P & D Lydon Rated Novice Chase

Off time: 15:15 | Winning time: 6m 20.8s

Baily Thunder^p¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: Phillip Enright| T: M F Morris| BF

16/5

Fairly useful chaser. 2 wins from 4 runs this season. Respectable fifth of 13 in handicap hurdle at Roscommon (24.3f, good, 5/2) 19 days ago. Type to do better again in this sphere.

Form: 2P-7115

Rueben James¹⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 11-9| J: R P Treacy⁽³⁾| T: E Doyle| OR: 115

9/2

Fairly useful chaser. 1 win from 3 runs this season. 11/1, good third of 6 in novice chase at Clonmel (24f, good) 16 days ago. Should give another good account.

Form: 23P/413

Brex Drago²⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-5| J: C D Maxwell| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 120

11/1

Fairly useful hurdler. Seventeen runs since last win in 2018. Fourth of 6 in novice chase at Navan (20f, good, 6/1) 28 days ago. Possible he'll strip fitter for that run here.

Form: 63U7-64

Lunch In Adare¹⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: K C Sexton| T: Peter Fahey

5/1

Fairly useful winner at 20f over hurdles. Creditable second of 8 in novice chase (7/2) at Roscommon (21.4f, good) 19 days ago, no match for winner.

Form: 41PP-42

Oscar Academy¹⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: Keith Donoghue| T: G P Cromwell| D

7/4

Fairly useful hurdler. Fairly useful winner at 23f over hurdles. Sixth of 10 in novice chase at Galway (18.2f) 10 days ago. Back up in trip. May do better once sent handicapping in this sphere.

Form: 110-066

Summer Hill³³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: Philip Donovan⁽⁷⁾| T: J P Ryan| OR: 116

10/1

Fair chaser. One win from 23 NH runs. 4/1, again let down by jumping when falling in novice chase at Sligo (20f, good) 33 days ago, won by Baily Thunder. That has to be a concern here.

Form: F335FF

Forecasts

Oscar Academy (7/4), Baily Thunder (16/5), Rueben James (9/2), Lunch In Adare (5/1), Summer Hill (10/1), Brex Drago (11/1)

BAILY THUNDER needs to dispel a lesser effort over hurdles on his most recent start, yet he had previously created a good impression when making a winning chase debut at Sligo, cruising clear between the last 2. The type to do better again on that evidence, he earns the vote to come out on top. Rueben James and Brex Drago head up the dangers.