14:20 Tramore

Tuesday 10 December 2019

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Harry De Bromhead Outstanding Achievement Award 2019 Beginners Chase

Off time: 14:24 | Winning time: 6m 9.0s

Ballinabearna^h1⁵⁷⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: J S McGarvey| T: R Tyner| OR: 98| D

50/1

Last of 10 on sole start over the larger obstacles when last seen in May 2018. First time hood unlikely to bring about the required amount of improvement needed to play a role here.

Form: 70916/0-

Blaze A Trail¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: A W Short⁽³⁾| T: Miss E Doyle

10/1

Put a host of dismal efforts behind him when getting off the mark for connections at the fifth time of asking over hurdles at Thurles last month. More progress likely on chasing debut.

Form: 636681

First Class Return^t⁴⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Donagh Meyler| T: E Doyle

6/1

15-race maiden without success in five starts over fences. Posted a career best effort finishing second of 10 at Tramore in October but needs to show more consistency.

Form: 5-FU425

Riverdene^p¹⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Ricky Doyle⁽³⁾| T: E Griffin

16/1

10-race maiden but running with plenty of credit in a number of starts over hurdles since returning to action in October. More needed but looks an interesting recruit over the larger obstacles.

Form: 895-543

Shakeytry³³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Phillip Enright| T: E J O'Grady

5/1

Off the mark over hurdles at the sixth attempt at Downpatrick in June. Promising effort on first start over fences to finish third of 16 at Thurles over 2m2f last month. Likely to improve and worth considering.

Form: 44/P21-3

Shedding⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: M Hamill⁽³⁾| T: W J Burke

66/1

Struggling 89-rated handicap hurdler, always behind and never a factor on dismal chasing debut over 2m2f at Thurles last month before falling four out when in midfield at Clonmel earlier this month. Remains easy to oppose.

Form: 03400F

Sil Ver Klass^t²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Sean Flanagan| T: A J Martin

10/1

Pleasing third of 12 beaten 14L on chasing debut in a Galway novice chase over 2m2f before disappointing a little at Fairyhouse last month. Better than last run suggests and worth a check in the market.

Form: 22-2838

The Shunter¹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Brian Hayes| T: J O Clifford

20/1

Nine-race maiden, generally well held over hurdles in three starts since October. Unseated rider on sole start over fences at Gowran Park, making too many mistakes in the process. Form doesn't warrant support here.

Form: 5P-U494

Three Is Company^b²³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott| OR: 115

10/1

Runner up in soft ground Point-to-point in March and has shown gradual improvement since over hurdles. Running well in defeat in a couple of starts over fences so far and likely to run his race more than others in this company.

Form: 343335

Whydah^p¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: R M Power| T: Mrs J Harrington

12/1

11-race maiden. Well held and never a factor on chasing debut at Fairyhouse last month beaten over 40L behind Carefully Selected over 2m5f on soft ground. In the right hands to improve.

Form: 0-0B809

Alohamora¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Gavin Brouder⁽⁷⁾| T: J Nash

8/1

Useful 107-rated handicap hurdler. Winless since Catterick novice score in February 2018. Market likely to reveal expectations on chasing introduction.

Form: 3-82384

Ask Mary¹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Miss E A Lalor⁽⁵⁾| T: R H Lalor| BF

16/1

Multiple winning point-to-pointer last season but struggled since in a number of starts under rules including in a couple of handicap hurdles at Punchestown and Limerick last month. Hard to make a case for on second start over fences.

Form: 5654-86

Flamingo's Court¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Dillon Maxwell⁽⁷⁾| T: A McNamara

20/1

Lightly raced mare, missed 12 months between November last year and October this. Took the eye on her latest start at Thurles in a beginners contest over 2m2f on soft ground last month but needs to back that up here.

Form: 10P-5U4

Robin Gold⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: M P Fogarty| T: J Fogarty

20/1

Had shown nothing until landing a big gamble at Thurles in October. Winner since and ran with plenty of credit on chasing debut at Clonmel earlier this month. Appears to be up against it.

Form: 8-81100

Tokyo Getaway^t1¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: J M Moore| T: G P Cromwell| BF

9/2

Lightly raced mare posted a career best effort on her latest start in a Punchestown handicap hurdle last month over 2m5½f to finish second of 17 beaten ½L on soft ground. Entitled to have designs on prize money on chasing debut.

Form: 1-35442

Forecasts

Tokyo Getaway (9/2), Shakeytry (5/1), First Class Return (6/1), Alohamora (8/1), Three Is Company (10/1), Sil Ver Klass (10/1), Blaze A Trail (10/1), Whydah (12/1), Riverdene (16/1), Ask Mary (16/1), Flamingo's Court (20/1), Robin Gold (20/1), The Shunter (20/1), Ballinabearna (50/1), Shedding (66/1)

Difficult to ignore the chances of the Gavin Cromwell-trained TOKYO GETAWAY following her improved performance to finish second of 17 at Punchestown last month. The point-to-point winner in April can get off the mark at the first time of asking over the larger obstacles at the expense of Shakeytry a promising third of 16 on chasing debut at Thurles last month and the Gordon Elliott-trained Three Is Company, now having his third start over fences. Blaze A Trail and Riverdene look interesting recruits to the jumping game while the Tony Martin-trained Sil Ver Klass is worth a market check as post time approaches.