16:20 Leopardstown

Sunday 7 March 2021

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Irish Stallion Farms EBF Rated Novice Chase

Off time: 16:26 | Winning time: 4m 16.6s

Dis Donc^p1³¹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Sean Flanagan| T: N Meade| OR: 123

7/1

Fairly useful hurdler. Thirteen runs since last win in 2018. 4/1, creditable 4 lengths fourth of 9 to Stansfield in minor event chase at Down Royal (16.2f, heavy) 31 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time.

Form: U52744

Got Trumped^p,t1⁵⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: R M Power| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 123| D

16/1

Unreliable individual. Fairly useful winner at 17f over hurdles. 12/1, last of 12 in handicap at Dundalk (16f) 58 days ago. Switches from Flat to chase. Tongue strap on 1st time.

Form: 5-1PP7U

Magnium¹⁵¹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-9| J: D F O'Regan| T: A J Martin| D

16/5

Fairly useful hurdler but looked one with problems back in 2019. Entitled to need the run when well beaten at Galway on chasing debut in October back with former trainer but has been off since.

Form: 940P/4-4

Stansfield¹³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-9| J: Mr C Abernethy⁽⁷⁾| T: Paul Traynor| OR: 120| BF

5/1

Fairly useful chaser. Winner at Down Royal in February. 6/4, creditable third of 13 in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (16f, heavy) 13 days ago. Respected back over fences.

Form: 7-04313

Hesamanofhisword¹⁴⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-5| J: K J Brouder| T: D E Fitzgerald| OR: 116

5/1

Fair chaser. Creditable fifth of 13 in handicap chase (8/1) at Fairyhouse (21f, soft) 148 days ago. Can give another good account.

Form: 443465

Benefit North^t⁵

Age: 10| Weight: 11-3| J: C P McNamara⁽³⁾| T: C A McBratney| OR: 100

16/1

One win from 21 NH runs. Fair winner at 19f over hurdles. Shaped as if still in good form when fifth of 11 in handicap chase (12/1) at Gowran (16f, heavy) 5 days ago.

Form: P68925

Champagne Beauty⁶⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-3| J: E Walsh⁽⁵⁾| T: P D Fitzgerald| OR: 107

7/1

Won a weak maiden chase at Roscommon in September. Respectable eighth of 20 in handicap chase (14/1) at this course (21f, soft) 68 days ago. Each-way claims at best.

Form: 321558

Four Courts^t⁸⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-3| J: C J Orr⁽³⁾| T: B Cawley

200/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. 300/1, fifteenth of 17 in novice chase at Punchestown (16f, heavy) on debut over fences 86 days ago. Hard to make a case for.

Form: P6-000

Steer Clear¹²²

Age: 8| Weight: 11-3| J: Mark Walsh| T: P Roche| OR: 113| BF

10/3

Fair chaser. 1 win from 2 runs this season. Winner in chase at Thurles in October. 5/2, unseated rider second in handicap chase at Thurles (18f, soft) 122 days ago. Has good chance on form.

Form: 22PP-1U

Forecasts

Magnium (16/5), Steer Clear (10/3), Hesamanofhisword (5/1), Stansfield (5/1), Dis Donc (7/1), Champagne Beauty (7/1), Benefit North (16/1), Got Trumped (16/1), Four Courts (200/1)

STANSFIELD looked set to follow up his recent Down Royal success back over timber just under a fortnight ago, going clear between the last 2 only to get worn down near the line. Reunited with his winning claimer, he's taken to double his tally back over fences here. Steer Clear heads up the dangers having departed early at Thurles when last seen, ahead of Dis Donc, in a wide-open novice chase.