14:50 Fairyhouse

Saturday 16 January 2021

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Irish Stallion Farms EBF Beginners Chase

Off time: 14:50 | Winning time: 4m 48.00s

Alfa Mix³⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Mark Walsh| T: G P Cromwell

5/1

Promising sort. Useful winner at 20f over hurdles. 6/1, below form fourth of 17 in novice chase at Punchestown (2m) 36 days ago. Should progress, particularly in handicaps over 2½m in this sphere.

Form: 5127-44

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All The Best¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: P J Carberry| T: A J Martin

300/1

Twice-raced maiden. 150/1, eighth of 9 in novice chase at this course (21.2f, heavy) 13 days ago. Easy enough to look elsewhere.

Form: 5P4-08

Dakota Beat^t²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: C D Maxwell| T: G P Cromwell

100/1

Dual bumper winner/Fair hurdler. 100/1, fifth of 9 in novice chase at Leopardstown (17f, soft) 20 days ago.

Form: 323205

Ilikedwayurthinkin⁸²

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: J S McGarvey| T: G P Cromwell| D

18/1

Useful hurdler. Third of 11 in minor event chase (16/1) at Wexford (16f, soft) 82 days ago. Should improve again in this sphere.

Form: 1958-53

Knockmoylan^h⁴²

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: D F O'Regan| T: Miss Ellmarie Holden

22/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Hooded for 1st time, respectable fourth of 10 in bumper (14/1) at Navan (16f, heavy) 42 days ago. Makes chase debut.

Form: 6-2364

Optum¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: B J Foley⁽⁵⁾| T: E M O'Sullivan| OR: 109| BF

66/1

Fair hurdler. 3/1, good fifth of 10 in handicap hurdle at this course (16.5f, heavy) 13 days ago. Makes chase debut.

Form: 2-04205

Port Stanley³⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: R M Power| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 132| BF

8/11

Useful chaser. 6/4, good second of 11 in novice chase at this course (16f, heavy) 35 days ago. Yard in good form. Another bold show likely.

Form: 321-332

Sunnyvilla⁷⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Phillip Enright| T: D Hassett

200/1

€5,300 Mustameet gelding. Half-brother to fairly useful hurdler/chaser Strong Resemble. Runner-up in point in October, failed to complete in similar events either side (pulled up on latest, Nov 7).

Form: F-2P

Thatsy^p,t³⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott

5/1

Useful winner at 20f over hurdles. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, below form fifth of 11 in novice chase (5/2) at this course (16f, heavy) 35 days ago. Trainer going well and not discounted.

Form: 497-245

Aramax^t1⁸⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: Keith Donoghue| T: G Elliott| D

14/1

Useful winner at 2m over hurdles. Tenth of 12 in novice chase at Tipperary (17f, heavy, 10/1) 88 days ago, possibly amiss when. Yard in good form. Tongue strap on for 1st time.

Form: 311-080

Routine Excellence¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: C P McNamara⁽⁵⁾| T: G P Cromwell

125/1

Won sole start in points but well held in a Limerick bumper (18f, heavy) on Rules debut in December (well backed). Interesting what the market makes of him now chasing.

Form: 16

Temptationinmilan¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: K J Brouder| T: C Byrnes

250/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Thirteenth of 17 in handicap hurdle at Limerick (16f, heavy, 18/1) 17 days ago. Makes chase debut.

Form: 87050

Sovereign Gold¹⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead

10/1

Promising individual. Tongue strap on for 1st time, fifth of 9 in novice chase at Limerick (19.7f, heavy, 7/1) on debut over fences 18 days ago. Stable in good form. Likely to improve.

Form: 211-345

Non-Runners

Granny Knot⁴⁶

Weight: 12-0| Age: 6

T: P F McEnery J: Sean O'Keeffe

Forecasts

Port Stanley (8/11), Alfa Mix (5/1), Thatsy (5/1), Sovereign Gold (10/1), Aramax (14/1), Ilikedwayurthinkin (18/1), Knockmoylan (22/1), Granny Knot (50/1), Optum (66/1), Dakota Beat (100/1), Routine Excellence (125/1), Sunnyvilla (200/1), Temptationinmilan (250/1), All The Best (300/1)

A number here look likely types for handicaps but PORT STANLEY arrives having run his best race to date over fences when runner-up over 2m here 5 weeks ago and a repeat should see him play a lead role once more. Alfa Mix, Thatsy and Ilikedwayurthinkin head up the dangers.