19:15 Kilbeggan

Saturday 7 August 2021

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Kieran Kelly Memorial Beginners Chase

Off time: 19:15 | Winning time: 6m 39.3s

Definite Plan³⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 12-0| J: Keith Donoghue| T: Mrs D Foster| OR: 135

11/4

Useful winner at 19f over hurdles. 9/1, showed aptitude when second of 10 in novice chase at Wexford (20f, good to soft) on debut over fences 36 days ago. Back up in trip. Enters calculations.

Form: 22P/202

Mossy White^b⁵⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: A M King⁽⁷⁾| T: S J Kelly| OR: 92

300/1

Poor hurdler. Eleven runs since last win in 2019. Seventh of 11 in handicap hurdle at this course (24.8f, good, 50/1) 54 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase but been out of sorts for a while.

Form: 077-P07

Premium Package^p1,t³⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: H Morgan⁽⁵⁾| T: H De Bromhead

3/1

Fairly useful chaser. Tongue strap on for 1st time, fourth of 10 in novice chase at Wexford (20f, good to soft, 3/1) 36 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Can build on debut promise at second attempt.

Form: 1350-24

Spades Are Trumps¹⁰⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: Mark Walsh| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 120

9/2

Fairly useful chaser but pulled up in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (24f, good to soft) 100 days ago, tailing off 4 out. Switches from hurdles to chase.

Form: 2059PP-

Whirling Dervish^p¹¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: J F Levins| C

10/3

Useful hurdler. Latest win in hurdle at Thurles in March. 12/1, creditable fifth of 19 in handicap hurdle at Aintree (24.7f, good to soft) 119 days ago. Respected on chase debut.

Form: 266415-

Ballycastle Girl²⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 11-7| J: S Fitzgerald⁽⁷⁾| T: Jennifer Monaghan| CD

8/1

Fair hurdler. Two wins from 5 runs last season. Fifth of 8 in handicap hurdle (14/1) at this course (24.8f, good) 29 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase. Others preferred.

Form: 1P54-85

Daenerys Stormborn^t²⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr T Power Roche⁽⁷⁾| T: L Byrne

100/1

Poor hurdler. 125/1, probably flattered by her proximity in a falsely-run race when eighth of 13 in novice chase at Limerick (22.2f, good) on debut over fences 28 days ago.

Form: U/1P278

Shanavoun Lady^t1⁵⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: A W Short| T: C W J Farrell| CD

10/1

Fair winner at 25f over hurdles. Disappointed when fifth of 7 in minor event hurdle at this course (24.8f, good, 8/1) 54 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase. Tongue strap on 1st time.

Form: 3P21-55

Non-Runners

Roi De Dubai¹

Weight: 12-0| Age: 9

T: J C McConnell J: Brian Hayes

Forecasts

Roi De Dubai (9/4), Definite Plan (11/4), Premium Package (3/1), Whirling Dervish (10/3), Spades Are Trumps (9/2), Ballycastle Girl (8/1), Shanavoun Lady (10/1), Daenerys Stormborn (100/1), Mossy White (300/1)

This may be best left to DEFINITE PLAN. Denise Foster's charge showed aptitude for chasing when runner-up at Wexford last month and with further progress on the cards, he's put forward as the answer. Premium Package was just a couple of places behind the selection there and he could be the main danger.