14:50 Fairyhouse

Sunday 9 January 2022

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Irish Stallion Farms EBF Beginners Chase

Off time: 14:50 | Winning time: 4m 26.10s

Call The Tune⁷⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: Sean Flanagan| T: B Connell| OR: 102

50/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Sixth of 10 in novice chase at Galway (18.2f, heavy, 10/1) on debut over fences 78 days ago. Open to improvement.

Form: 3652-6

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El Barra²⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: W P Mullins| C

4/1

Promising individual. Second of 14 in novice chase at this course (16f, soft, 8/1) on debut over fences 29 days ago, no match for winner. Should progress.

Form: 04211-2

Feelgood Island^t¹³

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: J P O'Sullivan⁽⁵⁾| T: P J Rothwell| D

28/1

Fairly useful hurdler. Fairly useful winner at 17f over hurdles. Third of 11 in minor event chase (12/1) at Limerick (17.7f, heavy) on debut over fences 13 days ago, running on late. Should improve.

Form: 32F-503

Magic Sea¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: E Walsh⁽⁵⁾| T: Mrs S Dawson| OR: 98| D

100/1

Fair hurdler. 14/1, second of 15 in handicap hurdle at Down Royal (17f, heavy) 14 days ago, just failing. Switches from hurdles to chase.

Form: 096702

The Last Throw⁴⁵³

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Ricky Doyle| T: M F Morris

150/1

Twice-raced maiden. 25/1, eighth of 18 in novice hurdle at Punchestown (20.2f, soft). Off 15 months. Makes chase debut.

Form: 78-

Thedevilscoachman³⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Mark Walsh| T: N Meade| D

13/8

Promising type. 5/1, third of 15 in novice chase at Punchestown (16.9f, good to soft) on debut over fences 35 days ago, finishing with running left. Has best chance on form.

Form: 15117-3

Westy Fox³⁰⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: Keith Donoghue| T: J T R Dreaper| BF| C

66/1

Fair hurdler. Winner in hurdle here in January. 10/3, sixth of 9 in handicap hurdle at Clonmel (18.8f, heavy). Off 10 months. Makes chase debut.

Form: 006126-

Mica Malpic²⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-10| J: L P Dempsey| T: E Bolger| D

150/1

Useful hurdler. Ninth of 14 in novice chase (200/1) at this course (16f, soft) 29 days ago.

Form: 168-F9

Saint Sam²⁵³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-10| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins| D

11/10

Useful hurdler. 11/1, creditable 7¼ lengths fifth of 9 to Jeff Kidder in AES Champion Four Year Old Hurdle at Punchestown (16f, good to soft). Off 8 months. Makes chase debut.

Form: 124225-

Zoffanien^p¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-10| J: Donagh Meyler| T: D Hogan| OR: 132

20/1

Useful hurdler. Useful winner at 18f over hurdles. Well-beaten fifth of 6 to Ferny Hollow in Racing Post Novices' Chase (125/1) at Leopardstown (17f, soft) 14 days ago. Cheekpieces back on.

Form: 4-05UF5

Forecasts

Saint Sam (11/10), Thedevilscoachman (13/8), El Barra (4/1), Zoffanien (20/1), Feelgood Island (28/1), Call The Tune (50/1), Westy Fox (66/1), Magic Sea (100/1), The Last Throw (150/1), Mica Malpic (150/1)

THEDEVILSCOACHMAN was progressive over hurdles and looks set to make an even better chaser judged on his encouraging debut in this sphere at Punchestown 5 weeks ago. El Barra was beaten only by his classy stablemate Blue Lord on his chase bow here last month and is another to consider, while Willie Mullins also saddles chasing newcomer Saint Sam, who was useful over hurdles.