15:50 Tipperary

Tuesday 3 October 2017

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www.tipperaryraces.ie Beginners Chase

Off time: 15:52 | Winning time: 6m 20.00s

Baily Fox^t1¹²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: A Ring⁽³⁾| T: M F Morris

50/1

Maiden point-to-pointer who has been pulled up on his last three starts. First-time tongue tie will need to have a dramatic effect.

Form: 74PP-P

Cap D'Aubois³²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Ruby Walsh| T: W P Mullins| C

7/2

Odds-on when landing a 3m hurdle at Tipperary in July. Makes his chasing debut for leading connections and warrants plenty of respect.

Form: 520-104

Checker Hill²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: E O'Connell⁽⁷⁾| T: J Brassil

50/1

Winning point-to-pointer who has been well held in two chases, being sent off at 66-1 on both occasions. Has plenty to find.

Form: 341-284

Death Duty¹⁵⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: D N Russell| T: G Elliott

1/5

High-class novice hurdler last season, although he did disappoint on his last two starts at the Cheltenham and Punchestown Festivals. Has always looked a chaser in the making and it will be a shock if he fails to make a winning debut over fences.

Form: 1111U3-

Inis Meain⁸

Age: 10| Weight: 11-12| J: D G Hogan| T: D Hogan| OR: 123| D

5/1

Dual hurdle winner and has been placed four times in seven starts over fences. Should find a race in due course, but it is unlikely to be this one.

Form: 0U827-3

Red River Gold^t¹⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 11-12| J: Phillip Enright| T: D G Murphy| OR: 105

25/1

Winning point-to-pointer who has been placed three times in five chase starts. Not beaten far last time and is unlikely to be disgraced.

Form: P/P6-732

Tinos Tank²⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Sean Flanagan| T: P M J Doyle

20/1

Winning hurdler who has struggled on both starts over fences. Tries a longer trip and needs to improve for it.

Form: 1723P-8

Tristram Shandy¹⁹

Age: 10| Weight: 11-12| J: Danny Mullins| T: E McNamara| C

50/1

Four-times hurdles winner whose belated switch to chasing has seen him well held on both attempts. Nothing to suggest he can shake up the best of his rivals.

Form: 7-1FPU6

Forecasts

Death Duty (1/5), Cap D'Aubois (7/2), Inis Meain (5/1), Tinos Tank (20/1), Red River Gold (25/1), Tristram Shandy (50/1), Checker Hill (50/1), Baily Fox (50/1)

Cap D'aubois is of definite interest on his chasing bow given his connections, but most eyes will be on DEATH DUTY, who is rated a future chasing star by connections. He was sent off a hot favourite when overturned at the Cheltenham Festival and again fell short at Punchestown, but bigger obstacles are expected to be the making of him and he can make a winning debut in this sphere.