14:25 Naas

Monday 16 December 2019

All12:2012:5013:2013:5514:2515:0015:30

Kildare Post & Kildare Now Beginners Chase

Off time: 14:30 | Winning time: 5m 10.80s

Odds by:

Live Odds

Odds

Bapaume

5/4, 11/8, 6/4, 11/8

5/4

Best Behavior

100/1

66/1

Cartwright

33/1

Castle Oliver

100/1

66/1

Monkshood

20/1, 16/1, 16/1, 20/1

16/1

Monotype

40/1

33/1

Out Of The Loop

33/1, 50/1, 40/1, 50/1

33/1

Press Conference

5/1, 9/2, 4/1, 7/2

7/2

School Boy Hours

9/2, 5/1, 11/2, 6/1

11/2

Spyglass Hill

14/1

West Is Best

100/1

Ask Mary

100/1

80/1

Bridge Native

66/1

50/1

Caravation

10/1

12/1

Countess Cathleen

66/1, 80/1

66/1

I'm Not Alone

100/1

Star Max

6/1, 13/2, 6/1, 11/2, 5/1, 11/2

6/1

SP Book Percentage 135.06

Non-Runners

Krisquin¹⁸

Weight: 11-12| Age: 8

T: S Nolan J: E O'Connell

Boston Spray⁸²

Weight: 11-12| Age: 7

T: D J Barry J: Reserve 1

Forecasts

Bapaume (5/4), Press Conference (7/2), School Boy Hours (11/2), Star Max (6/1), Caravation (12/1), Spyglass Hill (14/1), Monkshood (16/1), Boston Spray (25/1), Out Of The Loop (33/1), Monotype (33/1), Cartwright (33/1), Bridge Native (50/1), Krisquin (50/1), Best Behavior (66/1), Countess Cathleen (66/1), Castle Oliver (66/1), Ask Mary (80/1), I'm Not Alone (100/1), West Is Best (100/1)

Having finished seventh beaten 26L BAPAUME was obviously disappointing first time over fences but he jumped well enough before clearly tiring so this 158-rated Grade One winner is worth another go for the champion trainer in an interesting contest. None of Bapaume's rivals were comparable hurdlers but School Boy Hours who ran so well behind two Grade One winners and Star Max who has twice met Grade One performers both have better form at this early stage over fences.