14:50 Thurles

Thursday 25 February 2021

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Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Novice Chase

Off time: 14:50 | Winning time: 6m 10.50s

Cushinstown Finest^p³⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 11-6| J: Jordan Colin Gainford⁽⁷⁾| T: C Bowe| OR: 117| D

11/8

Fairly useful chaser. Latest win in chase at Punchestown in October. 20/1, creditable third of 12 in handicap chase at Punchestown (25f, heavy) 39 days ago.

Form: 351243

Dubai Daisy^t1¹⁰²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-1| J: M J M O'Sullivan⁽⁷⁾| T: E M O'Sullivan

100/1

Once-raced maiden. Last of 8 in hunter chase at Cork (24f, soft, 50/1) on NH debut. Off 15 months. Tongue strap on for 1st time.

Form: P823-PP

Gold Creek⁵³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-1| J: Phillip Enright| T: Aengus King| OR: 93

18/1

Modest hurdler. Below form ninth of 18 in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (24.5f, heavy, 33/1) 53 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase. Firmly up against it.

Form: 475689

Imitation Game¹¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-1| J: A McCurtin⁽⁵⁾| T: R P Rath

50/1

Spanish Moon mare. Off the mark in points at sixth attempt last time, Nov 1 but has a lot on his plate under Rules for the first time.

Form: 4P-PF31

Minx Tiara⁴⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-1| J: Sean Flanagan| T: D M O'Brien| OR: 110

1/1

Fairly useful hurdler. 11/2, good fourth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (23f, heavy) 40 days ago. Makes chase debut. Going the right way and no reason why he shouldn't take to chasing.

Form: 325-614

New Money^p⁴³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-1| J: B J Foley⁽⁵⁾| T: E M O'Sullivan

15/2

Thrice-raced maiden. 14/1, second of 6 in novice chase at Naas (19f, heavy) 43 days ago. Cheekpieces back on. Has a bit to fins.

Form: 2-P4162

Non-Runners

Waitnsee¹²

Weight: 11-6| Age: 7

T: J P Ryan J: B J Cooper

Nymphhall¹⁷

Weight: 11-1| Age: 6

T: J P Ryan J: Philip Donovan

Forecasts

Minx Tiara (1/1), Cushinstown Finest (11/8), Waitnsee (11/8), New Money (15/2), Gold Creek (18/1), Nymphhall (33/1), Imitation Game (50/1), Dubai Daisy (100/1)

MINX TIARA is improving over hurdles and, given her pointing background, could even make a better chaser, so a chance is taken on her to make a winning start over fences. Waitnesee has been struggling for form of late but now faces a much more straightforward assignment down in grade, so she's the main danger ahead of Cushinstown Finest.