14:35 Punchestown

Sunday 5 December 2021

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BetVictor Beginners Chase

Off time: 14:36 | Winning time: 4m 24.40s

Coeur Sublime³⁴¹

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

13/2

Smart hurdler. 18/1, 35¾ lengths last of 7 to Sharjah in Matheson Hurdle at Leopardstown (16f, soft). Off 11 months. Makes chase debut. First run for yard after leaving Gearoid O'Loughlin.

Form: 3130/47-

Conquredalofeurope^p¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: B Browne| T: J Motherway

200/1

Fairly useful hurdler. Fairly useful winner at 19f over hurdles. 200/1, eleventh of 18 in novice chase at Gowran (20f, good to soft) on debut over fences 15 days ago.

Form: 10930-0

Ferny Hollow^h³⁸⁰

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

8/15

Champion Bumper winner in 2020. Won 15-runner novice hurdle at Gowran (16f, heavy) on hurdles bow, kept up to work. Off since but an exciting chase debutant.

Form: 12211/1-

Flash De Touzaine⁴¹

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Danny Mullins| T: Miss E Doyle

100/1

Promising individual. Fairly useful winner at 23f over hurdles. Seventh of 13 in novice chase at Wexford (16f, heavy, 50/1) on debut over fences 41 days ago, left with too much to do.

Form: 21800-7

Gentleman De Mee^h,t1²²²

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: J S McGarvey| T: W P Mullins

11/1

Useful hurdler. Seventh of 24 in handicap hurdle (17/2) at this course (16.4f, good to soft), little going right. Off 7 months. Makes chase debut. Tongue strap on for 1st time.

Form: 22/107-

Golden Ferret¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: A W Short| T: P Stafford

250/1

Poor hurdler. 200/1, pulled up in novice chase at Gowran (20f, good to soft) on debut over fences 15 days ago, pulled up 2 out.

Form: 000P-PP

Kalkas²¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr D O'Connor| T: H De Bromhead

40/1

Fairly useful hurdler. Fairly useful winner at 16f over hurdles. 28/1, creditable sixth of 15 in novice hurdle at this course (16f, good to soft). Off 7 months. Makes chase debut.

Form: 3/5106-

Low Lie The Fields^t¹⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: D Robinson| T: H De Bromhead| C

100/1

Fairly useful winner at 20f over hurdles. Sixth of 18 in novice chase (80/1) at Gowran (20f, good to soft) on debut over fences 15 days ago. Yard in good form.

Form: 61142-6

Quantum Realm⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: C D Maxwell| T: G Elliott| C

125/1

Fair winner at 21f over hurdles. Fell in novice chase at Fairyhouse (21f, good, 80/1) on debut over fences 8 days ago.

Form: 1-2715F

The Priests Leap^h²⁷¹

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Donagh Meyler| T: A L T Moore

40/1

Fairly useful winner at 16f over hurdles. 2/7, career best when winning 14-runner novice hurdle at Clonmel (16f, heavy), hard held. Off 9 months. Switches from hurdles to chase.

Form: 28/3F31-

Thedevilscoachman²⁴⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mark Walsh| T: N Meade| BF| CD

5/1

Useful hurdler. Useful winner at 18f over hurdles. 37 lengths seventh of 9 to Echoes In Rain in Hardy Eustace Novices' Hurdle at Fairyhouse (16f, good to soft, 2/1). Off 8 months. Makes chase debut.

Form: 1/15117-

You Raised Me Up^t²⁶¹

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: M Brassil| BF

12/1

Useful hurdler. Latest win in hurdle at Naas in February. Creditable tenth of 25 in handicap hurdle (5/1) at Cheltenham (16.8f, good to soft). Off 8 months. Makes chase debut.

Form: 253/110-

Mica Malpic²¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-8| J: Mr B M Linehan⁽⁷⁾| T: E Bolger| D

150/1

125/1 and tongue strap on, well-beaten eighth of 9 to Jeff Kidder in AES Champion Four Year Old Hurdle at this course (16f, good to soft) on IRE debut. Now goes chasing for new yard.

Form: 168-

Zoffanien²²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-8| J: Brian Hayes| T: D Hogan

18/1

Promising type. Useful winner at 18f over hurdles. Fifth of 13 in novice chase at this course (19.7f, good to soft, 9/1) on debut over fences 22 days ago, finishing with running left.

Form: 8214-05

Norwigi²⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: B J Cooper| T: E Bolger

40/1

Promising type. Sixth of 18 in novice chase (40/1) at Naas (19f, good to soft) on debut over fences 29 days ago, not knocked about. Enters calculations.

Form: 2731-6

Forecasts

Ferny Hollow (8/15), Thedevilscoachman (5/1), Coeur Sublime (13/2), Gentleman De Mee (11/1), You Raised Me Up (12/1), Zoffanien (18/1), The Priests Leap (40/1), Kalkas (40/1), Norwigi (40/1), Flash De Touzaine (100/1), Low Lie The Fields (100/1), Quantum Realm (125/1), Mica Malpic (150/1), Conquredalofeurope (200/1), Golden Ferret (250/1)

This is sure to be an informative contest. FERNY HOLLOW has been off the track since lowering the colours of Bob Olinger a year ago and is already very prominent in the Arkle betting prior to this chase debut. Stablemate Gentleman de Mee may prove to be the chief threat, with Zoffanien perhaps the pick of those with experience over fences.