Charleville Cheese Irish EBF Mares Novice Chase (Grade 2)

Off time: 14:46 | Winning time: 6m 37.2s

Scarlet And Dove⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: Donagh Meyler| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 139| C

8/11

Useful chaser. 2 wins from 5 runs this season. Didn't need to improve to win 8-runner minor event chase at Navan (16f, soft, 6/5) 8 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Difficult to oppose.

Form: 4-221F1

Avellino^t¹⁰

Age: 10| Weight: 11-2| J: Keith Donoghue| T: D A McLoughlin

7/2

Promising type. 1 win from 2 runs this season. Career best when winning 14-runner novice chase at Clonmel (20f, heavy, 4/7) 10 days ago, readily. Yard in good form. Should have more to offer.

Form: 68/42-31

Carrigeen Lactuca⁵⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: R Deegan| T: R H Lalor

250/1

Well held in trio of starts over hurdles and can only be watched pitched into a Grade 2 for her chase debut.

Form: 08-066

Imitation Game¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: A McCurtin| T: R P Rath

66/1

Off the mark in points at the sixth attempt and showed plenty to work on when 14 lengths second of 6 to Minx Tiara in novice chase at Thurles (21.7f, heavy) on NH debut 17 days ago.

Form: P-PF312

Lunch In Adare⁷³

Age: 8| Weight: 11-2| J: J J Slevin| T: Peter Fahey| OR: 111

33/1

Fairly useful winner at 20f over hurdles. Followed a below-par effort with an even worse one when last of 12 in handicap chase at Punchestown (25.2f, heavy, 12/1) 73 days ago.

Form: P-42280

Minx Tiara¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: K J Brouder| T: D M O'Brien| OR: 110| C

10/3

Fairly useful chaser. Career best when winning 6-runner novice chase at Thurles (21.7f, heavy, evens) on debut over fences 17 days ago by 14 lengths from Imitation Game, easily. Should improve.

Form: 25-6141

Nelly's Money^t³⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-2| J: Brian Hayes| T: R Tyner

11/1

Fair winner at 17f over hurdles. 4/1, career best when winning 12-runner handicap hurdle at Down Royal (16.7f, heavy) 38 days ago, keeping on well. Makes chase debut.

Form: 72-6231

Forecasts

Scarlet And Dove (8/11), Minx Tiara (10/3), Avellino (7/2), Nelly's Money (11/1), Lunch In Adare (33/1), Imitation Game (66/1), Carrigeen Lactuca (250/1)

SCARLET AND DOVE didn't need to improve to record a first graded success at Navan 8 days ago, up against the boys for the first time in her career but scoring with the minimum of fuss. Back against her own sex, she should prove tough to beat. Avellino and Minx Tiara arrive on the back of wide-margin victories and can chase the selection home it that order.