13:45 Down Royal

Thursday 17 December 2020

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Adam & Ann Armstrong Memorial Irish EBF Beginners Chase

Off time: 13:45 | Winning time: 5m 19.9s

Arahecan²⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead

4/1

10/1, promising sixth of 14 in minor chase at Cork (21f, heavy) on debut over fences 25 days ago. Yard having good spell so open to improvement and must enter calculations.

Form: P/2277-6

Axiomatic²⁵

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

14/1

Fair hurdler. 14/1, only ninth of 14 in minor event chase at Cork (21f, heavy) 25 days ago. Needs to bounce back.

Form: 6423-79

Brawler^t⁴⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: C J Orr⁽³⁾| T: Mrs D A Love| D

4/1

Fair 20f winner over hurdles. First run since leaving Peter Fahey when encouraging third of 14 in novice chase at Fairyhouse (21f, heavy, 8/1) on debut over fences 44 days ago. Likely to do better.

Form: 97158-3

Jack Fiasco^b1,t⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: A W Short| T: C W J Farrell| D

80/1

66/1 and tongue strap on, first run since leaving Jessica Harrington when fifteenth of 22 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (24f, heavy) 9 days ago. Makes chase debut and needs to hit ground running.

Form: 3705P/0

Le Pogues Storm³³

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Simon Torrens⁽⁵⁾| T: C A McBratney

150/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Sixteenth of 20 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (24.2f, heavy, 66/1) 33 days ago. Faces no easy introduction now going chasing.

Form: 8901P0

Monstrosity^t²⁹¹

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: D J Hand⁽⁷⁾| T: D A McLoughlin| OR: 111

16/1

Fair winner at 16f over hurdles. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, excellent fourth of 8 in novice chase (10/1) at Leopardstown (17f, heavy), faring best of those ridden prominently. Needs considering.

Form: 1F5474-

Oscar Thyne¹⁹

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

6/1

Fair winning hurdler. 150/1, sixth of 11 in novice chase at Fairyhouse (21.2f, soft) on debut over fences 19 days ago, not knocked about. Sure to build on that so no forlorn hope.

Form: 446-156

Stansfield²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr C Abernethy⁽⁷⁾| T: Paul Traynor

150/1

Poor hurdler. Tenth of 14 in novice chase (200/1) at Navan (17f, heavy) on debut over fences 25 days ago. Needs a big step forward.

Form: 87967-0

Whereyounow¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Sean Flanagan| T: R Sweeney| D

10/3

Fair 3m winner over hurdles who (11/2) shaped well back at 2m on fencing bow when runner-up in novice chase at Clonmel 14 days ago. Sure to do better now back up in trip, so holds good claims.

Form: 4P1032

Miss Cedille^t²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: Miss E Doyle| OR: 107| D

14/1

Fair hurdler who scored at Kilbeggan in September. 28/1, creditable eighth of 15 in handicap at Navan (22f, heavy) 25 days ago. Goes chasing now and no back number.

Form: 54-1798

Reine Fee^t²⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: Donagh Meyler| T: S Crawley

6/1

Fairly useful 2m winner over hurdles. Failed to build on Fairyhouse chasing debut third when only fifth of 9 in minor chase at Cork (16.7f, heavy) 25 days ago. Well in the mix if back on song.

Form: 0229-35

Trickey Trix^t³³

Age: 8| Weight: 11-7| J: C D Maxwell| T: D A McLoughlin| BF| C

16/1

Fair winning hurdler. 4/1, below-form thirteenth in 3m handicap at Punchestown 33 days ago. Back over fences now but virtually refused to race on only previous try so others preferred.

Form: 681210

Union Gap³⁶⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: D F O'Regan| T: N Meade

28/1

Fair hurdler but off the track for 12 months. Makes chase debut now and needs to hit the ground running. RESERVE

Form: 22/3007-

Non-Runners

Eversosaucy⁶⁵

Weight: 11-7| Age: 6

T: C O'Dwyer J: Ricky Doyle

Ardhill⁵

Weight: 12-0| Age: 5

T: G Elliott J: Reserve 2

Miss Pernickety²⁸

Weight: 11-7| Age: 6

T: J P O'Brien J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Whereyounow (10/3), Arahecan (4/1), Brawler (4/1), Miss Pernickety (4/1), Reine Fee (6/1), Oscar Thyne (6/1), Ardhill (12/1), Axiomatic (14/1), Miss Cedille (14/1), Trickey Trix (16/1), Monstrosity (16/1), Eversosaucy (20/1), Union Gap (28/1), Jack Fiasco (80/1), Stansfield (150/1), Le Pogues Storm (150/1)

WHEREYOUNOW made a promising start to life over fences when second at Clonmel so is fancied to go one better now with this return to further sure to show him in an even better light. Reine Fee wasn't at her best when a recent fifth at Cork but still has the form to have a big say, while Monstrosity holds solid place claims on the back of his excellent Leopardstown fourth.