15:10 Leopardstown

Sunday 7 February 2021

All13:1013:4014:1014:4015:1015:4016:1016:40

Flogas Novice Chase (Grade 1)

Off time: 15:12 | Winning time: 5m 36.0s

Andy Dufresne⁶⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Mark Walsh| T: G Elliott| OR: 149

11/1

Promising individual. Career best when winning 3-runner Klairon Davis Novices' Chase at Navan (17f, heavy, 8/15) 64 days ago by 3 lengths from Embittered, keeping on well. Likely to improve.

Form: 1213-11

Assemble^t⁴³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: J J Slevin| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 144| D

66/1

Useful chaser. 1 win from 3 runs this season. Running below form when fell in Faugheen Novices' Chase (22/1) at Limerick (19.7f, heavy) 43 days ago won by Colreevy.

Form: 163-12F

Asterion Forlonge^t1²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr P W Mullins| T: W P Mullins| BF| C

7/1

Smart hurdler. Smart winner at 16f over hurdles. 15/8, fell in Killiney Novices' Chase at Punchestown (20f, heavy) 21 days ago won by Envoi Allen. Tongue strap on 1st time. Open to progress.

Form: 114-1FF

Fils D'oudairies²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Donagh Meyler| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 142

40/1

Useful chaser. 1 win from 3 runs this season. 25/1, 3½ lengths second of 5 to Envoi Allen in Killiney Novices' Chase at Punchestown (20f, heavy) 21 days ago. Uphill task.

Form: 481-F12

Janidil⁴³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: W P Mullins| OR: 148

28/1

Smart chaser. 1 win from 2 runs this season. 16½ lengths third of 5 to Colreevy in Faugheen Novices' Chase (11/2) at Limerick (19.7f, heavy) 43 days ago.

Form: 1115-13

Latest Exhibition^t1⁴⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: B J Cooper| T: P Nolan| OR: 153| C

7/2

Smart chaser. 4/1, good 3 lengths second of 6 to Monkfish in Neville Hotels Novices' Chase at this course (24f, soft) 40 days ago. Tongue strap on 1st time. Can make presence felt.

Form: 112-122

Macgiloney⁹⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Sean Flanagan| T: D Hogan| OR: 127

200/1

Fairly useful hurdler. Latest win in chase at Roscommon in July. Bit below form ninth of 19 in handicap chase at Cork (28f, heavy, 11/1) 98 days ago. Down in trip. Difficult ask.

Form: 4-15P39

Monkfish⁴⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins| OR: 158| C| D

1/2

Promising type. 1/2, career best when winning 6-runner Neville Hotels Novices' Chase at this course (24f, soft) 40 days ago by 3 lengths from Latest Exhibition, keeping on well. Solid claims.

Form: 2111-11

Non-Runners

Conflated⁴⁰

Weight: 11-12| Age: 7

T: G Elliott J: Jack Kennedy

Forecasts

Monkfish (1/2), Latest Exhibition (7/2), Asterion Forlonge (7/1), Andy Dufresne (11/1), Janidil (28/1), Conflated (33/1), Fils D'oudairies (40/1), Assemble (66/1), Macgiloney (200/1)

Last season's Albert Bartlett winner MONKFISH has taken very well to fences as expected, winning a Grade 1 on only his second start in this sphere when beating Latest Exhibition by 3 lengths here over Christmas, and can confirm the placings over this shorter trip. Of the others, Andy Dufresne remains an exciting prospect and shouldn't be taken lightly at this level.