EY Chase

Off time: 17:10 | Winning time: 5m 31.70s

Friary Rock^b²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Phillip Enright| T: M F Morris| OR: 125

5/1

Useful chaser. Latest win in chase at Wexford in July. Pulled up in novice chase at Killarney (23f, good, 8/1) 28 days ago, losing touch from before halfway. Bounce back needed.

Form: F3-541P

Harrie¹⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 11-7| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins| OR: 132| C

10/3

Fairly useful chaser. Latest win in chase at Thurles in February. Has disappointed in a couple of big-field handicaps this term but may fare better in this less competitive scenario.

Form: F145P-0

Ya Boy Ya²⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr J W Kenny⁽⁷⁾| T: C Bowe| OR: 128| C

11/10

Useful chaser. Latest win in chase at Kilbeggan in June. Good second of 12 in handicap chase (6/1) at Tipperary (19f, good to soft) 26 days ago.

Form: 33U-142

Rippon Lodge²²

Age: 8| Weight: 11-0| J: Philip Donovan⁽⁷⁾| T: J P Ryan| OR: 91| D

80/1

Modest hurdler. One win from 25 NH runs. 16/1, thirteenth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Limerick (24f, good) 22 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase. Plenty to find on form.

Form: 4B87P-0

Trainwreck^b,t²⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 11-0| J: Mike O'Connor⁽⁷⁾| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 131

7/2

Useful chaser. Seventeen runs since last win in 2017. 33/1, below form sixth of 12 in handicap chase at Tipperary (19f, good to soft) 26 days ago but good claims on his best form.

Form: 8408-36

Non-Runners

Swordsman²⁸

Weight: 11-12| Age: 7

T: Mrs D Foster J: Jordan Gainford

Myth Buster²⁸

Weight: 11-7| Age: 8

T: H De Bromhead J: Darragh O'Keeffe

Forecasts

Ya Boy Ya (11/10), Myth Buster (11/4), Harrie (10/3), Trainwreck (7/2), Swordsman (4/1), Friary Rock (5/1), Rippon Lodge (80/1)

MYTH BUSTER has a more solid recent profile than the majority of these and gets the nod ahead of his stablemate Trainwreck, who is more than capable of going very close in a race like this if on a going day. Harrie should find this a bit easier than the big-field handicaps he's contested in recent starts and looks best of the remainder.