16:30 Limerick

Sunday 11 October 2020

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Irish Stallion Farms EBF Beginners Chase

Off time: 16:41 | Winning time: 5m 53.0s

Atlantic Shore²¹⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Brian Hayes| T: P Fenton

12/1

Fairly useful hurdler. 7/2 and blinkered for 1st time, creditable second of 10 in novice hurdle at this course (24f, heavy). Off 7 months. Makes chase debut.

Form: 643422-

Fill The Tank⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: M M McDonagh⁽⁷⁾| T: Aengus King

50/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Fourth of 6 in novice chase (20/1) at Gowran (20f, good) 8 days ago.

Form: 3P-5844

Foxy Jacks²¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Phillip Enright| T: M F Morris

9/2

Fairly useful hurdler. Good 19¾ lengths ninth of 19 to Monkfish in Albert Bartlett Novices' Hurdle (Spa) at Cheltenham (24f, good to soft, 100/1). Off 7 months. Makes chase debut.

Form: 742219-

Home By The Lee²³⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: J J Slevin| T: J P O'Brien

8/1

Fairly useful hurdler. Unseated rider in Michael Purcell Memorial Novices' Hurdle at Thurles (20.9f, soft, 14/1) won by Five O'clock. Makes chase debut.

Form: 11218U-

Ificudiwud²¹⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Sean Flanagan| T: N Meade| BF

11/1

Fairly useful hurdler. Latest win in hurdle at Fairyhouse in February. Running creditably when unseated rider in handicap hurdle at Naas (19f, good to soft, 5/1). Off 7 months. Makes chase debut.

Form: 32311U-

Ministerforsport^t⁵⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 12-0| J: D F O'Regan| T: Noel O'Neill| OR: 139| C

6/1

Twelve runs since last win in 2018. 16/1, pulled up in handicap hurdle at Tipperary (20f, heavy) 55 days ago, beaten after sixth. Switches from hurdles to chase.

Form: 7524-PP

Present In Court²²

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: B J Cooper| T: G Elliott| D

28/1

Fairly useful hurdler. Fifth of 6 in novice chase (15/2) at Navan (20f, good) 22 days ago. Looks vulnerable.

Form: 11/0P0-5

Run Wild Fred²³⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: L P Dempsey| T: G Elliott| C

5/6

Useful hurdler. 14/1, career best when winning 9-runner Surehaul Mercedes-Benz Novices' Hurdle at Punchestown (24f, heavy) by 1¾ lengths from Lord Royal in February. Very much type to make a chaser.

Form: 61/31F1-

Forecasts

Run Wild Fred (5/6), Foxy Jacks (9/2), Ministerforsport (6/1), Home By The Lee (8/1), Ificudiwud (11/1), Atlantic Shore (12/1), Present In Court (28/1), Fill The Tank (50/1)

RUN WILD FRED is the clear pick on hurdling form and has the scope to make a better chaser based on his pointing background so he's a straightforward to make a winning return having his first go in this discipline. Atlantic Shore and Foxy Jacks also signed off last season on a high note, so they can't be ruled out in opposition.