16:00 Leopardstown

Monday 8 March 2021

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Irish Stallion Farms EBF Beginners Chase

Off time: 16:00 | Winning time: 4m 15.0s

Breaken^h⁴⁵⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: D E Mullins| T: W P Mullins

9/4

Modest maiden on the Flat. Promising type. Fell in novice chase (15/8) at Punchestown (16f, heavy) on debut over fences. Off 15 months but in top hands and expected to be bang there.

Form: 21/4F-

Calibrator⁵⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: M M McDonagh⁽⁷⁾| T: E Griffin| OR: 80

250/1

Poor hurdler. 16/1, respectable eighth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (20f, heavy) 55 days ago, unsuited by drop in trip. Makes chase debut.

Form: 000-038

Diegos Way²⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: Jordan Gainford⁽⁷⁾| T: D Broad

300/1

Thrice-raced maiden under NH rules. 250/1, seventh of 9 in novice chase at Fairyhouse (21.4f, heavy) 28 days ago. Down in trip. Winning pointer.

Form: 22PP67

Exit Poll⁹³

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr D O'Connor| T: Mrs J Harrington| C

10/3

Useful hurdler. Useful winner at 16f over hurdles. 12/1, below form seventh of 12 in novice chase at Navan (20f, heavy) 93 days ago.

Form: 651-U27

Old Town Road¹⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: Simon Torrens⁽⁵⁾| T: Miss S J Harty| OR: 90

300/1

Modest hurdler. 500/1, seventh of 8 in minor event at Dundalk (16f) 17 days ago. Switches from Flat to chase.

Form: 46509U

Rocket Lad¹¹⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: Brian Hayes| T: E Mullins

20/1

Fairly useful hurdler. Fairly useful winner at 20f over hurdles. Sixth of 9 in hunter chase at Fairyhouse (23.5f, heavy, 11/2) on debut over fences 118 days ago. Down in trip. Likely to improve.

Form: 15P6P-6

Soviet Pimpernel⁷¹

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: R M Power| T: Peter Fahey

16/5

Useful hurdler. Useful winner at 18f. Second of 9 in novice chase (5/1) at this C&D (soft) 71 days ago.

Form: 2619-P2

Star Max^b,t¹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 128

6/1

Fairly useful chaser. Sixteen runs since last win in 2019. 4/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, respectable third of 10 in handicap chase at Thurles (16.7f, heavy) 11 days ago. Blinkers back on.

Form: 344073

The Very Man^t³⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott| D

7/2

Useful hurdler. 2 wins from 6 runs this season. Nineteenth of 22 in handicap hurdle at this course (16f, soft, 40/1) 30 days ago. Makes chase debut. Winning pointer.

Form: 114U60

The Cool Dude²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-10| J: Shane Fenelon⁽⁷⁾| T: J J Hanlon

250/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. 200/1, last of 9 in novice chase at Fairyhouse (21.4f, heavy) on debut over fences 28 days ago. Down in trip.

Form: 447659

Non-Runners

Fauguernon⁵⁵

Weight: 12-0| Age: 7

T: N Meade J: Sean Flanagan

Jungle Junction³⁹

Weight: 12-0| Age: 6

T: Mrs J Harrington J: R M Power

Forecasts

Breaken (9/4), Soviet Pimpernel (16/5), Exit Poll (10/3), The Very Man (7/2), Star Max (6/1), Jungle Junction (7/1), Fauguernon (14/1), Rocket Lad (20/1), The Cool Dude (250/1), Calibrator (250/1), Diegos Way (300/1), Old Town Road (300/1)

BREAKEN would have finished no worse than second had he completed on chase debut at Punchestown in December 2019. Off the track since, but he's in top hands and appeals as the one to beat. Jungle Junction is the obvious threat on chase form, though Soviet Pimpernel should have more to offer.