16:30 Listowel

Monday 4 June 2018

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Join The Listowel Races Supporters Club Hunters Chase

Off time: 16:30 | Winning time: 6m 4.70s

On The Fringe²¹

Age: 13| Weight: 12-3| J: Miss A B O'Connor⁽⁷⁾| T: E Bolger| OR: 136| D

4/1

Popular veteran who is now without his regular jockey. Best days are clearly behind him but the gallant 13-year-old keeps on giving plenty.

Form: P2953-2

Minella For Value^v²¹

Age: 12| Weight: 11-11| J: Mr D L Queally⁽³⁾| T: D Queally| OR: 134| C| D

4/5

Pulled up in the Foxhunters at the Cheltenham festival weakening before three out. Ahead of On The Fringe when winning at Killarney last month. Likely to be a warm order here.

Form: 13/22P-1

Vinnie Luck^p⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 11-11| J: Mr D G Lavery⁽³⁾| T: D M Christie| OR: 120| D

12/1

Modest 107-rated hurdler and boast a 121 mark over the larger obstacles. Solid point-to-point performer but more required here.

Form: 4311-12

Aughnacurraveel⁹

Age: 14| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr M J O'Connor| T: T Cummins| OR: 109| D

33/1

Popular and game veteran who is regressing of late. Modest in the point-to-point ranks and is a lowly rated 114 over fences.

Form: 3256/4-4

Black Benny^t²¹

Age: 13| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr D O'Connor| T: P Maher| OR: 131| C| D

28/1

Course winner who has also won over this trip. Won a point-to-point in April but best days under rules are clearly behind him.

Form: 3961P-5

Sandycove Island^h,t⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr D T Atkinson⁽⁷⁾| T: R J Tierney| OR: 97| D

33/1

Possibly got stuck in the mud on his most recent hunter chase start in April but has pieces of form on this ground from last year finishing second of seven at Cork over 2m4f. Worth a market check.

Form: 2/006-21

Spud's Trouble¹⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr S Cavanagh⁽⁷⁾| T: Adrian Mcallister| D

20/1

Managed to win a point-to-point before a promising third of nine in a Downpatrick hunter chase last month but hard to see him making any significant impact in this company.

Form: P521-R3

Valco De Touzaine^t²³²

Age: 9| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr M J O'Hare⁽⁵⁾| T: P M J Doyle| OR: 140| D

5/1

Former Paul Nicholls in mate who never quite lived up to expectations. Not seen since October last year and best watched on stable debut.

Form: 1P1/1F6-

Victory Gyp^t²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr P C Bannon⁽⁷⁾| T: D A McLoughlin| D

50/1

Winner of one of his six point-to-point starts which came last in April over 3m. Doesn't jump well enough to be considered here.

Form: 46/U21-5

Jodies Miss⁵⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 11-0| J: Mr E P O'Brien⁽⁷⁾| T: E McCarthy| D

18/1

Well held looking one pace in two hunter chase appearances over a year ago. Hard to see him making any significant impact here on stable debut.

Form: 7F434/2-

Forecasts

Minella For Value (4/5), On The Fringe (4/1), Valco De Touzaine (5/1), Vinnie Luck (12/1), Jodies Miss (18/1), Spud's Trouble (20/1), Black Benny (28/1), Aughnacurraveel (33/1), Sandycove Island (33/1), Victory Gyp (50/1)

An encounter that should really be between the gallant old-timer On The Fringe and his battled-hardened counterpart MINELLA FOR VALUE who can confirm superiority here. Vinnie Luck and Sandycove Island who have pieces of form scattered around can challenge for the remaining place.