14:20 Clonmel

Thursday 3 March 2022

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Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Beginners Chase

Off time: 14:20 | Winning time: 5m 50.8s

Carrigeen Lotus⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: Miss E A Lalor⁽⁵⁾| T: Miss E Lalor| OR: 120

5/4

Fairly useful chaser. 18/1, last of 6 in novice chase at Thurles (22f, soft) 7 days ago. Has good chance on pick of form.

Form: 802626

Fort Worth Texas²²

Age: 8| Weight: 11-7| J: Mark Walsh| T: C Bowe

9/1

Fairly useful chaser. 15/2, eighth of 11 in novice chase at Fairyhouse (21f, soft) 22 days ago. Very likely she needed that run after 15 months off and better expected here.

Form: 10/692-8

Millyinthemiddle²⁹⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: Brian Hayes| T: E Mullins

33/1

Fair hurdler. Possibly amiss when pulled up in novice chase (10/1) at Killarney (20f, good to soft) on debut over fences, in touch when pulled up before 3 out. Off 9 months.

Form: 007/53-P

Psychee Du Brizais⁶¹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-7| J: H Morgan⁽³⁾| T: Diarmuid P Ryan

300/1

Modest hurdler. Below form tenth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Tramore (21.4f, heavy, 40/1) 61 days ago. Makes chase debut (maiden pointer).

Form: 5P8-900

Razzle Dazzle Love^t³⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 11-7| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: T Gibney| OR: 121

11/2

Fairly useful winner at 17f over hurdles. Ninth of 10 in minor event chase (14/1) at Down Royal (16.2f, good to soft) 37 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 78-2559

Rebel Early^p¹²

Age: 8| Weight: 11-7| J: Phillip Enright| T: W J Burke| C| D

6/1

Fairly useful hurdler. Pulled up in handicap hurdle (25/1) at Gowran (20.2f, heavy) 12 days ago, bad mistake fourth. Switches from hurdles to chase. Likely to improve.

Form: 39013P

Steak And Onions¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: Gary Noonan⁽⁷⁾| T: E McCarthy

16/1

Fair hurdler. Below form fourth of 17 in novice hurdle at this course (18.9f, heavy, 12/1) 14 days ago. Makes chase debut.

Form: 345854

Western Zara³³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: R Deegan⁽³⁾| T: P Nolan| C

10/3

Career best when winning 16-runner handicap hurdle (5/1) at Fairyhouse (23.7f, good to soft) 33 days ago, driven out. Runner-up in a point and lots to like on chase debut now.

Form: 2/21-531

Forecasts

Carrigeen Lotus (5/4), Western Zara (10/3), Razzle Dazzle Love (11/2), Rebel Early (6/1), Fort Worth Texas (9/1), Steak And Onions (16/1), Millyinthemiddle (33/1), Psychee Du Brizais (300/1)

WESTERN ZARA has been going the right way over hurdles, which may count for plenty in this, so she is taken to make a winning start over the larger obstacles. Carrigeen Lotus ran no sort of race last week, so Fort Worth Texas is feared most in the expectation that she is fitter this time.