15:10 Killarney

Saturday 25 August 2018

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Great Southern Hotel Beginners Chase

Off time: 15:10 | Winning time: 4m 9.0s

Ancient Sands²

Age: 10| Weight: 11-12| J: Brian Hayes| T: J E Kiely| OR: 121| CD

9/2

Course winner that has also won over the trip. fifth of 13 in this race 12-months ago and recently seen on the Flat. The seven-race chase maiden is unlikely to play a part in the finish.

Form: 4/3F5-01

Arvico Bleu¹¹²

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

9/2

Distance winner of a Clonmel maiden hurdle on soft ground in September last year. Closely related to eight-time chase winner Arvika Ligeonniere.

Form: 2/1550-6

Capital Force^t1³⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: D N Russell| T: H De Bromhead

9/2

Eighth of 14 in the 2017 Supreme novices at the festival and lightly raced since. Worth a market check despite form of recent starts over the larger obstacles.

Form: 18/F5-34

Crezic^h¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott

11/2

French import cost leading connections €55,000 as a three-year-old won his maiden hurdle at the fourth time of asking in a Kilbeggan contest in April. Promising second on chasing debut earlier this month and a leading player here.

Form: 2F3-132

Hudson's Bay³⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Phillip Enright| T: T J O'Mara| C

25/1

Recently been easily outpointed on the Flat and has not been seen on the national hunt circuit for over two years. Watching brief on chasing introduction.

Form: 3127/

Magna Cartor⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: J S McGarvey| T: J J Hanlon| D

25/1

Not disgraced in a couple of starts over fences at Clonmel and more recently at Tramore over 2m in a competitive novice chase. Market likely to reveal chances.

Form: F6P-736

Monarch^t²³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Mark Walsh| T: J P O'Brien| D

4/1

Distance winner in the summer over hurdles at Down Royal and Bellewstown. Could be an interesting recruit to the jumping game.

Form: 15-6110

Ellie Mac²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: D Robinson⁽³⁾| T: H De Bromhead

9/2

Game and robust mare winner of one of her seven hurdle starts and market likely to reveal expectations on chasing introduction.

Form: 71004-0

Forecasts

Monarch (4/1), Capital Force (9/2), Arvico Bleu (9/2), Ellie Mac (9/2), Ancient Sands (9/2), Crezic (11/2), Hudson's Bay (25/1), Magna Cartor (25/1)

The Gordon Elliott-trained CREZIC is taken to get off the mark following an unfortunate defeat in a Roscommon beginners contest earlier this month when going down by a neck on chasing debut. Distance winner and J P McManus-owned Monarch looks an interesting recruit to the chasing game and Ancient Sands can battle for the minor honours, while the Clipper Logistics-owned Capital Force must be checked in the market.