14:05 Navan

Sunday 26 November 2017

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Irish Stallion Farms EBF Beginners Chase

Off time: 14:05 | Winning time: 4m 41.6s

Al Boum Photo²¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins

4/5

143-rated hurdler won took a Grade 2 novice hurdle at Fairyhouse in April in fine style. Likely to have plenty of market support from powerful stable.

Form: F/3115-

Carrigmoorna Matt²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Phillip Enright| T: V Halley

33/1

Modest and low-grade winning hurdler with a rating of 120 over timber. By top stayer Westerner but well out of his depth here.

Form: 82-3137

Kilfenora²³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: M A Enright| T: E P Harty| D

33/1

Hit the deck on his chasing debut at Galway last month and subsequently tailed of at Punchestown prior to a 28L defeat behind Tombstone earlier this month. Very little to be positive about.

Form: 174-F56

Le Martalin^h,t²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Sean Flanagan| T: N Meade| BF| D

5/2

Made a promising chasing debut when finishing a neck behind Dinaria Des Obeaux finishing second of 11 at Wexford. Can be expected to improve.

Form: 1336P-2

Minella Till Dawn⁴⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Keith Donoghue| T: G Elliott

14/1

Well behind Calino D'airy when eighth of 14 in a Galway beginners chase last month. Tough ask and others preferred.

Form: 213FP-8

Nomanbehind^t¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: R Loughran| T: Anthony Curran

100/1

Not a lot more was expected than his fourth of six finishing 48L behind Footpad on chasing debut at Navan recently. Could be in for another torrid time of it here.

Form: P-04544

Sort It Out¹⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: L P Dempsey| T: E P Harty

50/1

Runner-up in the 2015 County Hurdle and missed the whole of last season. Entitled to have needed last month's debut over fences before a 77L defeat behind Footpad recently.

Form: 104/0-65

Surf Instructor²⁴¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: A E Lynch| T: H De Bromhead

25/1

Modest 124-rated hurdler related to winning chasers Outlander, Hidden Cyclone and Champagne Fever. Worth a market check from top yard.

Form: P2166-

That's A Wrap¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Mark Walsh| T: T Mullins| C

33/1

Notched a hat-trick of successes over hurdles in late 2016 at Galway, Navan and Leopardstown though, as yet, nothing of note over the larger obstacles in two starts.

Form: 1627-48

Tycoon Prince^t²⁶⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: D N Russell| T: G Elliott

11/2

Placed in Grade 2 and Grade 3 novice hurdles in late 2015 and has not been seen since March but has previously won following a break. Market likely to reveal expectations from powerful connections.

Form: 132P/45-

Forecasts

Al Boum Photo (4/5), Le Martalin (5/2), Tycoon Prince (11/2), Minella Till Dawn (14/1), Surf Instructor (25/1), Carrigmoorna Matt (33/1), Kilfenora (33/1), That's A Wrap (33/1), Sort It Out (50/1), Nomanbehind (100/1)

The Noel Meade-trained LE MARTALIN could be the one left to make the early running in this intriguing beginners chase and could well have a number of less experienced opponents in trouble in no time. The six-year-old will be looking to build on a promising debut when finishing a neck behind Dinaria Des Obeaux finishing second of 11 at Wexford. Al Boum Photo and Tycoon Prince appear to be the best of the rest.