16:15 Downpatrick

Saturday 16 June 2018

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Balloo Vets Beginners Chase

Off time: 16:15 | Winning time: 6m 0.7s

An'ball^t²⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: B J Foley⁽⁵⁾| T: R Hackett

7/2

Solid and consistent in three handicap hurdle starts since February. Market likely to reveal expectations on chasing debut.

Form: 8043-22

Big Bad Brian^t¹⁸²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: D G Hogan| T: D Hogan| D

5/1

Second of 13 on sole point-to-point completion, act son the ground and has won over the trip. Not easy to discount on chasing bow.

Form: 20231/P-

Caliption^t²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: D N Russell| T: G Elliott

7/2

Modest 109-rated hurdler who failed to finish on his last two starts in February and last month at Limerick. Will need to raise overall performance to play a role in the finish on stable debut.

Form: 4U80P-B

Cloudy Morning^v¹⁰

Age: 10| Weight: 11-12| J: Jack Kennedy| T: M Kennedy| OR: 109| D

8/1

Eight-race chase maiden who looks to have had plenty of opportunity's to get off the mark previously and one to avoid in this contest.

Form: 956P-04

Cote Tete^t²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Sean Flanagan| T: N Meade

9/1

102-rated hurdler where market will be the best guide on chasing debut. Yard among the winners this month and not easy to completely dismiss.

Form: 0PF-5F3

Drummullagh Rocky⁴⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 11-12| J: C D Maxwell| T: S McParlan

33/1

Lightly raced gelding who finished 11th of 14 beaten 68L in a Fairyhouse beginners chase before slight flickers of hope when finishing fifth of seven in a Down Royal chase last month. Still opposable in this company.

Form: 57P/P0-5

Kilbrew Gold^t1²⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead

10/1

Modest form in three maiden hurdles since November including a 66L defeat here last month. First-time tongue-tie unlikely to be the final piece of the jigsaw here.

Form: 2/34-0

Rossmore's Pride⁴⁶

Age: 10| Weight: 11-12| J: Simon Torrens⁽⁷⁾| T: Christian Delcros

20/1

Stayed on well to assert close home in March before finishing fifth of 10 beaten 31L in a Ballinrobe beginners chase last month. Looks up against it here.

Form: 50561-5

Jefferson Davis^p¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-10| J: Donagh Meyler| T: E Doyle| OR: 109

4/1

Well held in three chase starts to date despite the flattering finishing positions. Plenty of work to do based on what he has shown so far.

Form: 435-554

Kalamkan³¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-10| J: A E Lynch| T: T G McCourt

33/1

Generally disappointing 99-rated hurdler who can be expected to struggle on chasing debut here and looks a longer-term prospect.

Form: 6465-0

Ashbourne Allstar^p1²²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Ricky Doyle⁽⁵⁾| T: P Rooney

66/1

Modest hurdler who failed to finish in two point-to-point starts last term and very little to be positive about on chasing debut.

Form: FP/090-0

Forecasts

Caliption (7/2), An'ball (7/2), Jefferson Davis (4/1), Big Bad Brian (5/1), Cloudy Morning (8/1), Cote Tete (9/1), Kilbrew Gold (10/1), Rossmore's Pride (20/1), Kalamkan (33/1), Drummullagh Rocky (33/1), Ashbourne Allstar (66/1)

With plenty of those with chase experience out of form it may pay to follow chasing debutantes' with the Gordon Elliott-trained CALIPTION taken to get off the mark on stable debut. Modest hurdling performers An'ball, the Denis Hogan-trained Big Bad Brian and another Gigginstown House Stud runner Cote Tete can fight for the minor honours.