18:05 Galway

Friday 30 July 2021

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Guinness Beginners Chase

Off time: 18:05 | Winning time: 4m 25.50s

Dawn Raider^p1,t¹⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 12-0| J: William Shanahan⁽⁷⁾| T: G Hanmer| OR: 115

66/1

Fairly useful hurdler/chaser earlier in career but has struggled over hurdles since joining this yard. Cheekpieces on for 1st time.

Form: 9P04-56

Flindt⁵⁴

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

12/1

Fairly useful chaser. Reportedly lame when below form sixth of 14 in maiden at Kilbeggan (19.9f, good to soft) 54 days ago.

Form: 482-426

Four Courts^t¹²

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: P J Cawley⁽⁷⁾| T: B Cawley| OR: 92

150/1

Modest chaser. 17/2 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, pulled up in handicap chase at Tipperary (16.6f, good to soft) 12 days ago. Big outsider.

Form: 0-4455P

Gloire D'Athon^t²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: H De Bromhead

16/5

French bumper winner. Fairly useful hurdler for this yard, winning 2m Cork maiden earlier this month. Respected on chase debut for top connections.

Form: 1/347-31

Grand Bornand^t⁹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins

4/1

Pretty useful hurdle winner. Last 2 runs in that sphere disappointing but retains potential now chasing.

Form: 1/42190-

Russian Diamond⁶⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Brian Hayes| T: E Mullins| C

2/1

Fairly useful hurdler. 5/1, fifth of 9 in maiden chase at Punchestown (16f, good to soft) 60 days ago, not knocked about. May well do better. Yard no stranger to success in this race.

Form: 112/3F-5

Busselton¹¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: J J Slevin| T: J P O'Brien

3/1

Useful juvenile hurdler last season. Interesting chase newcomer.

Form: 12304-

Non-Runners

Birchdale⁶⁴

Weight: 12-0| Age: 7

T: E Bolger J: Mark Walsh

Karl Der Grosse²¹⁴

Weight: 12-0| Age: 7

T: W P Mullins J: Sean O'Keeffe

Mosstown Miller¹

Weight: 12-0| Age: 10

T: Patrick J Hassett J: Mark McDonagh

Stormey¹²

Weight: 12-0| Age: 11

T: P G Kelly J: Philip Donovan

Forecasts

Russian Diamond (2/1), Busselton (3/1), Gloire D'Athon (16/5), Grand Bornand (4/1), Birchdale (5/1), Karl Der Grosse (10/1), Flindt (12/1), Stormey (20/1), Dawn Raider (66/1), Mosstown Miller (66/1), Four Courts (150/1)

BUSSELTON was placed at Graded level in juvenile hurdles last term and is selected to make the most of the weight he receives from these older rivals now switching to fences on his reappearance. Birchdale has solid form claims but he didn't always impress with his jumping over fences during his time with Nicky Henderson so it could be that the main threat comes from Gloire d'Athon.