15:30 Down Royal

Friday 29 October 2021

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tote Ten To Follow Beginners Chase

Off time: 15:35 | Winning time: 5m 5.5s

Beacon Edge¹⁸³

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Sean Flanagan| T: N Meade

6/4

High-class hurdler. Latest win in hurdle at Navan in February. Fell in Champion Stayers' Hurdle at Punchestown (24f, good to soft, 5/1) won by Klassical Dream. Off 6 months. Good chase prospect.

Form: 13314F-

Champagne Gold¹⁸⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead

15/2

Useful hurdler. Winner in hurdle at Wexford in October 2020. Below form thirteenth of 24 in handicap hurdle (11/1) at Punchestown (16.4f, good to soft). Off 6 months. Makes chase debut.

Form: 213200-

Grand Paradis^t²⁴⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott

10/3

Rapid improver over hurdles at start of year, easily winning 21f Thurles Grade 2 novice when last seen in February. Looks most exciting.

Form: 1411-

Lifetime Ambition¹⁸⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: Mrs J Harrington

7/1

Useful hurdler. 13/2, career best when winning 11-runner minor event hurdle at Punchestown (20.6f, good to soft), keeping on well. Off 6 months. Makes chase debut.

Form: 434211-

Mr Bercow¹⁹³

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: L P Dempsey| T: J T R Dreaper| BF

200/1

Fair hurdler. Winner in hurdle at Limerick in April. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, ninth of 12 in handicap hurdle at Tramore (20.6f, good to soft, evens). Off 6 months. Makes chase debut.

Form: 70F319-

Neptunus Equester¹⁵¹

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: J P O'Sullivan⁽⁵⁾| T: P J Rothwell

400/1

Twice-raced maiden. Eighth of 9 in novice chase (100/1) at Punchestown (16f, good to soft) 151 days ago. Back up in trip.

Form: PP/78

Railway Hurricane^t²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: C P McNamara| T: G P Cromwell

40/1

Promising individual. 40/1, fifth of 11 in novice chase at Galway (18.5f, heavy) on debut over fences 24 days ago. Should progress.

Form: 1314-05

Street Value²⁴¹

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: D E Mullins| T: J P Flavin| BF| D

18/1

Fairly useful hurdler. Latest win in hurdle at Gowran in January. 5/2, respectable second of 14 in handicap hurdle at Gowran (20f, heavy). Off 8 months. Makes chase debut.

Form: 003112-

Vanillier^t¹⁸⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Keith Donoghue| T: G P Cromwell

10/3

Smart hurdler. 10/3, respectable 15¼ lengths fourth of 8 to Galopin Des Champs in Irish Daily Mirror Novices' Hurdle at Punchestown (24f, good to soft), running on late. Makes chase debut.

Form: 212014-

Womalko¹⁵⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Phillip Enright| T: R Tyner

300/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Eleventh of 14 in novice chase at Ballinrobe (17f, heavy, 40/1) on debut over fences 157 days ago.

Form: 28/500-0

Let Her Flow⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: P J Carberry| T: M J Smith| D

250/1

Modest hurdler. Winner in hurdle at Bellewstown in July. Tongue strap on for 1st time, eleventh of 16 in handicap hurdle at Thurles (23f, good, 12/1) 8 days ago. Makes chase debut.

Form: P-21260

Forecasts

Beacon Edge (6/4), Vanillier (10/3), Grand Paradis (10/3), Lifetime Ambition (7/1), Champagne Gold (15/2), Street Value (18/1), Railway Hurricane (40/1), Mr Bercow (200/1), Let Her Flow (250/1), Womalko (300/1), Neptunus Equester (400/1)

A very interesting maiden chase. BEACON EDGE, Grand Paradis and Vanillier all have the potential to take high rank among this season's novice chasers. Gordon Elliott has dominated this race in recent years so Grand Paradis isn't opposed lightly but Beacon Edge developed into a very classy hurdler last term so he's narrowly preferred.