16:15 Gowran Park

Saturday 20 February 2021

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5 Star Lyrath Estate Hotel Beginners Chase

5YO plus | 2m 4f | 17 Runners | Turf

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins| BF| D

Useful chaser. 5/4, creditable second of 14 in novice chase at this course (16f, heavy) 23 days ago. Back up in trip. The danger to Cedarwood Road.

Form: 4FF-6U2

Cedarwood Road⁵⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr D O'Connor| T: G O'Loughlin

Useful winner at 16f over hurdles. Excellent second of 7 in novice chase at Leopardstown (21f, soft, 4/1) 54 days ago, bumping into exciting prospect. The one to beat.

Form: 9611-72

Complete Sizing³³⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 12-0| J: Keith Donoghue| T: J T R Dreaper

Multiple point winner, modest form in hunter chases in 2019/20. Off 11 months.

Form: 11/4F28-

Da Big Fella¹¹⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Phillip Enright| T: Eamon Courtney| OR: 91

Modest hurdler. Pulled up in minor hurdle at Wexford (20f, soft, 17/2) 117 days ago. Can't be fancied on chase bow.

Form: 06-056P

Granny Knot⁸¹

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: P F McEnery

Modest winner at 21f over hurdles. 33/1, pulled up in handicap hurdle at Limerick (24f, heavy) 81 days ago. Chase debut.

Form: 6/0616-P

Knockmoylan^h,t¹²

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

Fairly useful chaser. 11/2, creditable fifth of 9 in novice chase at Fairyhouse (21.4f, heavy) 12 days ago, doing too much too soon. Handicaps over shorter will suit better.

Form: 236445

Momus²⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: Sean Flanagan| T: N Meade| D

Fairly useful maiden hurdler, frustrating and expensive to follow. Should have come on for Naas return 20 days ago but anyone's guess as to how he'll take to chasing.

Form: 6/952U-3

Optum³⁵

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

Fair hurdler. Tenth of 13 in novice chase (66/1) at Fairyhouse (17f, heavy) on debut over fences 35 days ago.

Form: 042050

The Reanie Rocks²²

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr J C Canavan⁽⁷⁾| T: R J Tierney

Showed a bit more after 16 months off in novice hurdle at Navan (20f, heavy) 22 days ago. Makes chase debut. Will be better off in handicaps.

Form: PP/800-0

Hazran^t⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: Miss M O'Sullivan⁽⁵⁾| T: E M O'Sullivan

Won hurdle at Wexford in October. Fell 3 out in novice chase (25/1) at Thurles (16.4f, heavy) on debut over fences 5 days ago, likely to have been placed. Up in trip. Open to progress in this sphere.

Form: P-7317F

The Cool Dude¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: Shane Fenelon⁽⁷⁾| T: J J Hanlon

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. 200/1, last of 9 in novice chase at Fairyhouse (21.4f, heavy) on debut over fences 12 days ago.

Form: 447659

Et Dite^p⁵³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: Danny Mullins| T: W P Mullins

Fair winner at 20f over hurdles. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, third of 9 in novice chase at Limerick (19.7f, heavy, 6/1) 53 days ago. Needs to improve her jumping.

Form: 5226-P3

Killisk Ben Rose³⁴²

Age: 8| Weight: 11-7| J: J J Slevin| T: R P Rath| OR: 87

Point winner/modest chaser. 16/1, improved when ½-length second of 10 (first past post but demoted for bumping rival run-in) in handicap chase at Limerick final start in 2019/20. Stiff task on return.

Form: F44/752-

Back On The Bridle¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-1| J: J S McGarvey| T: J J Hanlon

Poor hurdler. 100/1, ninth of 16 in novice hurdle at Fairyhouse (16f, heavy) 12 days ago. Makes chase debut. Up in trip.

Form: 739609

Black Samurai⁶²

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Reserve 1| T: S Aherne

Winning pointer but no form over fences. RESERVE.

Form: 51-P0F

Routine Excellence³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: Reserve 2| T: G P Cromwell

Point winner. Last of 13 in novice chase at Fairyhouse (17f, heavy, 125/1) on debut over fences 35 days ago. RESERVE.

Form: 160

Well Chimed²²

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: Reserve 3| T: T O'Connor

Point winner. 125/1, pulled up in novice chase at Navan (24f, heavy) on NH debut 22 days ago. RESERVE.

Form: 15-P

Forecasts

Cedarwood Road (6/4), Antey (7/4), Et Dite (5/1), Momus (6/1), Knockmoylan (8/1), Complete Sizing (20/1), Killisk Ben Rose (33/1), Granny Knot (33/1), Optum (33/1), Hazran (50/1), Well Chimed (50/1), Da Big Fella (50/1), Black Samurai (50/1), Back On The Bridle (66/1), Routine Excellence (100/1), The Reanie Rocks (100/1), The Cool Dude (100/1)

Listed-class hurdler CEDARWOOD ROAD showed much more of what he's about when chasing home mighty prospect The Big Getaway at Leopardstown over Christmas and can open his own account over fences now. Antey is the clear danger.