Packie Downey Memorial Rated Novice Chase

Off time: 16:07 | Winning time: 5m 19.9s

L'impertinent⁷⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: Simon Torrens| T: E Bolger

9/2

Promising type. 13/2, career best when winning 13-runner novice chase at Ballinrobe (17f, good) on debut over fences 75 days ago, always holding on. Should progress and likely to have a big say here.

Form: 45901-1

Say It Ain't So^t⁹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-9| J: T N Brett⁽⁷⁾| T: R Hackett| D

16/1

Lightly-raced winner under Rules. 40/1, career best when winning 13-runner novice chase at Clonmel (20.3f, good to soft) on debut over fences 94 days ago, keeping on well. Likely to improve.

Form: 471/01-

Upping The Anti⁶⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead| D

11/8

Promising individual. 5/1, career best when winning 14-runner novice chase at Kilbeggan (19.4f, good to soft) on debut over fences 65 days ago, kept up to work. BIg player.

Form: 6/5317-1

Ferdia²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Philip Donovan⁽⁵⁾| T: J P Ryan| OR: 118| BF

9/4

Fairly useful chaser. Twenty-two runs since last win in 2021. Creditable second of 7 in handicap chase at Killarney (17f, good, 5/2) 2 days ago. Perhaps vulnerable for win purposes.

Form: 533222

Mr Caplan^h²⁹²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott| BF

13/2

Hurdles winner at Wexford in July 2021. Nine-month absence to overcome, but certainly capable of making his presence felt.

Form: 2/72122-

Non-Runners

Wouldn't You Agree³⁴

Weight: 11-5| Age: 8

T: E Griffin J: Donagh Meyler

Forecasts

Upping The Anti (11/8), Ferdia (9/4), L'impertinent (9/2), Mr Caplan (13/2), Wouldn't You Agree (14/1), Say It Ain't So (16/1)

UPPING THE ANTI was an emphatic winner on his chase debut at Kilbeggan, a feature of which was his sure-footed jumping. He is open to improvement in this sphere amd will take plenty of stopping. L'impertinent and Say It Ain't So both made successful starts over fences at Ballinrobe and Clonmel respectively, and the former is feared most.