14:40 Down Royal

Tuesday 25 January 2022

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Irish Stallion Farms EBF Rated Novice Chase

Off time: 14:40 | Winning time: 4m 7.30s

Delvino⁴⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Keith Donoghue| T: Mark E McCrory| C| D

16/5

Fairly useful chaser. 50/1, fourth of 15 in novice chase at Naas (19f, soft) on debut over fences 40 days ago. First run for yard after leaving Dermot Anthony McLoughlin.

Form: 1/149P-4

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Ujumpthelastuwin²⁸⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 11-13| J: Sean Flanagan| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 124| D

16/1

Fairly useful chaser. Fifteenth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Ballinrobe (17.6f, good to soft, 8/1). Off 9 months. Switches from hurdles to chase.

Form: 4338F0-

Razzle Dazzle Love^t²⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: T Gibney

14/1

Fairly useful chaser. 11/2, below form fifth of 11 in minor event chase at Limerick (17.7f, heavy) 29 days ago. Work to do.

Form: 678-255

The Priests Leap^h,t1²⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Donagh Meyler| T: A L T Moore| OR: 123| D

7/2

Fairly useful chaser. Good second of 11 in minor event chase at Limerick (17.7f, heavy, 9/2) 29 days ago. Tongue strap on 1st time. Enters calculations.

Form: 3F31-62

Now Where Or When^p,t¹⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-10| J: J J Slevin| T: S R B Crawford| D

9/2

Fairly useful chaser. 7/2, career best when winning 16-runner novice chase at Fairyhouse (16f, soft) 10 days ago by 2 lengths from Bythesametoken, driven out. May well do better.

Form: 1-39021

Gevrey²³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-8| J: D N Russell| T: G Elliott| OR: 119| D

15/2

Fairly useful hurdler. Fairly useful winner at 16f over hurdles. Creditable third of 9 in handicap chase at Naas (16f, soft, 11/4) 23 days ago. Not taken lightly.

Form: 3-42553

Bythesametoken^t¹⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 11-5| J: C J Orr| T: R O'Sullivan| D

20/1

Fair chaser. 2 lengths second of 16 to Now Where Or When in novice chase (12/1) at Fairyhouse (16f, soft) on debut over fences 10 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 7-72772

Alice Avril^h,t²³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 118| D

11/2

Fairly useful chaser. Hooded for 1st time, good second of 9 in handicap chase at Naas (16f, soft, 9/1) 23 days ago, no match for winner. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 1-31442

Magic Sea^p¹⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-3| J: E Walsh⁽⁵⁾| T: Mrs S Dawson| OR: 98| C

100/1

Fair hurdler. Eleven runs since last win in 2020. Fair winner at 20f over hurdles. 100/1, fifth of 10 in novice chase at Fairyhouse (17f, soft) 16 days ago.

Form: 967025

Midnight It Is³⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: L P Dempsey| T: G P Cromwell

16/1

Fairly useful hurdler. Eighth of 15 in novice chase (17/2) at this course (20f, heavy) on debut over fences 30 days ago. Should have more to offer.

Form: 423U38

Forecasts

Delvino (16/5), The Priests Leap (7/2), Now Where Or When (9/2), Alice Avril (11/2), Gevrey (15/2), Razzle Dazzle Love (14/1), Midnight It Is (16/1), Ujumpthelastuwin (16/1), Bythesametoken (20/1), Magic Sea (100/1)

ALICE AVRIL was unlucky to bump into a much-improved rival when second at Naas last time and can return to winning ways. Now Where Or When and The Priests Leap should also go well.