14:30 Navan

Sunday 17 December 2017

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Marcie's Pub Rated Novice Chase

Off time: 14:31 | Winning time: 5m 53.1s

Without Limites⁴⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Donagh Meyler| T: Miss E Doyle| D

5/2

Winner last time out finishing 5L ahead of Goose Man winning as the 5/6 favourite on chasing debut. Looks the one to beat.

Form: 3524-51

All The Answers^h⁴⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: J S McGarvey| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 123

5/1

Two wins in eight starts over timber and was pulled up in the Galway Hurdle before finishing 24L behind the Gordon Elliott-trained Dinaria Des Obeaux in October in a second-rate performance.

Form: 3F-25P6

Champoleon^t¹⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-3| J: Sean Flanagan| T: N Meade| OR: 123

7/2

Without a win in three chase starts this season including last time out when beaten 26L here over 2m5f. Will need to improve to figure.

Form: 414335

Exactoris^t⁴⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: Mark Walsh| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 121| D

6/1

Well beaten in three career chase starts over a variety of trips including a heavy defeat last time out in a Wexford chase over 2m. May appreciate step up in trip.

Form: 416-555

Goose Man⁴⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: A E Lynch| T: T J Taaffe

4/1

Shaped well on chasing debut when finishing 5L behind the impressive Without Limites and these two look the stand-out protagonists again.

Form: 453-22

Lyreen Lad²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: R Loughran| T: A J Martin

16/1

May have needed the experience on chasing debut at Cork last month over 2m5f beaten 90L in a mistake-laden start. Others preferred.

Form: 00921-8

Milsean^t¹⁴⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-3| J: D N Russell| T: G Elliott| OR: 123| C

6/1

Has failed to build on an eye catching chase debut in May with two second-rate performances at Roscommon and when last seen in May at Kilbeggan.

Form: 840-368

Next Bend¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: J M Moore| T: T Gibney| C

25/1

Course winner finished a disappointing fifth of seven beaten 39L on seasonal debut in a Punchestown beginners chase. May find this tough.

Form: 94100-5

Forecasts

Without Limites (5/2), Champoleon (7/2), Goose Man (4/1), All The Answers (5/1), Exactoris (6/1), Milsean (6/1), Lyreen Lad (16/1), Next Bend (25/1)

Without Limites made all when winning a Wexford beginners chase and could possibly attempt to repeat the feat here. Albert Bartlett second - back in 2015 - Milsean is ridden for the first time by Davy Russell and could grab a place along with Champoleon and Without Limites while the Fitri Hay-owned GOOSE MAN for Tom Taffe can build on fine second last time out on chasing debut.