7th.

Dantes King - Original Position 7th. Amended Position 6th.

Just Wait And See - Original Position 5th. Amended Position 8th.

Non-Runners

Better B Quick⁸

Weight: 11-11| Age: 11

T: P J Rothwell J: Mr G L Murphy

Forecasts

Minella For Value (11/10), Sizing Solution (9/4), Freewheelin Dylan (7/1), Dantes King (8/1), Better B Quick (12/1), Island Master (14/1), Character Actor (16/1), Just Wait And See (33/1), Tyrone House (33/1), Red River Gold (40/1)

The extra distance here can see MINELLA FOR VALUE reverse Killarney running with Sizing Solution. The winner on that occasions best efforts have come over shorter whereas the selection stays this trip well. Of their rivals here Freewheelin Dylan is the youngest horse in the race and is open to further improvement having had just six starts so far.