Horse & Jockey Hotel Kinloch Brae Chase (Grade 3)

Off time: 14:51 | Winning time: 5m 42.10s

A Toi Phil^t²⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 11-8| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott| OR: 155| D

6/4

Grade 2 winner at Gowran Park (soft-to-heavy) over this trip in September. Best effort since came when finishing fourth in a Grade 1 at Punchestown last month and he is one for the shortlist today.

Form: 514242

Arctic Skipper^t1³⁸⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 11-8| J: A E Lynch| T: V Halley| OR: 147| D

18/1

Successful in a Grade 2 chase over 2m at Navan (yielding-to-soft) 14 months ago but unraced since finishing well beaten at Leopardstown the following month. Wears a tongue tie for the first time today.

Form: 3133/10-

Woodland Opera^t²⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 11-8| J: R M Power| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 149| D

5/1

Victorious in a Grade 2 novice chase at Punchestown (2m, soft-to-heavy) in November but struggled in open company at Leoaprdstown subsequently. Has won over further in the past.

Form: 1-F3314

American Tom⁷¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-0| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins| OR: 148

6/5

Lightly raced having had just five starts to date and winner of his first two starts for this yard. Finished third in a Grade 3 contest over 2m on seasonal debut and steps up in trip today.

Form: 31/1F-3

Non-Runners

Nambour⁴²⁷

Weight: 11-0| Age: 8

T: M F Morris J: D N Russell

Forecasts

American Tom (6/5), A Toi Phil (6/4), Woodland Opera (5/1), Nambour (10/1), Arctic Skipper (18/1)

Trainer Gordon Elliott took this race twice with the high class Don Cossack and while his representative today A TOI PHIL isn't in that class he can prove good enough to take the 2018 renewal of this valuable event. The selection ran well in a Grade 1 contest last month prior to finishing runner-up to a progressive rival and he is taken to get the better of Woodland Opera who can put a disappointing effort behind him last time out by getting the better of American Tom in the battle for second.