16:37 Fairyhouse

Saturday 22 February 2020

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Irish Stallion Farms EBF Beginners Chase

Off time: 16:37 | Winning time: 4m 48.5s

Back To Bataan¹⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Simon Torrens⁽⁷⁾| T: M Torrens

50/1

Point-to-point winner in October, the Millenary gelding was a remote ninth of 15 over hurdles at Down Royal and eighth of 16 over fences at Thurles. Needs a huge step forward.

Form: 291598

Call Of The Loon²⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 11-12| J: B Browne⁽⁵⁾| T: D J Ryan| OR: 99

33/1

Modesthandicap hurdler, pulled up when last over timber in April. Plenty to find in this company based on his last of nine on chase debut last month.

Form: 3/781-P9

Dakota Moirette^b²⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: D N Russell| T: G Elliott| OR: 122

4/1

Winning hurdler a 122-rated chaser who has placed six times over fences in 15 races. Surely his day will come and distinct possibility it will be today.

Form: P-23PF4

Duke Of Kilcorral¹¹⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Phillip Enright| T: D H Kelly

20/1

Not fluent on chasing debut in a Cork 2m4f beginners contest in April and again very pedestrian subsequently when ninth of 10 at Wexford too so best watched until he shows fluency.

Form: 2/150F-9

Hostage To Fortune³⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: M J Bolger| T: K H Clarke

33/1

Minor progress without getting competitive when sixth of 16 at Navan last time out but will need to leave all three hurdles runs behind to get involved on chasing bow.

Form: 006

Lough Gur¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: E Bolger

66/1

Showed little in six starts over hurdles for Niall Madden and three chase runs for this yard also very forgettable. Best watched again.

Form: F-000F9

Mastermind¹⁴⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: B J Cooper| T: C O'Brien

7/1

Won over hurdles and placed on the Flat . Showed glimmers of hope in three races over fences and hurdles form gives him a squeak in this modest contest.

Form: 90U6-54

Sizing Pottsie^t⁵⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: R M Power| T: Mrs J Harrington

4/6

Twice third in big-field maiden hurdles before unseating in chase debut where he bumped into dual Champion Hurdle second Melon. This considerably easier and with a clear round he ought to go very close.

Form: 4/53-33U

Lord Lariat^t²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Donagh Meyler| T: K Thornton

25/1

Found things tough in his first few races but showed there was a glimmer of hope when putting in a much improved performance last time out when staying on in the closing stages over 2m4f. Now goes over fences for the first time.

Form: P-00P5

Quantatmental¹³⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: S G McDermott| T: G P Cromwell| C| D

10/1

127-rated dual hurdler fifth on chase debut won by Grade 1 winner and Arkle favourite Notebook. In retrospect he ran well there and is a leading player here if handling heavy ground.

Form: 155255

Misty Millie^t³⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: Danny Mullins| T: G Donnelly| C

12/1

113-rated hurdler still in with a chance until coming to grief two out here on chase debut last month. Not ruled out although others were superior over timber.

Form: 86-418F

Non-Runners

Shannon Tide⁴³

Weight: 11-12| Age: 6

T: E Bolger J: D J McInerney

Forecasts

Sizing Pottsie (4/6), Dakota Moirette (4/1), Mastermind (7/1), Quantatmental (10/1), Misty Millie (12/1), Duke Of Kilcorral (20/1), Lord Lariat (25/1), Hostage To Fortune (33/1), Call Of The Loon (33/1), Back To Bataan (50/1), Shannon Tide (50/1), Lough Gur (66/1)

SIZING POTTSIE was always a horse whose long term future was over fences and this former €220,000 purchase showed enough over hurdles to be competitive here. Although he unseated first time over the larger obstacles he is chanced today. Dakota Moirette has the best chase form but he has had 15 races over fences without success so he is eminently beatable. Quantatmental's chase debut fifth has worked out extremely well but this ex-Flat horse has no form on ground even nearly as testing.