BoyleSports An Riocht Chase (Grade 3)

Off time: 18:00 | Winning time: 5m 19.0s

Kaiser Black^t¹⁴³

Age: 9| Weight: 11-10| J: J J Doyle| T: P M J Doyle| OR: 154

7/1

Three-time winner over fences including Grade 3 novice at Naas (2m4f, yielding; 15-8) in March 2019; only one run since when well held in Red Mills Chase at Gowran Park (heavy) in March. This is less taxing on paper.

Form: 21121/6-

Peregrine Run^b⁸

Age: 10| Weight: 11-10| J: K C Sexton| T: Peter Fahey| OR: 158| CD

11/8

9-19 over fences including this race last year and is a three-time course winner; more demanded to secure the prize again but enjoyed a pleasing Flat run at Limerick last week and so boasts fitness advantage. Contender.

Form: 114215-

Dinons²⁵⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: D N Russell| T: G Elliott| OR: 145| C| D

17/2

Eight wins from only 14 starts over hurdles/fences; likes to get on with things and is a course winner but not always the most fluent of jumpers and that was his undoing at Cheltenham in October when eventually pulled up after series of blunders.

Form: 11431P-

Jury Duty^p,t¹¹²

Age: 9| Weight: 11-4| J: R M Power| T: G Elliott| OR: 151| BF| D

12/1

Produced a better effort at Down Royal (3m2f, heavy; 6-5f) on St Patrick's Day when second to Monbeg Notorious; likely will need a bit more than that to score today however and tends to be seen to best effect with give underfoot.

Form: P/64002-

Paloma Blue^t¹¹⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 11-4| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 150

11/2

Proving hard to win with recently; didn't find as much as looked likely in the Grand Annual at Cheltenham in March (finished 12th) and more demanded; albeit should like the decent ground here.

Form: 6/62320-

Robin Des Foret¹¹⁷

Age: 10| Weight: 11-4| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins| OR: 149| C| D

3/1

Three-time winner over fences in 2018 but nothing since; took in some highly competitive handicaps last season and could find this more to his liking on just second start after a wind operation.

Form: 32/3650-

Forecasts

Peregrine Run (11/8), Robin Des Foret (3/1), Paloma Blue (11/2), Kaiser Black (7/1), Dinons (17/2), Jury Duty (12/1)

Paloma Blue travelled really well in the Grand Annual at Cheltenham in March but soon weakened when push came to shove. His willingness is a source of concern now; as is the jumping efficiency of likely frontrunner Dinons. Peregrine Run won this 12 months ago and is race-fit after a pleasing Flat run at Limerick but ROBIN DES FORET might well score for the champion trainer/jockey team. He ran a cracker in the Caspian Caviar Gold Cup at Cheltenham in November after a break and held his own in fiercely competitive handicaps around Leopardstown afterwards before failing to land a blow at Cheltenham in the spring. This is a good chance to register a fourth chase success.