12:25 Thurles

Thursday 26 November 2020

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Killinan Beginners Chase

Off time: 12:25 | Winning time: 4m 51.50s

Abraham^t¹⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: Ricky Doyle| T: M Brassil

100/1

Fairly useful hurdler. Latest win in hurdle at Bellewstown in July. 200/1, ninth of 17 in maiden at Navan (17f, soft) on debut over fences 18 days ago.

Form: 19-1009

Automatic³¹

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: W J Burke

250/1

Fair hurdler. Winner in hurdle at Limerick in July. Sixth of 11 in maiden chase (150/1) at Wexford (16f, soft) 31 days ago.

Form: 20-1946

Banjo¹²

Age: 9| Weight: 12-0| J: D F O'Regan| T: D Cullen

80/1

Fair hurdler. One win from 23 NH runs. Winner in hurdle at Tramore in August. Fell in maiden chase at Punchestown (19.7f, heavy, 200/1) 12 days ago.

Form: P-1657F

Broder¹¹⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: A McCurtin⁽⁵⁾| T: J J Walsh| C

50/1

Fairly useful hurdler. Good second of 15 in handicap hurdle (9/2) at Cork (19.6f, good to soft) 116 days ago. Makes chase debut.

Form: 084-032

Daybreak Boy^p³⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: D P Holden⁽⁷⁾| T: H De Bromhead

25/1

Useful hurdler. Well below that level on both attempts over fences but it's clearly still relatively early days.

Form: 020-674

Donkey Years¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: C P McNamara⁽⁵⁾| T: E McNamara

40/1

Impressive winner of Cork maiden hurdle on debut in December 2019 but was beaten when unseating 2 out on chase debut/reappearance at Navan.

Form: 1-U

Eleazar Des Neiges²⁹

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

15/2

Fairly useful hurdler. 20/1, unseated rider in maiden at Punchestown (22.6f, good to soft) on debut over fences 29 days ago. Down in trip. Open to improvement.

Form: 9/6512-U

Franco De Port²⁶⁰

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

8/15

Useful hurdler. Off 8 months. Probably the one to beat now switching to fences for his top stable.

Form: 1/172P-

Front View¹³

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

7/2

Useful hurdler. 7/1, fifth of 14 in maiden at Fairyhouse (21f, heavy) on chase debut/reappearance 13 days ago. Should progress.

Form: 12120-5

Global Fert¹³

Age: 10| Weight: 12-0| J: K J Brouder| T: Ian O'Connor

250/1

First run since leaving Declan Queally when pulled up in handicap hurdle (16/1) at Fairyhouse (16f, heavy) 13 days ago but did show promise when third on his sole previous chase start.

Form: 9P3-65P

Harrie³¹³

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: Danny Mullins| T: W P Mullins

16/1

Fairly useful hurdler. Beaten a fair way in both chases last season but remains with potential. Franco de Port looks the stable first string unless betting hints otherwise, though.

Form: 13FP/50-

Stander⁴²

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: A W Short| T: P Stafford

250/1

Fair hurdler. Eleven runs since last win in 2018. 80/1, ninth of 11 in novice at Tramore (16f, good to soft) on debut over fences 42 days ago.

Form: 50/4-099

Whatsnotoknow^t¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Phillip Enright| T: M F Morris| C

7/1

Promising type. Eighth of 18 in maiden (22/1) at Punchestown (19.7f, heavy) on debut over fences 12 days ago. Should have more to offer with that experience behind him.

Form: 27218-8

Non-Runners

Ricky Langford²¹

Weight: 12-0| Age: 6

T: P J Rothwell J: Reserve 1

Champagne Paddy⁴⁵

Weight: 12-0| Age: 7

T: R P Cody J: Reserve 2

Encore Lui¹⁸

Weight: 12-0| Age: 6

T: Miss E Doyle J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Franco De Port (8/15), Front View (7/2), Whatsnotoknow (7/1), Eleazar Des Neiges (15/2), Harrie (16/1), Daybreak Boy (25/1), Donkey Years (40/1), Broder (50/1), Banjo (80/1), Abraham (100/1), Automatic (250/1), Global Fert (250/1), Stander (250/1)

FRANCO DE PORT showed useful form over hurdles last season and is selected to make a winning start to his chase career on his return to action. Front View and Eleazar des Neiges have the potential to leave their opening efforts over fences behind and could be the pair to give him most to think about.