BoyleSports Chase

Off time: 19:00 | Winning time: 4m 5.8s

Bythesametoken^t¹⁶⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: C J Orr| T: R O'Sullivan| OR: 123

33/1

Confirmed chase debut promise when landing a Down Royal maiden (16.2f) in January. Looked sure to play a part when falling last at Leopardstown (17f) in March and whilst he may do better still in this sphere, this a tough ask on these terms.

Form: 27721F-

Cape Gentleman⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Danny Mullins| T: E Mullins| OR: 152| D

1/3

Smart chaser who wasn't disgraced when ninth in the Galway Plate and made most of good opportunity to score on the level at Killarney (16.8f) 4 days ago. Serious claims back over fences.

Form: 3112F-9

Fan De Blues^t²⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: D A Jacob| T: W P Mullins| OR: 141

7/2

Consistent, useful chaser who again ran well when third of 20 in handicap chase (11/2) at Galway (22.5f, good to soft) 24 days ago. Drop in trip will hold no fears and fancied to be thereabouts.

Form: 26F94-3

Grand Bornand^t⁸⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: W P Mullins| OR: 138

14/1

Useful chaser. 11/2, made mistakes and folded as if amiss when pulled up in handicap chase at Punchestown (2m) in May. Record has become distinctly patchy and he's tough to assess on balance.

Form: 1PP3P-P

Stormey³

Age: 12| Weight: 11-2| J: J G Gilligan⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Gilligan| OR: 114| D

20/1

Fair veteran chaser. Thirty one runs since last win in 2017. Creditable third of 9 in handicap chase at Killarney (17f, good to soft, 9/1) 3 days ago. Likely to come up short again in this company.

Form: 50/3-433

Non-Runners

Exit Poll²

Weight: 11-12| Age: 8

T: Mrs J Harrington J: J B Foley

For Everyone³⁶

Weight: 11-7| Age: 6

T: M M McNiff J: I J Power

Eddies Pride³

Weight: 10-9| Age: 8

T: N Lee J: Gary Noonan

Forecasts

Cape Gentleman (1/3), Fan De Blues (7/2), Exit Poll (5/1), For Everyone (12/1), Grand Bornand (14/1), Stormey (20/1), Bythesametoken (33/1), Eddies Pride (100/1)

Having shaped better than the bare result in the Galway Plate on his penultimate start, CAPE GENTLEMAN set himself up nicely for this with success on the level at Killarney 4 days ago and he looks the one to beat on these terms. The consistent Fan de Blues and Exit Poll can give him most to think about.