15:00 Leopardstown

Monday 28 December 2020

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Ballymaloe Foods Beginners Chase

Off time: 15:00 | Winning time: 5m 42.5s

Cedarwood Road³⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Sean Flanagan| T: G O'Loughlin| C

4/1

Useful winner at 16f over hurdles. Given a considerate introduction when seventh of 11 in novice chase at Naas (19f, heavy, 5/2) on debut over fences 37 days ago. Likely to improve.

Form: 9611-7

Floueur⁴⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Keith Donoghue| T: G Elliott

12/1

Useful hurdler. 10/3, badly let down by his jumping when sixth of 14 in minor event chase at Fairyhouse (21f, heavy) on debut over fences 45 days ago. Yard having good spell. Open to progress.

Form: 31113-6

Fully Charged³⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: H De Bromhead| D

14/1

Fairly useful winner at 21f over hurdles. 15/2, made an inauspicious start over fences when third of 10 in novice chase at Thurles (22f, soft) 39 days ago. May struggle to make an impact here.

Form: 2146-53

Karl Der Grosse^t1¹⁵¹

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

12/1

Made an encouraging debut in this sphere when third of 12 in novice chase (9/4) at Galway (22.5f, soft) 151 days ago. Stable having good spell. Tongue strap on 1st time. Open to improvement.

Form: 313P/P-3

Mister Fogpatches²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: D E Mullins| T: P A Fahy| OR: 124

28/1

Fairly useful chaser who fared better than previously in this sphere when third of 7 in handicap chase at Clonmel (17.9f, heavy, 4/1) 25 days ago. Can make presence felt if jumping more economically.

Form: 232263

Sempo^t¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: J J Slevin| T: J P O'Brien

6/1

Useful 23f winner over hurdles who signed off last season with good sixth of 19 to Monkfish in the Albert Bartlett at Cheltenham in March. Only got only as far as the first on chase bow, however.

Form: 6/3216-U

The Big Getaway²³

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

4/5

Promising type. Smart winner at 19f over hurdles. 8/15, proved a let-down when third of 12 in novice chase at Navan (20f, heavy) on debut over fences 23 days ago, finishing tired. Shortlist material.

Form: 21413-3

Non-Runners

Mr Hendricks²³

Weight: 12-0| Age: 6

T: Mrs J Harrington J: P D Kennedy

Forecasts

The Big Getaway (4/5), Cedarwood Road (4/1), Sempo (6/1), Floueur (12/1), Karl Der Grosse (12/1), Fully Charged (14/1), Mr Hendricks (14/1), Mister Fogpatches (28/1)

Willie Mullins has a fine record in this contest and THE BIG GETAWAY is well worth another chance to show what he is capable of having proven a let-down on his chase debut at Navan earlier this month. Stablemate Karl Der Grosse heads up the list of dangers having made an encouraging debut in this sphere at Galway in July, while Mister Fogpatches may also feature if he can sort his jumping out.