EY Chase

Off time: 16:50 | Winning time: 5m 26.80s

Bacardys^p,t³⁵

Age: 11| Weight: 11-5| J: Kieran Callaghan⁽⁷⁾| T: W P Mullins| OR: 136

3/1

Really smart hurdler in his pomp. Useful chaser, winning Clonmel maiden in June. Well held in a competitive handicap at Kilbeggan since but he's more than capable of going well in a race like this.

Form: 5822-19

Tullybeg^t²³

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

10/3

Useful hurdler. Came good over fences in Kilbeggan maiden in June and respectable third in Limerick novice last time. Will need a bit of improvement.

Form: 150-413

Popong³⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 11-3| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 135

6/4

Useful chaser. Twelve runs since last win in 2020 but he arrives on the back of good runner-up efforts in handicaps this summer (Bacardys well behind her in Munster Natrional latest). Perhaps this can be her day again.

Form: 272P-22

Ferdia¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: Danny Mullins| T: J P Ryan| OR: 121| BF| C

4/1

Fairly useful chaser. Twenty five runs since last win in 2021. Good third of 10 in handicap chase at Galway (18.2f, soft, 11/4) 12 days ago.

Form: 222363

Non-Runners

The Little Yank¹³

Weight: 10-12| Age: 7

T: J P Ryan J: Darragh O'Keeffe

Forecasts

Popong (6/4), Bacardys (3/1), Tullybeg (10/3), Ferdia (4/1), The Little Yank (10/1)

A useful contest. POPONG has gone nearly 2 years without a win but her runner-up efforts in handicap company on her last 2 outings read well in the context of this race and she can get her head back in front under Rachael Blackmore. Bacardys was well behind the selection in the Munster National last time but this smaller-field scenario should place less pressure on his jumping and he's feared most.