Waterford Greenway Beginners Chase

Off time: 15:47 | Winning time: 5m 32.9s

Champagne Sparkles^b1¹⁶³

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: B J Cooper| T: G Elliott| BF

3/1

Fair hurdler. Pulled up in novice hurdle (1/3) at Ballinrobe (21.3f, soft) 163 days ago, beaten 4 out. Makes chase debut. Leading claims with blinkers applied for chasing debut.

Form: 33422-P

Lovely Moon^h⁴¹

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr D L Queally| T: D Queally

10/1

Modest chaser. 33/1 and hooded for 1st time, fourth of 6 in novice chase at Kilbeggan (19.5f, good) 41 days ago.

Form: 00/700-4

Ran Rite⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: Sean Flanagan| T: D M O'Brien

7/4

Fair hurdler. Bit below form sixth of 10 in novice chase (25/1) at Fairyhouse (21f, good) 5 days ago. Not discounted with an experience edge over his main rivals.

Form: 457-846

Recite A Prayer^t⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Danny Mullins| T: W P Mullins| BF

7/2

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. 11/2 and tongue strap on for 1st time, fourth of 6 in novice hurdle at Downpatrick (21.5f, soft) 6 days ago. Type to make a better chaser, so solid claims.

Form: 1/78-234

Optional Mix⁶³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Donagh Meyler| T: E Doyle

5/1

Fair hurdler. 5/1, below form seventh of 16 in handicap hurdle at this course (20.5f, good) 63 days ago, unsuited by way race developed. Makes chase debut.

Form: 31-2237

Forecasts

Ran Rite (7/4), Champagne Sparkles (3/1), Recite A Prayer (7/2), Optional Mix (5/1), Lovely Moon (10/1)

CHAMPAGNE SPARKLES is the most talented sort in this field and, despite shaping as if amiss on his final outing over hurdles last term, he's worth chancing with blinkers applied for his first try at chasing. Recite A Prayer, an ex-pointer, should do better over the larger obstacles, so he's regarded as the main danger ahead of Ran Rite.