14:35 Cork
Sunday 8 December 2019
All12:3513:0513:3514:0514:3515:0515:35
Kerry Group Hilly Way Chase (Grade 2)
- 5YO plus | Class 1 | 2m 160y | Yielding to Soft | 3 Runners | Turf | Weighed In
- Off time: 14:35 | Winning time: 4m 19.30s
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Had the more fancied A Plus Tard and Duc Des Genievres behind in a faultless round of jumping to land the Grade 2 Fortria chase last month and can give give another good account of himself here.
Winner of the Grade 1 novice hurdle at Punchestown last season with Melon 1L behind, the gelding won as he liked on return to action in the Grade 3 Poplar Square chase at Naas on soft/heavy ground over 2m last month. Strong race for trainer.
Worrying times for the Grade 1 winning novice chaser as his jumping lets him down more often than not. Sent off the 4/7f for this contest last year the gelding only got as far as the second. Hard to place any faith in his fencing.
Non-Runners
4
Us And Them1
Weight: 11-4| Age: 6
T: J P O'Brien J: S A Shortall
NR
Forecasts
Cilaos Emery (4/5), Ballyoisin (2/1), Great Field (4/1), Us And Them (16/1)
It's difficult to see past the Willie Mullins-trained CILAOS EMERY following on from a solid return to action when taking the Grade 3 Poplar Square Chase over 2m last month. The gelding can make it 11 wins in the race for his trainer since he saddled his last seven-year-old to win the race with Golden Silver in 2009. Ballyoisin beat the more fancied A Plus Tard and Duc Des Genievres in the Grade 2 Fortria last month and can give the selection the most to think about. Great Field, faller at the second in last years renewal when 4/7f should not be taken lightly.
- Cilaos Emery
- Ballyoisin
- Great Field
Previous Winners
Prize Money
1st: €51,000.002nd: €17,000.003rd: €8,500.004th: €4,250.005th: €2,550.006th: €1,701.00
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