Strings & Things Rated Novice Chase

Off time: 16:01 | Winning time: 4m 18.80s

Grange Walk⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: B J Cooper| T: J P Ryan| OR: 124| D

10/3

Fairly useful chaser. Career best when winning 11-runner handicap chase (4/1) at Sligo (17.2f, good) 4 days ago. Another bold showing is on the cards.

Form: 7-041F1

Coach Carter^h1¹⁵⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: D N Russell| T: G Elliott

14/1

Debut winner of 2m maiden hurdle at Punchestown in March. Goes chasing now and much respected in first-time hood.

Form: 3166-

Gevrey⁴²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott

7/2

Fairly useful hurdler. Below-par fourth of 7 in minor event hurdle (5/2) at Downpatrick (18.8f, good) 42 days ago. Makes chase debut and needs considering.

Form: 3U523-4

Mattie's Mountain²⁰⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: R Deegan⁽⁵⁾| T: E McCarthy

28/1

Fair hurdler, latest win at Limerick in December. Respectable third in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (20f, heavy). Off 6 months and needs to hit the ground running now sent chasing.

Form: S/61113-

Poseidon²⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: C Byrnes| D

5/2

Useful winner at 17f over hurdles. 11/2, good second of 6 in novice chase at Killarney (17f, good) 29 days ago. Holds leading claims on form.

Form: 400-722

Presented Well⁶³¹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-4| J: D P Holden⁽⁷⁾| T: H De Bromhead| D

28/1

Fairly useful hurdler. Well held in handicap hurdle at Leopardstown (24f, soft). Off 21 months so fitness is a big concern now sent over fences on his comeback.

Form: F18350/

Slige Dala^t¹⁶⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: J J Slevin| T: J P O'Brien| C| D

5/2

Fairly useful winner at 20f over hurdles. 12/1, creditable fifth of 22 in handicap at Fairyhouse (20f, good to soft) 168 days ago. Much respected on his chase debut.

Form: 114265-

Forecasts

Slige Dala (5/2), Poseidon (5/2), Grange Walk (10/3), Gevrey (7/2), Coach Carter (14/1), Presented Well (28/1), Mattie's Mountain (28/1)

POSEIDON was a useful winner over hurdles and made a promising start over fences when runner-up at Killarney so is taken to go one better now at the chief expense of recent Sligo winner Grange Walk. Coach Carter warrants plenty of respect too on his first go over fences for Gordon Elliott.