18:40 Roscommon

Tuesday 3 August 2021

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Boyle Beginners Chase

Off time: 18:43 | Winning time: 4m 7.10s

Battle Of Actium^t³³

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Shane Fitzgerald⁽⁷⁾| T: J P O'Brien

11/2

Winning hurdler but was below form in minor event at Tipperary (24.1f, good to soft) 33 days ago. Makes chase debut. Significantly down in trip.

Form: 31460-5

Cerberus^t³²

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Simon Torrens⁽³⁾| T: J P O'Brien

3/1

Useful hurdler who caught the eye when fifth of 8 in maiden chase (17/2) at Wexford (16f, good to soft) 32 days ago, finishing with running left. Tongue strap back on. Seems sure to do better.

Form: 450-675

Exultation^t²⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Tom Kelly⁽⁷⁾| T: L Fowler

200/1

Little form over hurdles and fared no better in maiden chase at Limerick (18f, good) on debut over fences 24 days ago.

Form: 0P/P-000

Fine Brunello¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Mark Walsh| T: E Bolger| OR: 125

11/1

Fairly useful hurdler who probably needed the run after 11 months off when a well-held fourth of 11 in maiden chase at Tipperary (16.6f, good to soft, 12/1) 16 days ago.

Form: F322/F-4

Gone Racing²⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: H Morgan⁽⁵⁾| T: M M McNiff| C

25/1

Fair hurdler who won here in June but wasn't in anything like the same form at Cork last time. Makes chase debut.

Form: 330-710

Look Dont Touch^p1,t²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: A W Short| T: D A McLoughlin

40/1

Fair hurdler who again ran below form at Downpatrick 3 weeks ago. Stiff task on chase debut fitted with first-time cheekpieces.

Form: F5-5247

Santana Plessis¹⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: L P Dempsey| T: Mrs D Foster| OR: 126

8/1

Fairly useful hurdler who showed an aptitude for chasing until unseating 4 out (17/2) at Tipperary (16.6f, good to soft) on debut over fences 16 days ago. Remains with potential.

Form: 2221-0U

Getaway Goldie²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: J S McGarvey| T: Mrs D Foster

40/1

Modest hurdler who was considerably handled when eleventh of 13 in novice chase at Limerick (22.2f, good) on debut over fences 24 days ago, not knocked about. Down in trip.

Form: 0393-0

Alice Avril^t²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 10-10| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: H De Bromhead

5/6

Winning hurdler in France who shaped encouragingly starting out for new connections back over fences after 6 months off when third in maiden at Limerick (19.7f) 24 days ago. Type to do much better.

Form: 751-3

Non-Runners

Poseidon¹⁶

Weight: 12-0| Age: 7

T: C Byrnes J: Phillip Enright

Forecasts

Alice Avril (5/6), Poseidon (9/4), Cerberus (3/1), Battle Of Actium (11/2), Santana Plessis (8/1), Fine Brunello (11/1), Gone Racing (25/1), Getaway Goldie (40/1), Look Dont Touch (40/1), Exultation (200/1)

ALICE AVRIL shaped encouragingly starting out for new connections back over fences when third at Limerick 24 days ago and seems sure to do much better here, particularly with the help of her age/sex allowance, so she's narrowly preferred to Cerberus, who caught the eye finishing with running left under a considerate ride at Wexford. Poseidon may do better still as a chaser and is also feared.