12:50 Thurles

Thursday 19 November 2020

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Irish Stallion Farms EBF Beginners Chase

Off time: 12:50 | Winning time: 5m 57.70s

Arvicta^t1¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: J J Slevin| T: J J Mangan

125/1

Arvico gelding. Half-brother to fairly useful chaser Lord Bryan, stays 3¼m, and fairly useful hurdler/chaser Our Cat. Wears tongue strap. Point winner, pulled up last time (Nov 8).

Form: P/315-P

Choungaya^t²⁵⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Mark Walsh| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 137

17/2

Useful hurdler. Eleven runs since last win in 2018. 11/1, bit below form sixth of 14 in handicap chase at Naas (24f, soft). Off 8 months.

Form: 7/244U6-

Dream On John⁵⁷⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Keith Donoghue| T: Mrs G Callaghan

150/1

Arakan gelding. Half-brother to fairly useful chaser Edmund and fair hurdler/chaser Heroes Or Ghosts. Point winner, unplaced last time (April 2019).

Form: 515/

Eurobot³²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Sean Flanagan| T: N Meade

11/2

Promising individual. Third of 9 in novice chase at Punchestown (25.2f, good to soft, 11/2) on debut over fences. Off 10 months. Should have more to offer.

Form: 114/3-

Fully Charged²²

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead

15/2

Lightly-raced winner over hurdles. 5/1, respectable fifth of 16 in minor event hurdle at Punchestown (20.6f, soft) 22 days ago, faring best of those ridden prominently. Point winner.

Form: 1/2146-5

Give Me A Moment²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: A W Short| T: P Griffin

300/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Last of 7 in minor event hurdle at Sligo (17.5f, good to soft, 80/1) 27 days ago. Makes chase debut. Up in trip.

Form: P-4797

Hungry Tiger⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: M M McDonagh⁽⁷⁾| T: P Griffin

250/1

Eleventh of 14 in minor event chase at Fairyhouse (21f, heavy, 200/1) on NH debut 6 days ago. Maiden pointer.

Form: FP5-230

Lord Royal²⁷⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins| BF

4/5

Runner-up on Flat debut. Useful form over hurdles, winning at Clonmel in January. Off 9 months. Makes chase debut for top yard.

Form: 2/12-

Not Fou Sale^t⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: J J Mangan

200/1

40/1 and tongue strap on, unseated rider in hunter chase at Fairyhouse (23.5f, heavy) on NH debut 9 days ago. Winning pointer.

Form: 1P52-3U

Sams Profile⁵⁶⁶

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

3/1

Smart hurdler. 6/1, very good ½-length second of 11 to Reserve Tank in Champion Novices' Hurdle at Punchestown (20f, good to soft), closing all way to line. Good chase prospect.

Form: 31225/2-

Forecasts

Lord Royal (4/5), Sams Profile (3/1), Eurobot (11/2), Fully Charged (15/2), Choungaya (17/2), Arvicta (125/1), Dream On John (150/1), Not Fou Sale (200/1), Hungry Tiger (250/1), Give Me A Moment (300/1)

It's taken connections of SAMS PROFILE a while to get him back to the track following a smart effort when second in Grade 1 company in May 2019 but assuming all is well, this winning pointer is a good chase prospect. Lord Royal and Eurobot are feared most in what should be an informative contest.