18:00 Tramore

Thursday 11 August 2022

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Walter Halley Memorial Beginners Chase

Off time: 18:00 | Winning time: 5m 21.10s

Broken Ice^p⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Keith Donoghue| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 109

9/2

Fair chaser. 7/1, creditable third of 15 in handicap hurdle at Roscommon (25f, soft) 9 days ago, unsuited by emphasis on stamina. Switches from hurdles to chase. Cheekpieces back on. Could figure.

Form: 1903-U3

Cahirdown Boy^t²⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: C P McNamara| T: E McNamara| OR: 104

14/1

Fair hurdler. 9/1, bit below form fifth of 11 in handicap hurdle at Killarney (20f, good) 27 days ago, doing too much too soon. Makes chase debut.

Form: 310-545

Elegant Dan³³⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 11-12| J: Sean Flanagan| T: D M O'Brien| C

40/1

Modest chaser. One win from 22 NH runs. 66/1, fourteenth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Ballinrobe (21.8f, good to soft). Off 11 months. Switches from hurdles to chase.

Form: 7/95080-

Falcon Park²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Danny Mullins| T: P Hennessy

40/1

Tenth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Kilbeggan (15.2f, good, 25/1) 27 days ago. Makes chase debut. Significantly up in trip.

Form: U08-0U0

Gateau De Miel^t⁶¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: C Brassil⁽⁵⁾| T: H De Bromhead| D

10/3

Promising type. 13/2, second of 9 in novice chase at Downpatrick (23.5f, good to soft) on debut over fences 61 days ago, just failing. Should put up a bold bid.

Form: 0/9214-2

Local Rogue²¹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr J L Scallan⁽⁷⁾| T: S Doyle| OR: 85

40/1

First run since leaving Miss Elizabeth Doyle when tenth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Limerick (24f, good, 28/1) 21 days ago. Makes chase debut.

Form: 33/2-150

One For Joe⁶⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Phillip Enright| T: C Byrnes

16/1

Fair hurdler. 22/1, pulled up in handicap hurdle at Listowel (20f, soft) 66 days ago, struggling over circuit out. Makes chase debut.

Form: 341FP-P

Quaker Island³²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: D F O'Regan| T: Peter Fahey

13/2

Fair hurdler. 8/1, creditable fourth of 11 in handicap hurdle at Sligo (26f, good to soft) 32 days ago. Makes chase debut.

Form: 03P80-4

Room To Roam⁶³

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Simon Torrens| T: J C McConnell| OR: 111

28/1

Fair hurdler. One win from 33 NH runs. Twenty runs since last win in 2019. 40/1, fifteenth of 18 in handicap at Leopardstown (15f, good) 63 days ago. Makes chase debut. Below form on last hurdle run.

Form: 462097-

True Faith⁴¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 125

11/8

Promising individual. Very good third of 11 in novice chase (11/1) at Wexford (20f, soft) 41 days ago, faring best of those held up. Merits consideration.

Form: 2560-23

Hopefully²⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: Cian Quirke⁽⁷⁾| T: T Cleary| OR: 80| C

66/1

Modest hurdler. 28/1, first run since leaving M. C. Grassick when sixth of 9 in handicap hurdle at Kilbeggan (15.2f, good) 27 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase. Significantly back up in trip.

Form: 53P40-6

Forecasts

True Faith (11/8), Gateau De Miel (10/3), Broken Ice (9/2), Quaker Island (13/2), Cahirdown Boy (14/1), One For Joe (16/1), Room To Roam (28/1), Elegant Dan (40/1), Falcon Park (40/1), Local Rogue (40/1), Hopefully (66/1)

GATEAU DE MIEL jumped nicely when runner-up at Downpatrick on his chasing debut a couple of months ago and, with improvement on the cards, he takes marginal preference over stablemate True Faith who, admittedly, is Rachel Blackmore's choice. Broken Ice is best of the remainder.