Carmel Fay Memorial Novice Chase

Off time: 20:00 | Winning time: 5m 14.5s

Ravenhill¹⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 11-8| J: D F O'Regan| T: G Elliott| C| D

2/5

Won over hurdles on this card last year but showed an immediate appreciation of fences with a win at Limerick last month. He's gong the right way and has to merit consideration.

Form: 1121-31

Father Jed^t¹⁰⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 11-2| J: Donagh Meyler| T: J P Ryan| D

20/1

Enjoyed a good spell over hurdles; won two of his last three starts in pleasing style. Would be racing from a career highest mark in a handicap hurdle, so the switch to fences looks a natural move. Will encounter a couple of promising types though.

Form: B89121-

Ivanovich Gorbatov^t⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-2| J: L P Dempsey| T: J P O'Brien

5/1

Well beaten in both starts over fences and already has improvement to find. However, he's a Cheltenham Festival winner over hurdles (2016 Triumph Hurdle) so merits respect accordingly. (Hasn't looked a natural chaser.)

Form: 31-P808

Plinth^t¹⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 11-2| J: N P Madden| T: J P O'Brien| CD

10/1

A Grade 3 winner over hurdles but lost his way in that discipline; was also beating a retreat when he unseated on his chasing debut earlier this month. The betting can guide as to where he stands with stablemates Ivanovich Gorbatov and Tigris River.

Form: 40080-U

Tigris River^t⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 11-2| J: S A Shortall| T: J P O'Brien| D

7/1

Won the Galway Hurdle in 2017 but came up short in numerous graded races at festivals since; chase form has also been regressive even though he finished just in front of Ivanovich Gorbatov last time out.

Form: 093-307

Non-Runners

Brahma Bull³⁹

Weight: 11-8| Age: 8

T: W P Mullins J: Paul Townend

Forecasts

Ravenhill (2/5), Brahma Bull (5/4), Ivanovich Gorbatov (5/1), Tigris River (7/1), Plinth (10/1), Father Jed (20/1)

BRAHMA BULL and Ravenhill look the safest pair to concentrate on as they look the most open to further progress over fences. Both are already previous winners over the larger obstacles but Brahma Bill has made good strides from winning bumpers and a race over hurdles through to a comfortable win on his chasing debut last month. His yard won this race last year and look the likeliest set of connections to be celebrating post race. Father Jed edges out former high-class hurdler Tigris River as the best of the rest.