Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Beginners Chase

Off time: 13:55 | Winning time: 4m 20.9s

Coulonces²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: J G Gilligan⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Gilligan

40/1

Fairly useful chaser. Latest win in hurdle at Bellewstown in August. Third of 8 in novice chase at Thurles (20.6f, good, 33/1) on debut over fences 24 days ago.

Form: 214753

Darrens Hope³⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-9| J: I J Power| T: R Murphy| C

7/1

Fairly useful hurdler. 6/1, 23 lengths seventh of 9 to Mrs Milner in listed mares event at Limerick (22.4f, soft) 35 days ago. Makes chase debut. Down in trip.

Form: 3P310-7

Irregularheartbeat¹⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 11-9| J: D F O'Regan| T: S Spillane

100/1

Fair hurdler. Winner in hurdle at Kilbeggan in April. Fifth of 6 in minor event chase at Clonmel (18.3f, heavy, 12/1) on debut over fences 17 days ago.

Form: F10-705

Magic Daze⁴⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: H De Bromhead| BF

8/15

Promising sort. Useful winner at 16f over hurdles. Third of 11 in maiden at Galway (18.5f, heavy) on debut over fences 40 days ago. Very much the one to beat.

Form: 13124-3

Nelly's Money²⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 11-9| J: Phillip Enright| T: R Tyner| D

40/1

Fair chaser. 50/1, tenth of 13 in novice chase at Wexford (16f, heavy) 20 days ago.

Form: 62315-0

Sayce Gold²⁴⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 11-9| J: Brian Hayes| T: M Winters| C

7/2

Useful hurdler. Latest win in hurdle here in December. Off 8 months. Makes chase debut. Down in trip. Point winner. Likely to go well.

Form: 3/P1173-

Tucanae¹⁹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: L P Dempsey| T: P Nolan| BF

9/1

Fairly useful hurdler. Hooded for 1st time, good fifth of 15 in handicap hurdle (7/2) at Punchestown (20f, good to soft). Off 6 months. Makes chase debut.

Form: 1S67F5-

Forecasts

Magic Daze (8/15), Sayce Gold (7/2), Darrens Hope (7/1), Tucanae (9/1), Nelly's Money (40/1), Coulonces (40/1), Irregularheartbeat (100/1)

MAGIC DAZE can build on her promising Galway chase debut and strike at the second time of asking over fences. Course Grade 3 hurdle winner Sayce Gold, who was successful in a point at the start of her career, looks the obvious main danger.