19:40 Roscommon

Tuesday 6 August 2019

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J.F. Hanley Beginners Chase

Off time: 19:42 | Winning time: 4m 5.50s

Cliff House⁶⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 11-12| J: Phillip Enright| T: Mrs D A Love| OR: 123| C| D

2/1

Experienced gelding who has finished second on three of his four starts over fences. He was disappointing last time at Kilbeggan (2m4f) when fifth of 13. Won three times over hurdles. Leading contender.

Form: 16-2225

Court Tycoon¹⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Kevin Sexton| T: Peter Fahey

10/1

Broke his maiden over hurdles at Wexford (2m4½f) last year. Was second of eight last time at Killarney (2m4f) in his best run of the campaign so far. Having his first shot at fences here so one to watch for now.

Form: 227-742

Cut Em Down^t¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: J J Slevin| T: J P O'Brien

7/2

Was impressive when scoring over hurdles at Wexford (2m4f) by 4L in May 2018. Did not appear for another year and since then has been disappointing. Was fourth of 15 last time at Tipperary (2m1f) on chase debut. Should improve from that run.

Form: 50P/1-74

Mastermind⁵⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: J M Moore| T: C O'Brien| D

5/1

Won twice over hurdles. Unseated his rider at Leopardstown (2m5½f) on his opening appearance over fences back in May. Has hit the frame twice since then over hurdles. Needs to jump better than last chase start.

Form: 0/390U6-

Mossy White¹⁰²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: T Ryan⁽⁷⁾| T: D Hogan

33/1

Lightly-raced gelding who is still a maiden after seven starts. Has had just the one run over fences so far where he was pulled-up at Leoparstown (2m5½f). Form over hurdles since then has not been great. Hard to make a case for.

Form: 07P440-

Out Of The Loop⁹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: J S McGarvey| T: P Roche

7/2

Lightly-raced gelding who has three wins over hurdles. Pulled-up in a handicap hurdle at Punchestown (2m4f) on his return to action in May where he looked like he needed the run. Interesting runner on his chase debut. One to consider.

Form: 31511/P

Roconga¹⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 11-12| J: L P Dempsey| T: E J O'Grady| OR: 129| D

12/1

Has had 11 appearances over fences so does not lack experience. He was third of 13 at Wexford over this trip earlier in the season, while he also hit the frame at Killarney (2m1f) two starts back. Each-way claims once again.

Form: FP/333-7

Western Sea¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: N P Madden| T: R O'Sullivan| D

33/1

Won twice at the back end of last year over hurdles. Was 10th of 15 on his chase debut at Tipperary (2m1f) where he was a long way behind the winner. Much more needed in order to be competitive here.

Form: 16764-0

Echoes Of Family¹⁵²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: Brendan Powell| T: E P Harty

33/1

Lightly-raced mare who has seen a racecourse just five times so far. She has featured over fences on three occasions. Last time at Thurles (2m2f) she was pulled up after making a few errors with her jumping. Needs to jump better.

Form: 8556P-

Kos⁸⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-1| J: K J Brouder⁽⁵⁾| T: K H Clarke

50/1

Has featured three times over hurdles with no success. He was seventh of 21 last time at Cork over 2m. This is his first run of for his new yard. Tackling fences for the first time. Others make more of an appeal.

Form: 90-7

Non-Runners

Banjo¹⁶

Weight: 11-12| Age: 8

T: D Cullen J: Ricky Doyle

Ciankyle⁶⁵

Weight: 11-12| Age: 8

T: P Cluskey J: M J Bolger

Global Jackpot¹⁶

Weight: 11-12| Age: 6

T: G Elliott J: Keith Donoghue

Pateen⁷

Weight: 11-12| Age: 7

T: P G Kelly J: B J Cooper

St Lawrence Gap¹⁶

Weight: 11-12| Age: 7

T: E Doyle J: Sean Flanagan

Vinnwarr¹⁶

Weight: 11-12| Age: 5

T: L P Cusack J: D F O'Regan

Forecasts

Cliff House (2/1), Cut Em Down (7/2), Out Of The Loop (7/2), Mastermind (5/1), Global Jackpot (5/1), Banjo (8/1), Court Tycoon (10/1), Roconga (12/1), St Lawrence Gap (12/1), Pateen (16/1), Ciankyle (25/1), Vinnwarr (25/1), Mossy White (33/1), Echoes Of Family (33/1), Western Sea (33/1), Kos (50/1)

OUT OF THE LOOP looked a smart type over hurdles where he has been successful on three occasions. He appears to be over his recent injury troubles now and can make up for lost time with success on his chase debut here. Cliff House keeps finding one too good for him over fences and if he bounces back from his recent effort at Kilbeggan, he should go close again, while Global Jackpot has shown enough so far to indicate he is good enough to be in the mix here.