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Off time: 14:12 | Winning time: 5m 54.5s

Tombstone¹⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: Keith Donoghue| T: G Elliott| OR: 147| D

7/2

Entered in the Grade 1 3m novice chase at Leopardstown on Friday but opts for this contest in preference. Winner of Grade 3 Klairon Davies novice chase over 2m1f earlier this month. Best form gives him a claim.

Form: 38-2121

Al Boum Photo³⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: D J Mullins| T: W P Mullins| D

1/2

Won easily on chasing debut beating nine rivals 7L in a Navan beginners over 2m1f. Steps up in class here but improvement looks on the cards.

Form: F/3115-1

Arbre De Vie³⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: A Poirier| T: W P Mullins| OR: 146| D

10/1

Has generally disappointed connections since winning at the Galway festival in three second-rate chase performances including finishing well behind Jury Duty last time out at Punchestown. Could be possible pacemaker.

Form: 761744

Dounikos³¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: A Ring| T: G Elliott| D

14/1

Winner in bumper and hurdle starts though beaten a total of 89L on his first two starts before shock winner - beating well fancied stablemate - on chasing debut at 28/1 last month. Worth a market check for powerful owner/trainer combination

Form: 11249-1

Inis Meain¹⁷

Age: 10| Weight: 11-4| J: D G Hogan| T: D Hogan| OR: 123| C

33/1

Finished 7¼L behind Tombstone last time out at Navan but remains a low 123-rated chaser. Plenty to find on recent offerings.

Form: 7-33963

Tout Est Permis²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 10-11| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: M F Morris| OR: 131| C

11/1

Has failed to build on beginners chase win in September producing three below-par efforts. Will need to improve to figure.

Form: 15-1273

Forecasts

Al Boum Photo (1/2), Tombstone (7/2), Arbre De Vie (10/1), Tout Est Permis (11/1), Dounikos (14/1), Inis Meain (33/1)

It looks a Willie Mullins/Gordon Elliott head-to-head here with the trainers saddling four of the six runners between them. Dounikos likes to get on with things from the front and he can give TOMBSTONE a decent toe in to the race following his defection from a Grade 1 Leopardstown contest on Friday. Al Boum Photo was impressive enough on chasing debut and will have to improve again to be the biggest danger to the selection.