Porter & Co. Beginners Chase

Off time: 14:56 | Winning time: 4m 55.80s

Ben Dundee^t¹⁹²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Keith Donoghue| T: G Elliott| D

13/2

Smart hurdler on his day and makes a return here for chasing debut after a six-month break. Should make into a chaser, yard also run Delta Work.

Form: 162000-

Delta Work^h,t¹⁹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: D N Russell| T: G Elliott

4/9

Winner of the Pertempts final at the Cheltenham Festival in March before running a cracker in a Grade 1 at Punchestown behind Next Destination. Exciting recruit to fences and obvious chance.

Form: 324312-

Moyross²⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Sean Flanagan| T: N Meade| BF

4/1

Decent hurdler who has a bit to find with Delta Work on a line through Next Destination. Sent off short price favourite for chase debut at Tipperary last month and looked in need of the run. Should do better.

Form: 11766-3

Niven^p,t⁷⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: J M Moore| T: N Meade

25/1

Has already run a couple of sound races over fences at Galway and Kilbeggan. A little disappointing back there last time but has the most experience of these over the larger obstacles and that should stand him in good stead.

Form: 353324

Alice Johnston⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: R Loughran| T: P Roche

100/1

Two starts over fences so far have not produced very much and she needs to take a big step forward to be troubling a couple of these.

Form: 8/0-067P

Non-Runners

All Good Things⁵

Weight: 11-12| Age: 6

T: J Nash J: A W Short

Forecasts

Delta Work (4/9), Moyross (4/1), Ben Dundee (13/2), Niven (25/1), All Good Things (25/1), Alice Johnston (100/1)

Moyross should be fitter for his spin last month and should do better over fences. Gordon Elliot holds a strong hand here though with Ben Dundee who should make into a decent chaser and especially with DELTA WORK. The selections finished last season on a high winning the Pertempts Final at Cheltenham before a cracking effort in a Grade 1. He looks an exciting recruit to fences and can get off to a winning start.