Irish Stallion Farms EBF Rated Novice Chase

Off time: 16:22 | Winning time: 4m 19.8s

Alko Rouge²¹

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: J B Foley⁽⁵⁾| T: T Gibney

7/2

Fairly useful winner at 16f over hurdles. 22/1, good third of 9 in novice chase at Punchestown (15.8f, heavy) 21 days ago. In the mix.

Form: 6316-P3

Bythesametoken^t⁴⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: C J Orr| T: R O'Sullivan| OR: 123

6/1

Fairly useful chaser. Career best when winning 10-runner minor event chase at Down Royal (16.2f, good to soft, 20/1) 40 days ago. Getting better with each recent run, so one to consider.

Form: 727721

Ujumpthelastuwin¹⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: J B Kane⁽⁵⁾| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 123

22/1

Fairly useful chaser. 8/1, only sixth of 9 in handicap chase at Thurles (16.6f, soft) 10 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 38F0-F6

Fighting Fit^t⁶³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-8| J: L P Dempsey| T: J P Dempsey| OR: 119

13/8

Promising sort who posted career best when winning 9-runner handicap chase at Naas (16f, soft, 6/4) 63 days ago by 3l from Alice Avril, storming clear. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 5-89621

Kalkas⁶⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 118

10/3

Fairly useful winner at 16f over hurdles. Seventh of 11 in minor event chase at Limerick (17.7f, heavy, 5/1) 69 days ago. Stable having good spell, so could easily bounce back.

Form: 5106-87

Alice Avril^h,t⁴⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: H Morgan⁽³⁾| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 117| D

16/1

Fairly useful chaser. Below-form fifth of 10 to Bythesametoken in minor event chase at Down Royal (16.2f, good to soft, 11/2) 40 days ago. Needs to get back on track.

Form: 314425

One Down^p,t¹⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-6| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott| OR: 117

14/1

Fairly useful hurdler. Fared better than of late when fifth of 9 in handicap chase at Thurles (16.6f, soft, 28/1) 10 days ago. Twelve runs since last win in 2020, however.

Form: 248P85

Forecasts

Fighting Fit (13/8), Kalkas (10/3), Alko Rouge (7/2), Bythesametoken (6/1), One Down (14/1), Alice Avril (16/1), Ujumpthelastuwin (22/1)

FIGHTING FIT ran out an impressive victor at Naas so is impossible to oppose with further progress very much on the cards. Bythesametoken also arrives on the back of a recent success at Down Royal and is next on the list, with Alko Rouge appealing as the pick of the remainder.