16:25 Punchestown

Monday 31 May 2021

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Swordlestown Beginners Chase

Off time: 16:25 | Winning time: 4m 8.3s

Boherlug⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: B Browne⁽³⁾| T: M J McDonagh

100/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Seventh of 14 in novice chase (50/1) at Ballinrobe (17f, heavy) on debut over fences 6 days ago.

Form: 570-57

Fan De Blues^t1³¹

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Brian Hayes| T: W P Mullins| OR: 135| D

1/1

Useful chaser. Below form fifth of 15 in handicap chase at this course (21f, good to soft, 7/1) 31 days ago. Down in trip. Yard in good form. Tongue strap on 1st time. Should be thereabouts.

Form: 207925-

Flindt¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: C J Orr⁽³⁾| T: Ciaran Murphy| OR: 118| BF| D

11/1

Fairly useful hurdler. Latest win in hurdle at Fairyhouse in January. Creditable fourth of 12 in handicap hurdle at Kilbeggan (16f, good, 3/1) 17 days ago. Makes chase debut.

Form: 17482-4

Follow The Crowd⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Mark Walsh| T: A A Howard

40/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Eighth of 14 in novice chase at Ballinrobe (17f, heavy, 40/1) on debut over fences 6 days ago.

Form: 8/98-8

Jess's Corner^h¹⁹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: T G McCourt

150/1

Modest hurdler. 300/1, unseated rider in novice chase at this course (19.7f, heavy) on debut over fences. Off 6 months.

Form: 5/5980U-

Neptunus Equester¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: J P O'Sullivan⁽⁵⁾| T: P J Rothwell

100/1

Once-raced maiden. 40/1, seventh of 10 in novice chase at Limerick (19.6f, good to soft) on NH debut 13 days ago.

Form: PP/7

Raya Time^h³²

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 130

2/1

Promising type. 8/1, very good second of 19 in handicap chase over C&D (good to soft) 32 days ago. More to come from him and looks the one to beat.

Form: 5/F7332-

Recent Revelations^b1,t²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: D F O'Regan| T: Mrs D Foster| OR: 118| D

18/1

Fairly useful hurdler/chaser. Last 2 efforts over fences disappointing. First-time blinkers need to help revive him. Blinkers on 1st time.

Form: 04250-P

Russian Diamond³⁰⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Phillip Enright| T: E Mullins| BF

5/1

Useful hurdler. 11/8, fell heavily sixth in Grade 3 at Galway (18f, soft) on debut over fences last July. Given plenty of time to get over that. Very interesting to see how he goes in betting.

Form: 6112/3F-

Forecasts

Fan De Blues (1/1), Raya Time (2/1), Russian Diamond (5/1), Flindt (11/1), Recent Revelations (18/1), Follow The Crowd (40/1), Boherlug (100/1), Neptunus Equester (100/1), Jess's Corner (150/1)

RAYA TIME took another step forward over fences when second in a C&D handicap at the big meeting last month and can go one better now returning to maiden company. Russian Diamond hasn't been seen since his fall at Galway last summer but he retains plenty of potential as a chaser if none the worse and he may provide a bigger threat than Fan de Blues.