16:55 Listowel

Monday 20 September 2021

All13:4014:1014:4515:1515:5016:2516:5517:25

John F. McGuire Beginners Chase

Off time: 16:56 | Winning time: 4m 10.90s

Birchdale¹¹⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Mark Walsh| T: E Bolger| OR: 139| BF

10/1

Useful winner at 21f over hurdles. Third of 5 in novice chase at Worcester (23f, good to soft, 10/11) 116 days ago. Not discounted on first run for yard after leaving Nicky Henderson.

Form: 8/U636-3

Bleu Berry⁵³

Age: 10| Weight: 12-0| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins| BF

4/6

Useful winner at 21f over hurdles. Third of 15 in novice chase (2/1) at Galway (22.5f, good) on debut over fences 53 days ago, travelling best but caught late. Expected to be bang there down in trip.

Form: 078/0-13

Buddy Rich^t⁵³

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: B J Cooper| T: G Elliott| D

8/1

Fairly useful hurdler. Creditable fifth of 10 in novice hurdle (20/1) at Galway (20.7f, good) 53 days ago. Makes chase debut and much respected.

Form: 4331-15

Goodbye Someday³¹

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: D F O'Regan| T: J E Kiely

15/2

Useful winner at 21f over hurdles. 13/2, respectable fourth of 8 in novice chase at Killarney (23f, good to soft) 31 days ago. Down in trip and more is needed.

Form: 0-0U434

Kemstar^t⁴³

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: A W Short| T: P Griffin

500/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 66/1, pulled up in handicap hurdle at Downpatrick (21.8f) 43 days ago. Makes chase debut on first run for yard after leaving Dermot Anthony McLoughlin with something to prove.

Form: P-008P

Max Flamingo¹⁴⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: P J O'Hanlon⁽⁷⁾| T: Francis Casey

11/1

Useful hurdler. 8/1, respectable fourth of 25 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (24f, good to soft) 144 days ago. Makes chase debut and can't be ruled out.

Form: 225114-

Nero Rock^t¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: J S McGarvey| T: M F Morris| BF

14/1

Fairly useful chaser. 6/5, creditable second of 6 in novice chase at Kilbeggan (19.5f, good) 17 days ago. Needs to step forward now.

Form: P-33032

One Down^p,t¹⁰⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott

10/1

Fairly useful chaser. 18/1, good second of 14 in novice chase at Kilbeggan (19.9f, good to soft) on debut over fences 106 days ago. Others possess better form, though.

Form: 47030-2

Non-Runners

Dancing On My Own⁶⁷⁴

Weight: 12-0| Age: 7

T: H De Bromhead J: Darragh O'Keeffe

Poseidon¹

Weight: 12-0| Age: 7

T: C Byrnes J: Sean O'Keeffe

Forecasts

Bleu Berry (4/6), Poseidon (4/1), Goodbye Someday (15/2), Buddy Rich (8/1), Birchdale (10/1), One Down (10/1), Dancing On My Own (10/1), Max Flamingo (11/1), Nero Rock (14/1), Kemstar (500/1)

Some potentially useful novice chasers on show, but BLEU BERRY made a promising start in this sphere when a strong-travelling third at Galway and can confirm that promise here. Fencing newcomer Buddy Rich rates the pick of the Gordon Elliott-trained duo and is feared most with Birchdale considered too on his debut for Enda Bolger.