Ballygarry Estate Hotel & Spa Mares Novice Chase

Off time: 15:45 | Winning time: 4m 46.05s

Darrens Hope¹²⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-7| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: R Murphy| OR: 132| D

11/10

Useful chaser. 5/1, good second of 10 in handicap chase at Killarney (26f, good to soft) 128 days ago, sticking to task. Dropping back in trip here shouldn't be a problem and she's clearly the one to beat.

Form: 3323-12

Influential Lady¹²

Age: 8| Weight: 11-7| J: C A Landers| T: J Barcoe| OR: 111| BF| D

5/1

Fair chaser. Latest win at Tramore in August. 4/1, creditable second of 10 in handicap hurdle at Ballinrobe (21.8f, good) 12 days ago, not ideally placed. Switches from hurdles to chase and should make her presence felt.

Form: 3U3412

Optional Mix¹⁵²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Jordan Gainford| T: E Doyle| OR: 114| D

7/1

Fair chaser. Latest win at Thurles in March. 4/1, respectable fourth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Kilbeggan (19f, good) 152 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase. Place possibilities.

Form: 726714-

Elite Des Mottes^p1,t⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 11-0| J: R Deegan| T: E McCarthy

28/1

Fair hurdler. 33/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, fell in novice chase at Sligo (17.2f, good to soft) on debut over fences 7 days ago. Cheekpieces on for 1st time.

Form: 31-0P0F

Hope Des Blins⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: B J Cooper| T: J P Ryan

12/1

Winner over hurdles at Kilbeggan in April. Third of 10 in novice chase (14/1) at Sligo (17.2f, good to soft) on debut over fences 7 days ago. Minor place money is perhaps the best she can hope for.

Form: 1-26353

Motown Maggie^p¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: D N Russell| T: G Elliott| D

10/3

Fairly useful hurdler. Bit below form fifth of 10 in handicap hurdle (13/2) at Ballinrobe (21.8f, good) 12 days ago, not ideally placed. Likely to be in the mix if taking to fences at the first attempt.

Form: 272-825

Non-Runners

I'll Be That Lady⁴⁷

Weight: 11-7| Age: 7

T: B McMahon J: Sean O'Keeffe

Forecasts

Darrens Hope (11/10), Motown Maggie (10/3), Influential Lady (5/1), Optional Mix (7/1), Hope Des Blins (12/1), I'll Be That Lady (16/1), Elite Des Mottes (28/1)

Though she's won just one of her 11 starts in this sphere, DARRENS HOPE hasn't done a great deal wrong since switched to fences and will take plenty of stopping if fully tuned-up following a four-month break. Motown Maggie possesses some decent bits and pieces of hurdles form and should be involved if her jumping passes the test now tackling the larger obstacles. However, Influential Lady, who landed a Tramore maiden on her latest chase start, is preferred for forecast purposes.