12:05 Thurles

Thursday 25 November 2021

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BetVictor Beginners Chase

Off time: 12:05 | Winning time: 4m 34.50s

Ciel De Neige²³

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Mark Walsh| T: W P Mullins| BF| D

6/5

Useful hurdler. 11/8, second of 4 in minor event hurdle at Fairyhouse (20f, good to soft) 23 days ago, travelling best. Makes chase debut and leading claims.

Form: 92-9012

Crosshill²¹¹

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

2/1

Useful hurdler. 15/2, tailed-off last of 8 to Galopin Des Champs in Irish Daily Mirror Novices' Hurdle at Punchestown (24f, good to soft). Off 7 months. Makes chase debut. Down in trip. Big player.

Form: 12F428-

Dark Spark^p¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: D J McInerney| T: M Winters

12/1

Fairly useful hurdler. Fairly useful winner at 16f over hurdles. 13/2, good third of 8 in minor event hurdle at Punchestown (16.1f, good to soft) 12 days ago. Makes chase debut.

Form: 37-4213

Difficult Decision^t²¹¹

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: B Browne| T: O McKiernan| OR: 110

40/1

Fair hurdler. Broke blood vessel when pulled up in handicap hurdle (25/1) at Punchestown (20.6f, good to soft). Off 7 months. Makes chase debut.

Form: 38562P-

Soviet Pimpernel³¹

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: Peter Fahey| D

10/3

Useful hurdler. Useful winner at 18f over hurdles. 7/1, respectable fourth of 13 in novice chase at Wexford (16f, heavy) 31 days ago. Has best chance on form.

Form: 19/P2F-4

The Eye Of Tulla¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: P J Carberry| T: B McMahon

250/1

Once-raced maiden. Thirteenth of 14 in novice chase at Fairyhouse (21f, good to soft, 400/1) on NH debut 16 days ago.

Form: 3-P50

Top Line Tommy¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Philip Donovan⁽⁵⁾| T: E J O'Grady

80/1

Fair hurdler. Remains a maiden after 17 NH runs. Fairly useful winner at 12f on flat. Pulled up in novice chase at Cork (21f, soft, 50/1) 11 days ago, pulled up early in straight.

Form: 6B243P

Coulonces¹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Phillip Enright| T: P J Gilligan

22/1

Fair chaser. Latest win in hurdle at Bellewstown in August. 40/1, fell in novice chase at Cork (16.7f, soft) 11 days ago.

Form: 14753F

Forecasts

Ciel De Neige (6/5), Crosshill (2/1), Soviet Pimpernel (10/3), Dark Spark (12/1), Coulonces (22/1), Difficult Decision (40/1), Top Line Tommy (80/1), The Eye Of Tulla (250/1)

A couple of useful hurdlers make their chase debut here, namely CIEL DE NEIGE and Crosshill, the former shading the vote. Soviet Pimpernel was also useful over timber but hasn't really convinced as a chaser so far.