15:00 Down Royal

Thursday 4 February 2021

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Irish Stallion Farms EBF Rated Novice Chase

Off time: 15:00 | Winning time: 4m 28.0s

Cavalry Master³⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 125| D

7/4

Fairly useful hurdler. Fairly useful winner at 16f over hurdles. 13/2, unseated rider in novice chase at Limerick (17.7f, heavy) 38 days ago too far out to suggest outcome.

Form: 15P-43U

Arahecan³⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-10| J: H Morgan⁽⁵⁾| T: H De Bromhead| C

6/1

Fairly useful chaser. Course winner. 1 win from 3 runs this season. Winner in chase here in December. 11/1, below form fifth of 10 in novice chase at Limerick (17.7f, heavy) 38 days ago.

Form: 277-615

Dis Donc^b³⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-10| J: Sean Flanagan| T: N Meade| OR: 123| D

4/1

Fairly useful hurdler. Twelve runs since last win in 2018. 8/1 and blinkered for 1st time, below form fourth of 10 in novice chase at Limerick (17.7f, heavy) 38 days ago.

Form: 0-U5274

The White Volcano⁷⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 11-5| J: D J Hand⁽⁷⁾| T: R K Watson| OR: 118| C

15/2

Fairly useful chaser. 12/1, creditable sixth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Navan (22f, heavy) 74 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase. First run for yard after leaving J. Woods. Enters calculations.

Form: P-54546

Give Me A Moment⁷⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-1| J: A W Short| T: P Griffin

80/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Fifth of 10 in novice chase at Thurles (22f, soft, 300/1) on debut over fences 77 days ago. Back down in trip. Difficult ask.

Form: P-47975

Good Luck Hope¹⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-1| J: K J Brouder| T: J Nash

80/1

Fair hurdler. 100/1, brought down in novice chase at Punchestown (22.4f, heavy) 18 days ago. Back down in trip.

Form: B-079FB

Itsalonglongroad^h,t³⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-1| J: Simon Torrens⁽⁵⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 112| D

11/2

Fairly useful chaser. 2 wins from 3 runs this season. Career best when winning 12-runner minor event chase at Tramore (15.4f, heavy, 7/2) 34 days ago, kept up to work. Expected to be bang there.

Form: P03-151

Mister Eddman^t²³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-1| J: B Browne⁽³⁾| T: O McKiernan| OR: 112

20/1

Fair hurdler. Twelve runs since last win in 2019. Fair winner at 20f over hurdles. Unseated rider in handicap chase (18/1) at Fairyhouse (21f, heavy) 23 days ago. Down in trip. Trainer going well.

Form: 4750PU

Stansfield³³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-1| J: Mr C Abernethy⁽⁷⁾| T: Paul Traynor| OR: 113

7/1

Fair chaser. Creditable third of 9 in novice chase at Cork (20f, heavy, 7/2) 33 days ago.

Form: 967-043

Forecasts

Cavalry Master (7/4), Dis Donc (4/1), Itsalonglongroad (11/2), Arahecan (6/1), Stansfield (7/1), The White Volcano (15/2), Mister Eddman (20/1), Give Me A Moment (80/1), Good Luck Hope (80/1)

ITSALONGLONGROAD looked better than ever when successful at Tramore on New Year's Day and can take his record over fences to 3 wins from just 4 runs here. Cavalry Master and Stansfield are feared most