12:25 Punchestown

Friday 11 December 2020

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GAIN Supporting Laois GAA Beginners Chase

Off time: 12:25 | Winning time: 4m 20.10s

A Different World^t1²⁷⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Ricky Doyle| T: M Brassil

250/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. 33/1, eighth of 9 in novice chase at Naas (16f, soft) on debut over fences. Off 9 months. Tongue strap on for 1st time.

Form: 1/58608-

Alfa Mix¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mark Walsh| T: G P Cromwell| D

6/1

Promising type. Useful winner at 20f over hurdles. Fourth of 14 in novice chase at Navan (17f, heavy, 9/2) on debut over fences 19 days ago. Booking of Walsh a plus. Bound to improve.

Form: 15127-4

All The Best³²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: M J Molloy⁽⁷⁾| T: A J Martin

200/1

€80,000 3-y-o, Presenting gelding. Half-brother to fair hurdler Glimpse of Gold, stays 2½m. Ran 3 times in points, fourth last time, Jan 25.

Form: 5P4-

Bolbec²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: B J Cooper| T: J J Hanlon| D

200/1

Fairly useful winner at 16f over hurdles. First run since leaving Barry Connell when ninth of 10 in novice chase at Gowran (20f, heavy, 150/1) on debut over fences 21 days ago, refusing to settle

Form: 8710/9

Calthor^h1¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: L P Dempsey| T: G P Cromwell

28/1

Promising sort. Fifth of 14 in novice chase at Navan (17f, heavy, 50/1) on debut over fences 19 days ago. Hood on 1st time. Should improve on that at some point.

Form: F1/45

Captain Guinness⁵²

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead| BF| D

4/5

Highly promising individual. Possibly amiss when pulled up in novice chase at Tipperary (17f, heavy, 4/6) on debut over fences 52 days ago. Remains with plenty of potential as a chaser.

Form: 12B-P

Comporta²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: I J Power| T: J J Hanlon

200/1

Fair hurdler. Modest winner at 8f on flat. 40/1, unseated rider in novice chase at Gowran (20f, heavy) 21 days ago.

Form: 2277FU

Dakota Beat^t⁹⁴

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

40/1

Fair hurdler. 5/1, creditable second of 14 in novice hurdle at this course (20.3f, soft) 94 days ago. Makes chase debut. Back down in trip.

Form: 17-3232

Encore Lui³³

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: N P Madden| T: Miss E Doyle

150/1

Fair hurdler. 66/1, thirteenth of 17 in novice chase at Navan (17f, soft) 33 days ago.

Form: 223P-50

Favori Logique⁵⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Brian Hayes| T: R O'Sullivan

150/1

Fair hurdler. 12/1, fifth of 9 in novice chase at Tramore (21.4f, good to soft) on debut over fences 57 days ago. Back down in trip.

Form: 0560-45

Four Courts^t⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: P J Cawley⁽⁷⁾| T: B Cawley

300/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Fourteenth of 18 in novice hurdle (200/1) at Cork (16f, heavy) 5 days ago. Makes chase debut.

Form: P6-00

Ificudiwud⁶¹

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: E J Walsh⁽⁵⁾| T: N Meade

18/1

Promising sort. Fairly useful winner at 20f over hurdles. Fifth of 8 in novice chase at Limerick (22f, heavy, 11/1) on debut over fences 61 days ago. Down in trip. Open to significant progress.

Form: 2311U-5

Jungle Junction²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: P D Kennedy| T: Mrs J Harrington| D

7/2

Useful hurdler. Below form 16¾ lengths third of 6 to For Pleasure in Sharp Novices' Hurdle at Cheltenham (16.4f, heavy, 6/1) 26 days ago. Bit to prove on chasing debut.

Form: 2214-U3

Midnight Run²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Jack Kennedy| T: J P O'Brien| D

7/2

Promising sort. Useful winner at 16f over hurdles. 15/2, sixth of 18 in novice chase at this course (19.7f, heavy) on debut over fences 27 days ago. Open to progress.

Form: 21/196-6

Minella Moment¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Kevin Sexton| T: D Broad| OR: 91

250/1

Modest hurdler. Pulled up in novice chase (300/1) at Fairyhouse (21.2f, soft) 13 days ago. Back down in trip.

Form: 884F0P

Stealthy Tom²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Tom Kelly⁽⁷⁾| T: E Bolger

300/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Thirteenth of 18 in novice chase (250/1) at this course (19.7f, heavy) on debut over fences 27 days ago.

Form: 6-00950

Top Moon¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: J S McGarvey| T: J P O'Brien| D

16/1

Promising type. Useful winner at 20f over hurdles. Sixth of 14 in novice chase (12/1) at Navan (17f, heavy) 19 days ago. Open to improvement, though perhaps not until handicapping.

Form: 1200-76

Non-Runners

Moscowsowhat¹

Weight: 12-0| Age: 7

T: J Dullea J: C J Orr

Forecasts

Captain Guinness (4/5), Midnight Run (7/2), Jungle Junction (7/2), Alfa Mix (6/1), Top Moon (16/1), Ificudiwud (18/1), Calthor (28/1), Dakota Beat (40/1), Moscowsowhat (50/1), Favori Logique (150/1), Encore Lui (150/1), Comporta (200/1), All The Best (200/1), Bolbec (200/1), A Different World (250/1), Minella Moment (250/1), Four Courts (300/1), Stealthy Tom (300/1)

ALFA MIX and Captain Guinness, both useful hurdlers, were underwhelming on their chasing debut but are both entitled to improve markedly, so they could fight this out with the first-named taken to prevail. Ificudiwud showed plenty on his first go over fences and should appreciate a marked drop in trip, so he's also on the radar.