15:30 Galway

Tuesday 5 October 2021

All13:1513:4514:2014:5515:3016:0516:40

BetVictor Beginners Chase

Off time: 15:30 | Winning time: 4m 54.6s

Birchdale¹⁵

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

12/1

Useful performer for Nicky Henderson who posted solid third (on debut for new yard) in novice chase at Listowel (17f, good to soft) 15 days ago. Entitled to build on that and is one for shortlist.

Form: U636-33

Elite Charboniere^t⁸¹

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: J P O'Sullivan⁽⁵⁾| T: C A McBratney

250/1

Fair hurdler. Winner in hurdle at Leopardstown in March. Sixth of 7 in handicap hurdle at Killarney (20f, good, 11/1) 81 days ago. Makes chase debut. First run for yard after leaving W. P. Mullins.

Form: 7/410-76

Fighting Fit¹⁶¹

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: L P Dempsey| T: J P Dempsey

100/1

Fairly useful hurdler. Latest win in hurdle at Thurles in February. Creditable fifth of 22 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (16.4f, good to soft, 8/1) 161 days ago. Makes chase debut.

Form: 471135-

Gabynako¹⁵⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: G P Cromwell

9/4

Useful hurdler. Winner in hurdle at Naas in November. Creditable fifth of 24 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (20f, good to soft, 10/1) 157 days ago. Merits consideration on chase debut.

Form: 1330U5-

Julies Stowaway¹³³

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Danny Mullins| T: Ms M Mullins

7/1

Useful hurdler. 2 wins from 2 runs this season. Career best when winning 11-runner handicap hurdle (18/5) at Ballinrobe (22f, heavy) 133 days ago, keeping on gamely. Warrants respect on chase debut.

Form: 2440-11

Krabat¹⁹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: C A Landers| T: M J McDonagh

250/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Hooded for 1st time, fourth of 16 in novice hurdle at Thurles (16.5f, good to soft, 11/2). Off 6 months. Work to do on chase debut.

Form: F384-

Noble Yeats²¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Brian Hayes| T: E Mullins| D

11/2

Useful winner at 22f over hurdles. Career best when winning 11-runner novice hurdle at Navan (22f, soft, 4/11) on hurdles bow, impressively. Must be taken seriously on chase bow.

Form: 2/3161-

Ragnar Lodbrok^p¹⁵⁹

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

8/1

Useful hurdler. Below form eleventh of 25 in handicap hurdle (12/1) at Punchestown (24f, good to soft) 159 days ago. Enters calculations on chase debut.

Form: 225260-

Railway Hurricane^t¹⁴⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: J M Moore| T: G P Cromwell

40/1

Fairly useful hurdler. 50/1, below form eleventh of 18 in handicap hurdle at Killarney (17f, good to soft) 149 days ago. Already scored in points so worth a market check on switch to chasing.

Form: U1314-0

Thereisnodoubt^h¹⁹⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: S Crawley

80/1

Fairly useful hurdler. Bit below form fifth of 9 in minor event hurdle (25/1) at Thurles (23.9f, good to soft). Off 6 months. Makes chase debut. Down in trip.

Form: 171/8P5-

Magic Daze¹⁵⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: R M Power| T: H De Bromhead

6/4

Useful winner at 16f over hurdles. Below par when last seen at Punchestown in April but had run a cracker in the Dawn Run prior to that and is an interesting contender on chase debut.

Form: 13124-

Forecasts

Magic Daze (6/4), Gabynako (9/4), Noble Yeats (11/2), Julies Stowaway (7/1), Ragnar Lodbrok (8/1), Birchdale (12/1), Railway Hurricane (40/1), Thereisnodoubt (80/1), Fighting Fit (100/1), Elite Charboniere (250/1), Krabat (250/1)

Plenty of interesting chase debutants on show here, including MAGIC DAZE, who is still low mileage and has already scored between the flags. Julies Stowaway has improved this year and is much respected, whilst Birchdale remains capable of better in this sphere.