16:55 Listowel

Wednesday 21 September 2022

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Brandon Hotel Beginners Chase

Off time: 16:55 | Winning time: 5m 20.0s

Bardenstown Lad¹⁴⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Simon Torrens| T: J C McConnell| D

6/4

Useful hurdler. 16/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, fell in War of Attrition Novices' Hurdle at Punchestown (23.8f, good to soft) 147 days ago. Makes chase debut and big chance of his jumping passes the test.

Form: 13113F-

Bigz Belief^b,t¹⁸⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Keith Donoghue| T: M J Smith

66/1

Fairly useful hurdler. Latest win at Naas in January. 150/1, nineteenth of 23 in handicap hurdle at Cheltenham (20.2f, good to soft). Off 6 months ahead of this chase debut.

Form: 0/P0310-

Folcano¹⁵⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Jordan Gainford| T: G Elliott

20/1

Useful hurdler. 7/1, twelfth of 17 in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (21.5f, good to soft) 156 days ago. Makes chase debut and he's one to consider. Yard also saddles Perfect Attitude.

Form: 0/69490-

Good Time Jonny^t¹⁴⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: P J Carberry| T: A J Martin

9/1

Useful hurdler. 40/1, pulled up in War of Attrition Novices' Hurdle at Punchestown (23.8f, good to soft) 147 days ago. Makes chase debut and will be a threat if he puts his best foot forward.

Form: 16119P-

Life In The Park¹⁴⁷

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

11/8

Lightly-raced winner over hurdles. Career best when winning 24-runner handicap hurdle (9/2) at Punchestown (19.8f, good to soft) 147 days ago. More needed now switched to fences, but he's clearly going the right way.

Form: F/3611-

Lucky Max¹³⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: J J Slevin| T: S Doyle

18/1

Fairly useful hurdler. Latest win at Cork in December. 7/1, fourth of 6 in handicap hurdle at Warwick (19f, good) 137 days ago. Makes chase debut having rejoined yard after leaving Dan Skelton.

Form: 187U0-4

Perfect Attitude³³

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

10/1

Useful hurdler. Last of 8 in novice chase (11/2) at Killarney (23f, good to soft) on debut over fences 33 days ago. Yard saddles a stronger candidate in Folcano.

Form: 5304-68

Non-Runners

Ithaka³³

Weight: 11-12| Age: 6

T: R McNally J: K C Sexton

Forecasts

Life In The Park (11/8), Bardenstown Lad (6/4), Good Time Jonny (9/1), Perfect Attitude (10/1), Lucky Max (18/1), Folcano (20/1), Ithaka (50/1), Bigz Belief (66/1)

BARDENSTOWN LAD put in a good shift when third in the Albert Bartlett at the Cheltenham Festival in March and he will prove hard to beat if taking to fences at the first attempt. Life In The Park landed a compeititve handicap at the big Punchestown meeting during the spring and appeals as the type to make his mark in this sphere. He is feared most ahead of Folcano and Good Time Jonny.