11:30 Fairyhouse

Saturday 28 November 2020

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Jim Ryan Racecourse Services Beginners Chase

Off time: 11:30 | Winning time: 5m 44.80s

Alpine Cobra¹⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: K J Brouder| T: C Byrnes

200/1

Fairly useful hurdler. Fairly useful winner at 22f over hurdles. Thirteenth of 14 in minor event chase (50/1) at this course (21f, heavy) 15 days ago.

Form: 2525-70

Arvicta^t⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: J J Mangan

200/1

Once-raced maiden. Tongue strap on, fourth of 10 in novice chase at Thurles (22f, soft, 125/1) on NH debut 9 days ago.

Form: P/315-P4

Black Samurai^h1¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: E Walsh⁽⁵⁾| T: S Aherne

250/1

Once-raced maiden. 7/1 and tongue strap on, pulled up in hunter chase at this course (23.5f, heavy) on NH debut 18 days ago. Hooded for 1st time.

Form: 51-P

Diol Ker¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: N Meade| BF| C

6/1

Promising sort. Useful winner at 20f over hurdles. 9/4, third of 14 in minor event chase at this course (21f, heavy) 15 days ago. Open to improvement.

Form: 532/1-F3

Escaria Ten²⁶⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott

14/1

Fairly useful winner at 24f over hurdles. Bit below form fifteenth of 23 in handicap hurdle at Cheltenham (20.2f, good to soft, 16/1). Makes chase debut.

Form: 1/23110-

Full Of Zandre^t⁴⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: A McNamara

250/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, sixth of 9 in novice chase at Tramore (21.4f, good to soft, 33/1) on debut over fences 44 days ago.

Form: 43056

Minella Moment⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: L P Dempsey| T: D Broad| OR: 91

300/1

Modest hurdler. Twelfth of 13 in novice chase at Gowran (20f, heavy, 100/1) 8 days ago.

Form: 9884F0

Monkfish²⁶⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins| C

1/3

Smart hurdler. Career best when winning 19-runner Albert Bartlett Novices' Hurdle (Spa) at Cheltenham by neck from Latest Exhibition. Will make a better chaser, so he's more than likely to land this.

Form: 1/22111-

Ontheropes²⁵⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: D J Mullins| T: W P Mullins| OR: 137| D

16/1

Useful chaser. 11/2, pulled up in handicap chase at Navan (24f, heavy), pulled up early in straight. Off 8 months. Needs to improve his jumping.

Form: 41/643P-

Oscar Thyne⁵⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: J M Moore| T: G P Cromwell

150/1

Lightly-raced winner under NH rules. Fair winner at 20f over hurdles. 6/1, creditable fifth of 10 in novice hurdle at Killarney (22.8f, good) 54 days ago. Makes chase debut.

Form: 2446-15

Sams Profile⁹

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

5/1

Promising individual. Smart winner at 16f over hurdles. Fell in novice chase (3/1) at Thurles (22f, soft) on debut over fences 9 days ago, going with enthusiasm. Not totally discounted.

Form: 1225/2-F

Forecasts

Monkfish (1/3), Sams Profile (5/1), Diol Ker (6/1), Escaria Ten (14/1), Ontheropes (16/1), Oscar Thyne (150/1), Alpine Cobra (200/1), Arvicta (200/1), Full Of Zandre (250/1), Black Samurai (250/1), Minella Moment (300/1)

Albert Bartlett winner MONKFISH has always looked a chaser in the making, so this should prove no more than a formality before he moves on to bigger things. Escaria Ten, another ex-pointer, should also take well to fences, so he's the pick of the remainder ahead of Diol Ker.