13:00 Punchestown

Tuesday 24 November 2020

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Ballymore Group Rated Novice Chase

Off time: 13:02 | Winning time: 5m 22.10s

Jack Hackett³¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Simon Torrens⁽⁵⁾| T: Mrs D A Love| OR: 132| C| D

40/1

Useful chaser. Course winner. Latest win in chase here in September. 14/1, very good third of 10 in novice chase at Galway (18.2f, heavy) 31 days ago. Merits consideration.

Form: 321213

Got Trumped²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: P D Kennedy| T: Mrs J Harrington| C

80/1

Unreliable type. 1 win from 3 runs this season. 33/1, pulled up in handicap hurdle at Down Royal (16.4f, heavy) 24 days ago, beaten before next. Switches from hurdles to chase.

Form: P45-1PP

Popong⁴¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: H Morgan⁽⁵⁾| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 130| D

25/1

Fairly useful hurdler/chaser. Won Listowel maiden chase in September. 5/2, good 3 lengths fourth of 5 to Zarkareva in Grade 3 chase at this course (18.6f, soft) 41 days ago.

Form: 328-214

Royal Thief^p⁴³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead

11/2

Promising sort who made a winning start over fences at Kilbeggan (25f, soft) on reappearance 43 days ago. Down in trip. Cheekpieces back on. Blackmore prefers him to Popong.

Form: 13150-1

Carrigmoorna Pine^h¹¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: Phillip Enright| T: R Tyner

150/1

Fairly useful hurdler. 33/1 and hooded for 1st time, seventh of 11 in minor event chase at Fairyhouse (16f, heavy) 11 days ago. Back up in trip.

Form: 51FP-57

Colreevy²⁵⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins| C| D

13/8

Fairly useful hurdler. Landed Limerick maiden in December and placed in Fairyhouse Grade 3 next time. Much respected on chase debut for top yard.

Form: 3/12125-

Fils D'oudairies³⁷⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: J J Slevin| T: J P O'Brien

10/1

Fairly useful hurdler. Won 13-runner 4-yo hurdle at Auteuil (17.4f, heavy, 33/10) a year ago. Very interesting to see how he goes in betting now chasing on return for new yard.

Form: 481-

Gran Geste³¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: J S McGarvey| T: Miss E Doyle

22/1

Useful hurdler. Respectable third of 10 in handicap hurdle (4/1) at Galway (21.2f, heavy) on reappearance 31 days ago. Makes chase debut. Much respected.

Form: 40/130-3

Thatsy^t⁴⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott| BF| D

9/2

Promising type. Useful winner at 20f over hurdles. 6/5, second of 10 in maiden at Galway (18.2f, soft) on debut over fences 48 days ago. Considered with improvement likely.

Form: 21497-2

The Big Dog⁵⁷³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: Kevin Sexton| T: Peter Fahey| D

12/1

Fairly useful hurdler. 11/4, creditable second of 12 in minor event hurdle at this course (20f, good to soft). Off 19 months. Makes chase debut.

Form: 14219/2-

Vis Ta Loi²⁸⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: D J Mullins| T: W P Mullins

9/2

Fairly useful hurdler. 10/1, 37½ lengths sixth of 9 to Run Wild Fred in Surehaul Mercedes-Benz Novices' Hurdle at this course (24f, heavy). Makes chase debut. One of 2 runners from top stable.

Form: 3/13336-

Non-Runners

Diamond Turf¹⁶

Weight: 11-5| Age: 7

T: G Elliott J: Keith Donoghue

Forecasts

Colreevy (13/8), Thatsy (9/2), Vis Ta Loi (9/2), Royal Thief (11/2), Fils D'oudairies (10/1), The Big Dog (12/1), Diamond Turf (16/1), Gran Geste (22/1), Popong (25/1), Jack Hackett (40/1), Got Trumped (80/1), Carrigmoorna Pine (150/1)

A novice with an open to look to it. ROYAL THIEF should have more to offer on the back of his Kilbeggan chase debut success and gets the nod under Rachael Blackmore but there are plenty of dangers, headed by Galway second Thatsy. Gran Geste, Fils d'Oudairies and Willie Mullins pair Colreevy and Vis Ta Loi are interesting chase newcomers.