14:50 Navan

Saturday 22 January 2022

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Wilkinstown Beginners Chase

Off time: 14:51 | Winning time: 6m 36.90s

Ain't That A Shame²⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead

5/4

Promising sort. Good second of 8 in novice chase at Leopardstown (21f, soft, 10/1) 25 days ago, no match for Galopin Des Champs. Looks a likely player on the back of that here.

Form: 2/531-32

Cavallino³⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Danny Mullins| T: W P Mullins

5/1

Fair hurdles winner who showed much-improved form on second start over fences when runner-up in a Thurles maiden (24.8f) last month. A repeat should see him thereabouts.

Form: 8341-F2

Champagne Platinum²⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: Mark Walsh| T: E Bolger| OR: 130| D

14/1

Useful hurdler. 33/1 and blinkered for 1st time, pulled up in handicap chase at Leopardstown (24.2f, soft) 26 days ago, pulled up before 2 out. Others preferred.

Form: 3250-8P

Indiana Jones^p,t³⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: M F Morris

9/2

Useful chaser. Tongue strap on for 1st time, in process of running creditably when falling in novice chase at Naas (19f) 37 days ago. Not taken lightly.

Form: 43P-22F

Joshua Webb³⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Sean Flanagan| T: N Meade| C

22/1

Fairly useful winner at 20f over hurdles. Sixth of 15 in novice chase at Naas (19f, soft, 66/1) 37 days ago, never better than mid-division. Handicaps likely to be more his bag.

Form: 4U4/1-06

Monoxide^p,t²²

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: S A Mulcahy⁽⁷⁾| T: N McCluskey

250/1

Poor hurdler. 14/1, below form twelfth of 21 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (15.6f, heavy) 22 days ago. Makes chase debut. Significantly back up in trip. Easy enough to look elsewhere.

Form: 774090

The Bosses Oscar^p,t²⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott| OR: 143| BF

3/1

Smart hurdler who has yet to scale same heights over fences, albeit producing a useful effort when runner-up at Thurles in November. Disappointed at Leopardstown since but bounce back not ruled out.

Form: 26-232P

The Last Throw¹³

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

250/1

Thrice-raced maiden under NH rules. Sixth of 10 in novice chase at Fairyhouse (17f, soft) on debut over fences 13 days ago. Significantly up in trip. One for low-grade handicaps in due course.

Form: 78-6

The Royal Pump^t1⁴⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: P J Carberry| T: M J Smith

300/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Eighth of 17 in novice hurdle (250/1) at this course (20f, good to soft) 49 days ago. Makes chase debut. Tongue strap on for 1st time.

Form: 8-908

Forecasts

Ain't That A Shame (5/4), The Bosses Oscar (3/1), Indiana Jones (9/2), Cavallino (5/1), Champagne Platinum (14/1), Joshua Webb (22/1), Monoxide (250/1), The Last Throw (250/1), The Royal Pump (300/1)

A low-mileage hurdler, AIN'T THAT A SHAME confirmed the promise of his chase debut effort despite proving no match for the most exciting Galopin Des Champs at Leopardstown 25 days ago. With the prospect of better to come, he gets the nod to go one place better. Cavallino and Indiana Jones head up the dangers, whilst it's too soon to write off The Bosses Oscar.