14:10 Galway

Thursday 28 July 2022

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Guinness Beginners Chase

Off time: 14:10 | Winning time: 5m 41.10s

Alfa Mix^b²⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Mark Walsh| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 132| BF

7/2

Useful hurdler. Twelve runs since last win in 2019. Good third of 6 in novice chase (9/4) at Kilbeggan (25f, good to soft) 20 days ago. Not taken lightly.

Form: 207PF-3

Calagogo^p,t⁴⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Jordan Gainford| T: G Elliott| D

22/1

Fairly useful hurdler. Three wins from 6 runs last season. Fell 8th in novice chase at Clonmel (22.8f, good to soft, 16/1) 48 days ago. Needs to brush up his jumping.

Form: 14P-68F

Captain Kangaroo^t²⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins

11/1

Fairly useful winner at 24f over hurdles. Last of 6 in novice chase at Kilbeggan (25f, good to soft, 11/1) on debut over fences 20 days ago. More is required.

Form: 715F0-6

Charlie Siringo^h,t1¹¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: J J Slevin| T: G Ahern| OR: 102

80/1

Fair winner at 19f over hurdles. Pulled up in novice chase at Tipperary (19.5f, soft, 16/1) 11 days ago. Tongue strap on for 1st time with work to do.

Form: 0-P54PP

Chinx Of Light⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Simon Torrens| T: J C McConnell| BF| C

9/4

Useful winner at 24f over hurdles. Promising debut second over fences at Kilbeggan before fell 6th in novice chase at Limerick (22f, good) 8 days ago. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 1P-112F

Fakiera^p⁶²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott| BF

9/4

Useful winner at 20f over hurdles. 9/4, encouraging second of 12 in novice chase at Limerick (19.7f, good) 62 days ago. Open to more progress. In the picture.

Form: 1240/8-2

Oscar Academy^t⁷⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 11-12| J: Kieren Buckley⁽⁵⁾| T: P Martin| OR: 120| D

66/1

Fairly useful winner at 23f over hurdles. 20/1, good third of 10 in minor event chase at Fairyhouse (21.2f, heavy). First run for yard after leaving Gavin Patrick Cromwell and more is needed.

Form: 083/F4-3

Our Patron Saint¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: C D Maxwell| T: Mrs S Dawson

200/1

Poor hurdler. 50/1, fifth of 12 in handicap hurdle at Downpatrick (21.8f, good) 15 days ago. Faces no easy task on his chase debut.

Form: 0609-05

Rambranlt'jac²⁴⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Brian Hayes| T: W P Mullins

9/1

Fairly useful winner at 16f over hurdles. 6/1, made mistakes before fell 5th in novice chase at Navan (17f, good) on his debut over fences. Off 8 months and no surprise to see him take a step forward.

Form: 15/343F-

Western Run^p1³²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Keith Donoghue| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 125| BF| D

8/1

Fairly useful chaser but it's now seventeen runs since last win in 2020. 9/4, creditable fifth of 8 in handicap chase at Cartmel (21.2f, soft) 32 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time.

Form: 0F-4425

Zalika^p¹¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: Danny Mullins| T: P J Gilligan| OR: 81

50/1

Modest hurdler. 7/1, creditable third of 10 in handicap chase at Tipperary (16.8f, soft) 11 days ago. Significantly back up in trip with plenty to find on form.

Form: 05-7653

Forecasts

Fakiera (9/4), Chinx Of Light (9/4), Alfa Mix (7/2), Western Run (8/1), Rambranlt'jac (9/1), Captain Kangaroo (11/1), Calagogo (22/1), Zalika (50/1), Oscar Academy (66/1), Charlie Siringo (80/1), Our Patron Saint (200/1)

CHINX OF LIGHT made a promising start in this sphere when runner-up at Kilbeggan so this useful winning hurdler is worth another chance after taking an early fall at Limerick last week. Fakiera also has better days ahead of him and can give John McConnell's 6-y-o most to do, although Alfa Mix has the form to have a say too.