17:12 Gowran Park

Saturday 1 October 2022

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Join Gowran Park Racing Club Beginners Chase

Off time: 17:14 | Winning time: 4m 56.10s

Banbridge¹⁷⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: J J Slevin| T: J P O'Brien| BF| D

5/6

Useful hurdler. Latest win in hurdle at Cheltenham in March. 5/2, tailed-off twelfth of 14 to Gelino Bello in Sefton Novices' Hurdle at Aintree (24.7f, good) 176 days ago. Makes chase debut.

Form: 147110-

Gua Du Large^h,t¹⁵⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead

6/1

Useful hurdler. Latest win in hurdle at Fairyhouse in November. 9/1, respectable seventh of 17 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (16.4f, good to soft) 158 days ago. Makes chase debut. Up in trip.

Form: 04/P107-

Indigo Breeze^h²⁶

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

10/3

Useful hurdler. Useful winner at 16f over hurdles. Respectable third of 6 in novice chase (11/4) at Galway (18.5f, good to soft) 26 days ago, finding little.

Form: 8/128-F3

Lucky Max¹⁰

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

33/1

Fairly useful hurdler. Fairly useful winner at 17f over hurdles. 18/1, first run since leaving Dan Skelton when sixth of 7 in novice chase at Listowel (22f, good) on debut over fences 10 days ago.

Form: 87U0-46

Soloman Lane¹²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Sean Flanagan| T: M Hassett

150/1

Lightly-raced maiden under Rules. 200/1, unseated rider in novice chase at Listowel (17f, good) 12 days ago.

Form: F/S466-U

Whatsavailable¹⁵⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: M F Morris| D

5/1

Fairly useful hurdler. Winner in hurdle at Fairyhouse in April. 12/1, creditable ninth of 25 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (23.6f, good to soft) 156 days ago. Makes chase debut.

Form: 334219-

Non-Runners

Ain't That A Shame¹⁹⁸

Weight: 11-12| Age: 8

T: H De Bromhead J: Rachael Blackmore

Arctic Skua¹⁶⁷

Weight: 11-12| Age: 5

T: V Halley J: Ian Power

Fierami⁴⁰

Weight: 11-12| Age: 7

T: G Elliott J: Sam Ewing

The Tack Room⁶⁰

Weight: 11-12| Age: 8

T: J E Kiely J: L P Dempsey

Forecasts

Banbridge (5/6), Ain't That A Shame (9/4), Indigo Breeze (10/3), Whatsavailable (5/1), Gua Du Large (6/1), The Tack Room (25/1), Lucky Max (33/1), Fierami (50/1), Arctic Skua (100/1), Soloman Lane (150/1)

Granted a clear round, BANBRIDGE has a good chance of making a winning debut over fences. He failed to fire over 24.7f at Aintree when last seen in April but prior to that he landed a handicap at the Cheltenham Festival. Ain't That A Shame is the clear pick of those with experiece over fences and he is feared most. His stablemate Gua Du Large and Indigo Breeze can do battle for minor honours.