12:00 Thurles

Thursday 18 November 2021

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BetVictor Irish EBF Beginners Chase

Off time: 12:00 | Winning time: 5m 48.30s

Gabbys Cross^h²⁰⁴

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

15/2

Fairly useful hurdler. Latest win in hurdle at Punchestown in December. Creditable eighth of 25 in handicap hurdle (16/1) at Punchestown (20.6f, good to soft). Off 6 months. Makes chase debut.

Form: 0/11658-

Jacksons Gold¹²

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: I J Power| T: Ms Alice Curran| C

5/1

Useful hurdler. Below form eleventh of 18 in handicap hurdle at Naas (20f, good to soft, 12/1) 12 days ago. Makes chase debut. Claims if he takes to chasing.

Form: 13513-0

Mick Spadoun²⁶

Age: 12| Weight: 12-0| J: Dillon Maxwell⁽⁷⁾| T: R P Burns

300/1

Pulled up in handicap hurdle (150/1) at Galway (24f, heavy) 26 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase.

Form: 48PU/0P

Sean Hogan²⁵²

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Phillip Enright| T: M F Morris| C

40/1

Lightly-raced winner over hurdles. Off 8 months. Makes chase debut. First run for yard after leaving Henry De Bromhead. Unlikely to feature.

Form: 6/5F1-

Stratum²⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: Danny Mullins| T: W P Mullins| C| D

3/1

Useful hurdler. Career best when winning 6-runner minor event hurdle at this course (23f, good, 11/10) 28 days ago, driven out. Makes chase debut. Definite player.

Form: 4P/70-71

The Bosses Oscar²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: D N Russell| T: G Elliott| BF| C

4/5

Promising sort. Smart winner at 23f over hurdles. Very good third of 11 in novice chase at Galway (22.5f, heavy, 15/8) 25 days ago. Remains with potential as a chaser.

Form: 2226-23

West Cork Wildway⁴⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: P O'Flynn| C

9/1

Useful hurdler. Useful winner at 17f over hurdles. Fell in novice chase (10/3) at Killarney (17f, soft) on debut over fences 46 days ago. Up in trip. Should make a chaser.

Form: 1444-6F

Glen Ava^p1¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: J J Slevin| T: C O'Connell

300/1

Off mark in points at seventh attempt last time (Nov 6), but this is a stiff assignment on Rules debut.

Form: 4PP441

Non-Runners

Banner Rebel⁶⁷³

Weight: 12-0| Age: 7

T: K Purcell J: Donagh Meyler

Beacon Edge²⁰

Weight: 12-0| Age: 7

T: N Meade J: B J Cooper

Forecasts

The Bosses Oscar (4/5), Beacon Edge (13/8), Stratum (3/1), Jacksons Gold (5/1), Gabbys Cross (15/2), West Cork Wildway (9/1), Sean Hogan (40/1), Banner Rebel (66/1), Mick Spadoun (300/1), Glen Ava (300/1)

BEACON EDGE was the best of these over hurdles and shaped with plenty of encouragement when second in a novice at Down Royal on his first go at chasing, so he's preferred to The Bosses Oscar, who also has a bigger effort in him over fences. Stratum, trying this discipline for the first time, should be well schooled by his top yard, so his claims can't be ignored.