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Saturday 14 March 2020

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Irish Stallion Farms EBF Novice Handicap Chase Final (Grade B)

Off time: 16:05 | Winning time: 6m 52.40s

Ontheropes²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins| OR: 137

11/2

Cost connections £240,000 at the Cheltenham sales over 12 months ago. Best effort over a fence when finishing third of 15 beaten 7¾L in a Gowran Park 2m4f beginners contest last month.

Form: 641-643

Coquin Mans²⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-6| J: Danny Mullins| T: W P Mullins| OR: 133| D

20/1

157-rated hurdler, yet to spark enthusiasm in a number of starts over the larger obstacles, never a factor on all three starts so far. Plenty of questions to answer at present.

Form: 950-646

Minella Till Dawn^p²⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 11-2| J: Mark Walsh| T: G Elliott| OR: 129| D

16/1

The fitting of first time blinkers seemed to do the trick as the Shantou gelding got off the mark at the ninth time of asking at Cork over 2m4f in January. Pulled up over a longer trip in the Grand National trial last month.

Form: 88/3F1P

Caravation^p²³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-1| J: L P Dempsey| T: J P Dempsey| OR: 128| C| D

20/1

Off the mark at the fourth time of asking over the larger obstacles when landing a Naas mares' beginners chase in early January. Well held on two occasions since, despite her second place at Thurles last month. More needed.

Form: 6U3162

Chavi Artist²⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 10-12| J: D J Mullins| T: T Mullins| OR: 125

20/1

Well held in a couple of starts since getting off the mark for connections at the seventh time of asking over the larger obstacles when landing a Punchestown 2m4f handicap. Yard landed the spoils in this contest 12 months ago with Scoir Mear.

Form: 6B517P

The Caddy Rose^p⁴¹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: Sean Flanagan| T: N Meade| OR: 124| C

50/1

Winner on chasing introduction at this venue over 2m4f in September but has been seen to struggle in a number of subsequent starts since. Appears to have a bit to prove in a race of this nature.

Form: 4-12449

Tokyo Getaway¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: J M Moore| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 124| D

11/2

Comes here on a hat-trick of wins following wins over hurdles at Punchestown in January and success over the larger obstacles at Clonmel last month, a first win over fences on his second start. Enters calculations.

Form: 442211

Jimmil¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 10-6| J: C D Maxwell| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 119

10/1

Yet to hit the frame in five starts over the larger obstacles including a 15L defeat last time out behind Tokyo Getaway at Clonmel last month. Not one to place a great deal of faith in.

Form: 52-67U4

Treacysenniscorthy⁴¹

Age: 8| Weight: 10-6| J: K J Brouder| T: Robert Widger| OR: 119| D

4/5

Winner of his last four starts all over timber. The gelding landed the spoils on his latest start over fences at Listowel in September. Progress set to continue in this contest.

Form: 131111

Ask Heather^p¹⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 9-11| J: Simon Torrens⁽⁷⁾| T: T O'Brien| OR: 110| D

33/1

Generally well held making no impression in a number of starts since winning at Tramore in October and finishing third of 12 at Naas the following month. Others hold stronger claims.

Form: 313F33

Non-Runners

Pont Aven⁵¹

Weight: 11-5| Age: 7

T: W P Mullins J: Rachael Blackmore

Forecasts

Treacysenniscorthy (4/5), Tokyo Getaway (11/2), Ontheropes (11/2), Jimmil (10/1), Minella Till Dawn (16/1), Caravation (20/1), Pont Aven (20/1), Coquin Mans (20/1), Chavi Artist (20/1), Ask Heather (33/1), The Caddy Rose (50/1)

Fairytale continued over hurdles for TREACYSENNISCORTHY when landing the spoils at the Leopardstown Christmas meeting before landing the spoils at the Dublin Racing festival last month. The improving eight-year-old return over the larger obstacles where the gelding is 19lb lower than current hurdling mark. The mount of Kevin Brouder he can see off the attentions of the Cheveley Park Stud-owned Ontheropes and the Gavin Cromwell-trained Tokyo Getwaway who is on a hat-trick following wins over hurdles at Punchestown in January and success over the larger obstacles at Clonmel last month, a first win over fences on his second start.