John F. McGuire Beginners Chase

Off time: 17:05 | Winning time: 4m 14.09s

Adamantly Chosen⁵³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins| BF

11/8

Useful hurdler. Latest win at Thurles in February. Below form thirteenth of 20 in handicap hurdle at Galway (16f, good, well-backed 7/2) 53 days ago. Makes chase debut and will surely be bang involved.

Form: 22104-0

Grand Roi^p¹⁵⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: D N Russell| T: G Elliott

10/11

Smart hurdler. One of better efforts when 7½ lengths third of 8 to Darasso in Ballybin Hurdle at Fairyhouse (20f, good to soft, 10/1) 5 months ago. Highly respected on chase debut.

Form: 0/344P3-

Masterstonemason^p³¹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: C G O'Dwyer⁽⁷⁾| T: F Costello| OR: 93

100/1

Unreliable individual. Latest win in hurdle at Limerick in March. 40/1, below form eighth of 13 in handicap chase at Killarney (20f, good to soft) 31 days ago, never better than mid-field having gone in snatches.

Form: 10-0058

Soloman Lane¹⁵⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Liam McKenna⁽⁷⁾| T: M Hassett

200/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Sixth of 10 in beginners chase (150/1) at Kilbeggan (22f, good) 5 months ago. Down in trip.

Form: F/S466-

Watch House Cross^t¹⁰⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead| BF

13/2

Winning pointer who made a successful debut over hurdles at Leopardstown back in December. 4/5, excuses (bled/suffered wound to leg) when pulled up in beginners chase at Kilbeggan (19.9f, good to soft) on chasing debut back in June so he can't be dismissed on return.

Form: 21/184-P

Non-Runners

Mattie's Mountain¹

Weight: 11-12| Age: 7

T: E McCarthy J: M J M O'Sullivan

Barely Made It¹⁴

Weight: 11-5| Age: 5

T: J Grace J: Philip Donovan

Forecasts

Grand Roi (10/11), Adamantly Chosen (11/8), Watch House Cross (13/2), Mattie's Mountain (50/1), Barely Made It (66/1), Masterstonemason (100/1), Soloman Lane (200/1)

Those with previous chasing experience don't set a tall standard so GRAND ROI and Adamantly Chosen are fancied to fight this one out with preference for the former making his reappearance after 5 months off the track. Willie Mullins' charge is sure to give the selection plenty to think about though, while Watch House Cross is not ruled out having found to have bled on his chase debut at Kilbeggan in June.