Freddie Doyle Memorial Novice Chase

Off time: 16:15 | Winning time: 4m 1.00s

Ash Tree Meadow^h,t⁴¹

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

3/1

Winner over hurdle at Navan in January. Likely to play a part in the finish on this chase debut if his jumping passes the test.

Form: 1/33124-

Ganapathi^t¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins| D

1/1

Useful hurdler. 9/2, fifth of 9 in minor event hurdle at Punchestown (19.8f, good to soft) 17 days ago. Makes chase debut and leading claims if he takes to the larger obstacles.

Form: 50F/035-

Genois¹⁸⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: Mark Walsh| T: E Bolger

9/4

Promising individual. Fourth of 18 in novice chase at Naas (19f, good to soft, 4/1) on debut over fences in November. Open to improvement in this sphere.

Form: 331/4-

Raven Rule²³⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 10-13| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: W J Burke| D

20/1

Fairly useful hurdler. Latest win in hurdle at Punchestown in May. Fell in minor event hurdle (15/2) at Listowel (16f, good to soft). Off 7 months ahead of this chase debut.

Form: 214F5F-

Non-Runners

Say It Ain't So³⁰

Weight: 11-12| Age: 7

T: R Hackett J: T N Brett

Forecasts

Ganapathi (1/1), Genois (9/4), Ash Tree Meadow (3/1), Say It Ain't So (7/1), Raven Rule (20/1)

GENOIS made a highly promising start over fences when fourth at Naas and, with that experience under his belt, he makes plenty of appeal. Having surpassed his hurdles form when scoring on his chase debut at Clonmel, Say It Ain't So has to be respected, but he faces no easy task under a penalty and Ash Tree Meadow and Ganapathi, both useful hurdlers, rate the main dangers.