Clifford Ground Care Limited Novice Chase

Off time: 15:46 | Winning time: 5m 0.80s

Conrad Hastings³⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: D N Russell| T: H De Bromhead| C

5/1

Easy winner on chasing debut at Kilbeggan last month, before winning a short head from Potters Point, here last month. Powerful trainer/jockey combo.

Form: 5350-11

Peregrine Run²³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: R Loughran| T: Peter Fahey| OR: 139| C| D

11/4

Classy 142 rated hurdler who beat all bar Townshend on his chasing debut at Roscommon, before a solid performance at the Galway festival in the Grade 3 Guinness novice chase, behind Rathvinden. More to come.

Form: 30-2113

Rathvinden²³

Age: 9| Weight: 11-12| J: Ruby Walsh| T: W P Mullins| OR: 143

10/11

Class act who has been blighted by injury problems but, even so, had enough about him to score effortlessly on his third chase start at Wexford, before taking care of seven rivals at the Galway festival.

Form: 23/P-211

Alamein^p,t¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-8| J: J J Slevin⁽³⁾| T: M F Morris| OR: 130

50/1

Impressive winner at Fairyhouse on chase debut in heavy groun but has struggled on five starts subsequently. Big outsider.

Form: 143-76P

Icantsay¹⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-8| J: P E Corbett⁽³⁾| T: J P Ryan| OR: 118| BF

50/1

Last six starts over hurdles have not produced. Winner of Punchestown handicap chase in May when last over the larger obstacles, but out of it here.

Form: 250754

Sea Light²¹

Age: 9| Weight: 11-8| J: Paul Townend| T: C Byrnes| OR: 129| C

16/1

All out to hang on for victory in Clonmel novice chase on second outing over fences. Third since and has ground, grade and track in his favour.

Form: 10-813U

Tesseract²³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-8| J: J S McGarvey| T: J P O'Brien| C

12/1

Too novicey on chase debut at Limerick in May to do himself justice, but better at Kilbeggan and finished his race off well, before winning on yielding ground at the Galway festival.

Form: 211-F21

Forecasts

Rathvinden (10/11), Peregrine Run (11/4), Conrad Hastings (5/1), Tesseract (12/1), Sea Light (16/1), Icantsay (50/1), Alamein (50/1)

Conrad Hastings will be taken to the front by Davy Russell, but may not get it all his own way with, Icantsay, know to lead in the past. The two at the front could well set the race up for RATHVINDEN, had enough about him to score effortlessly on his third chase start at Wexford, before taking care of seven rivals at the Galway festival.