Pickardstown Rated Novice Chase

Off time: 15:12 | Winning time: 4m 0.4s

Chesterville^h⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-6| J: Jordan Gainford⁽⁵⁾| T: G Elliott| OR: 94| BF

5/4

Fair hurdler. 1 win from 3 runs this season. Winner in hurdle at Limerick in July. Eighth of 12 in handicap chase at Limerick (19.4f, soft, 11/2) 4 days ago, going off too hard. Down in trip.

Form: 650-138

Kemstar^p,t²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: A W Short| T: P Griffin

50/1

Poor hurdler. First run since leaving Dermot Anthony McLoughlin when 500/1, fell in novice chase at Listowel (17f, good to soft) on debut over fences 24 days ago.

Form: P-008PF

Kilkeaskins First¹⁴

Age: 10| Weight: 11-6| J: L P Dempsey| T: J P Dempsey| OR: 100| C

6/1

Fair chaser. Sixteen runs since last win in 2019. 10/1, sixth of 10 in claiming hurdle at Clonmel (19.9f, good) 14 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase. Down in trip.

Form: 8206-86

Tisadream⁹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: H De Bromhead| C

11/10

Fair hurdler. 1 win from 3 runs this season. Winner in hurdle here in June. Respectable tenth of 17 in handicap hurdle at Cork (16f, good to soft, 15/2) 97 days ago. Makes chase debut.

Form: 957-310

Non-Runners

Withallduerespect²⁷

Weight: 11-6| Age: 7

T: H De Bromhead J: Mike O'Connor

Forecasts

Tisadream (11/10), Chesterville (5/4), Withallduerespect (2/1), Kilkeaskins First (6/1), Kemstar (50/1)

TISADREAM has improved over hurdles this season and is taken to make a winning start over fences. Kilkeaskins First may not be the force of old but still rates the main threat.