Irish Stallion Farms EBF Beginners Chase

Off time: 14:56 | Winning time: 5m 37.0s

Chain Gang⁷²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: D F O'Regan| T: A Fleming| D

12/1

122-rated hurdler and has won over this distance. By Midnight Legend and market likely to reveal expectations on chasing debut.

Form: 4/0737-4

Dounikos²⁷⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Keith Donoghue| T: G Elliott

28/1

Winner in bumper and hurdle starts though beaten a total of 89L on his last two starts for powerful owner/trainer combination. Tough ask on chasing debut.

Form: 211249-

Dubai Devils¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: A W Short⁽⁷⁾| T: P Stafford

40/1

Well beaten 24L on chasing debut when finishing fifth of eight in a Hexham novice handicap chase over 3m on soft ground earlier this month. Hard to fancy in this company.

Form: 23-32P5

Inch Rise¹⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Phillip Enright| T: W J Burke

50/1

Laboured and second-rate performance on chasing debut earlier this month when finishing 11th of 12 beaten 106L over 2m3f. Needs to improve significantly.

Form: 64284-0

Monbeg Notorious^b²⁵¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Sean Flanagan| T: G Elliott| D

2/1

Game 132-rated hurdler who was solid and consistent in a series of genuine offerings in novice contests last term. Worth a market check.

Form: 4/31121-

Tin Soldier²¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins| D

4/5

Distance winner in a Thurles Grade 3 novice hurdle last February going on to be a highly rated 140 hurdler. Likely to be a warm order on chasing debut.

Form: 84/1183-

The Green Lady²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: R Deegan⁽⁷⁾| T: P A Fahy| D

12/1

Mid-division when brought down on her chasing debut at Thurles on Thursday. Unlikely to have improved enough to play a role here.

Form: 12269-B

Forecasts

Tin Soldier (4/5), Monbeg Notorious (2/1), Chain Gang (12/1), The Green Lady (12/1), Dounikos (28/1), Dubai Devils (40/1), Inch Rise (50/1)

The Gordon Elliott-trained Dounikos likes to get on with things and is possibly the one to take the field along here, with Monbeg Notorious and Dubai Devils chasing in behind. Paul Townend is likely to have chasing debutante TIN SOLDIER handy and ready to make his move when the time is right on the 140-rated hurdler.