Oran Chase

Off time: 16:01 | Winning time: 4m 12.60s

Make My Heart Fly^t⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 11-2| J: Keith Donoghue| T: G Elliott| OR: 121| D

14/1

Winner of a Kilbeggan beginners' chase (2m4f, good to yielding; 9-2) in September before falling next time at Sligo (two early mistakes); moderate 2nd last time at Killarney behind stablemate and may play second fiddle once again.

Form: 241F4-2

Divin Desir²⁷²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-0| J: Danny Mullins| T: I Madden

125/1

Generally consistent but rarely threatens to win; could be similar story once again on first run since October 2019; others preferred.

Form: 046548-

Email Rose¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead| C

11/8

€150,000 purchase looked booked for second in warm Boxing Day event at Leopardstown only to fall at the last; continued progression and won last time out over two miles at this track over hurdles; excellent chance of following up on chase debut.

Form: 257F2-1

I'm A Game Changer^t¹²

Age: 8| Weight: 11-0| J: D N Russell| T: G Elliott| OR: 141| D

5/4

Has hit the frame on four occasions over fences in six starts ; showed his well being at Tipperary recently and will be popular in the market to break his maiden tag over fences.

Form: F/3F26-2

Scheu Time¹¹⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-0| J: Gavin Brouder⁽⁷⁾| T: J Nash

11/2

Generally consistent hurdler who won his share of races; interesting he is pitched in here against some fairly seasoned chasers so maybe worth a squint at the betting to gauge market interest.

Form: 921843-

Stormey^t²⁶¹

Age: 10| Weight: 11-0| J: Sean O'Keeffe⁽⁵⁾| T: S J Mahon| OR: 119| D

33/1

Fairly consistent chaser who will finish the course and take advantage of any below par performances from his more fancied rivals but hard to recommend as the winner.

Form: 062436-

Forecasts

I'm A Game Changer (5/4), Email Rose (11/8), Scheu Time (11/2), Make My Heart Fly (14/1), Stormey (33/1), Divin Desir (125/1)

EMAIL ROSE had been threatening to win for a while and finally got off the mark at this track over this trip in a maiden hurdle. It is interesting connections think highly enough of her to give her a chase debut here and it could prove a shrewd move by her trainer. I'm A Game Changer has been fairly consistent over fences and certainly deserves to win a race. He showed his well being with a decent recent effort at Tipperary and will no doubt be popular in the market. Make My Heart Fly needs to brush up on his jumping but if he can then he may rate as good each-way value.