Winter Festival 1st & 2nd December Beginners Chase

Off time: 14:00 | Winning time: 3m 53.6s

Odds by:

Live Odds

Odds

Hardline

9/10, 5/6, 9/10, 5/6, 9/10, 5/6, 4/5, 5/6

9/10

Arvico Bleu

9/4

2/1

Capital Force

5/1, 11/2

6/1

Stowaway Forever

16/1

All's Quiet

50/1

40/1

SP Book Percentage 108.57

Non-Runners

Speaker Connolly¹⁸³

Weight: 11-12| Age: 5

T: A Fleming J: Mr L P Gilligan

Forecasts

Hardline (9/10), Arvico Bleu (2/1), Capital Force (6/1), Speaker Connolly (12/1), Stowaway Forever (16/1), All's Quiet (40/1)

The opener may well go to Gigginstown but their duo are hard to separate. Hardline was the pick of these over hurdles and returns to action with Gordon Elliott's string firing. He's a graded winner over timber and much respected but ARVICO BLEU might get his measure. Henry De Bromhead's charge wasn't beaten far on chase bow at Listowel and the winner has given that form a boost. He can go one better. The selections stablemate Capital Force cannot be dismissed with any certainty.