Irish Stallion Farms EBF Novice Chase

Off time: 13:00 | Winning time: 4m 8.90s

Blue Lord^t²²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-10| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins| D

1/4

Very useful novice hurdler last season, finishing placed 3 times in Grade 1 events. Impressive winning start to chase career at Fairyhouse 22 days ago and tough to beat with improvement on cards.

Form: 123F3-1

Dancing On My Own⁹¹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-10| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: H De Bromhead

12/1

Stepped up on his hurdle form when making light of a 23-month absence to strike on his Killarney chase debut (17f, soft) in October.

Form: 4P416/1

Lifetime Ambition³⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-10| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: Mrs J Harrington| BF

9/2

Smart chaser. 2 wins from 3 runs this season. 3/1, creditable 12¼ lengths fourth of 8 to Beacon Edge in Drinmore at Fairyhouse (19.8f, good) 35 days ago. Likely to go well.

Form: 4211-14

Non-Runners

Whenurgoodurgood⁵

Weight: 11-4| Age: 10

T: J Fox J: Shane Fitzgerald

Zoffanien⁷

Weight: 11-0| Age: 5

T: D Hogan J: H Morgan

Forecasts

Blue Lord (1/4), Lifetime Ambition (9/2), Dancing On My Own (12/1), Zoffanien (12/1), Whenurgoodurgood (33/1)

BLUE LORD took well to chasing at Fairyhouse last month and is fancied to provide Willie Mullins with a sixth win in the last 10 runnings of this novice chase. Lifetime Ambition should find this a bit easier than the Drinmore and can provide the chief threat ahead of Dancing On My Own.