Ryans Cleaning Craddockstown Novice Chase (Grade 2)

Off time: 13:05 | Winning time: 4m 16.40s

Brelade⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: D F O'Regan| T: G Elliott| D

4/1

Useful performer over hurdles and Grade 1-placed as a novice in February. Finished runner-up on all three chase starts to date and is one for the shortlist stepping up in grade.

Form: 368-222

Calino D'Airy²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Sean Flanagan| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 134| D

10/3

Maiden hurdle winner last year and unbeaten in two starts over fences. Justified favouritism at Galway (2m2f, heavy) last time out and likely to run well again today.

Form: 716F-11

Tombstone¹⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: D N Russell| T: G Elliott| D

10/11

Grade 3 winner over hurdles and justified favouritism when successful at the second time of asking over fences at Down Royal (soft) earlier this month. A leading contender for a top stable.

Form: 1038-21

Woodland Opera^t¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: R M Power| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 150| C| D

11/2

Made up into a useful novice hurdler a couple of seasons back and won twice from eight starts over fences. Fair efforts in graded company the last twice and interesting to see how he fares today.

Form: 311-F33

Non-Runners

Inis Meain²

Weight: 11-4| Age: 10

T: D Hogan J: M A Enright

Forecasts

Tombstone (10/11), Calino D'Airy (10/3), Brelade (4/1), Woodland Opera (11/2), Inis Meain (16/1)

BRELADE can register his first victory over fences by taking this Grade 2 novices contest. The selection has bumped into a couple of potentially top class rivals thus far over fences and he can get the better of stablemate Tombstone who raced prominently when off the mark at the second time of asking at Down Royal a fortnight ago. Of their rivals today Calino D'airy is unbeaten in two starts over fences and can claim third on this occasion.