Paddy's Rewards Chase (Grade 3)

Off time: 15:45 | Winning time: 4m 10.4s

Ball D'Arc⁶⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-10| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott| CD

11/4

Four entries at the Cheltenham festival and needs to improve on his unseat when well beaten at Leopardstown in December.

Form: 233-31U

Alisier D'irlande^p1,t²²

Age: 8| Weight: 11-8| J: A E Lynch| T: H De Bromhead| CD

7/1

Useful chaser who was beaten by Clarcam in the Fortria but has been out of his depth on his last two starts in Grade 2 company but won this contest last year as joint favourite.

Form: 617-237

Tell Us More^b²²

Age: 9| Weight: 11-8| J: Keith Donoghue| T: G Elliott| CD

20/1

C&D winner back in November 2016. Lightly raced since but has looked to be regressing in a number of recent starts. Plenty of work to do in this company.

Form: 410-950

American Tom^t1³⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-1| J: D J Mullins| T: W P Mullins| BF| D

2/1

Lightly raced having had just six starts to date and winner of his first two starts for this yard before suffring three defeats including as beaten favourite last time out in a Thurles Grade 3 contest. Still capable of a bold show here.

Form: 31/1F-32

Doctor Phoenix^p,t⁴²

Age: 10| Weight: 11-1| J: D N Russell| T: G Elliott| D

11/8

Had some solid form for David Dennis and is two from four for current yard including winning a handicap chase last month at Fairyhouse. Big step up in class here.

Form: 44-2101

Forecasts

Doctor Phoenix (11/8), American Tom (2/1), Ball D'Arc (11/4), Alisier D'irlande (7/1), Tell Us More (20/1)

Alisier D'irlande and American Tom could possibly make the early running here and the pace in this ground could set the race up for a battle-royal with closers and stablemates Ball D'arc and the fairly consistent DOCTOR PHOENIX under Davy Russell who has won two of his last three starts.