Schooling At Tipperary Rated Novice Chase

Off time: 16:26 | Winning time: 5m 30.5s

Jack The Wire^b1²³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: D G Hogan| T: D Hogan| OR: 119| BF| C

7/2

Winning point-to-pointer who has also scored in bumper, hurdling and chase company. Won at this course in July, but last two displays have been poor and he needs to bounce back in first-time blinkers.

Form: 300-18P

Miss Eyecatcher^h²³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: D J Mullins| T: R J McGrath| C| D

4/6

Winning hurdler who has made a good start to her chasing career with a second at Killarney and victory at Listowel last time. She made all and jumped well on the latter occasion and a similar display will make her hard to beat.

Form: 9-46121

Coffee¹⁵

Age: 10| Weight: 11-3| J: L P Dempsey| T: N Madden| OR: 118| D

5/1

Has won four times over hurdles, but three attempts at chasing have failed to see him hit the frame. Has something to prove over fences and may find younger legs taking his measure.

Form: 009/2-44

Marchese Marconi^p,t¹⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 11-3| J: Mark Walsh| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 117| D

11/1

Second of two runners for his leading owner and would have a great chance if able to replicate his best hurdles form over fences. The evidence of his nine starts over the bigger obstacles suggests that is not going to happen.

Form: 4-60P04

Forecasts

Miss Eyecatcher (4/6), Jack The Wire (7/2), Coffee (5/1), Marchese Marconi (11/1)

Coffee may be the better of his leading owner's two runners and Jack The Wire would have strong claims if returning to the form of his victory at this track in July, but the safest option looks to be MISS EYECATCHER, who has taken well to fences and jumped with some aplomb when winning at Listowel last time.