Return Of The Jumps Mares Beginners Chase

Off time: 14:11 | Winning time: 4m 4.0s

Brides Hill¹⁶⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: L P Dempsey| T: G P Cromwell| D

11/8

Useful hurdler. Creditable 3½ lengths third of 11 to Party Central in listed hurdle at Punchestown (16.4f, good to soft, 10/1) 165 days ago. Makes chase debut.

Form: 13B1P3-

Broomfield Hall^t¹⁶³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: Keith Donoghue| T: J P Dempsey| D

10/3

Fairly useful hurdler. 10/1, career best when winning 25-runner handicap hurdle at Punchestown (16.2f, good to soft) 163 days ago, rallying. Makes chase debut.

Form: 232P11-

Happy D'ex¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: D N Russell| T: G Elliott| CD

7/2

Fairly useful hurdler. 2 wins from 3 runs this season. 1/7, career best when winning 4-runner novice hurdle at Perth (20.2f, good) 17 days ago, driven out. Makes chase debut. Back down in trip.

Form: 468-S11

Mighty Meggsie²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 111| BF| D

4/1

Fair hurdler. Fair winner at 17f over hurdles. Respectable second of 10 in novice chase (7/4) at Sligo (17.2f, good to soft) 24 days ago. Solid claims.

Form: 6-22222

Return To Base³⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott| D

18/1

Lightly-raced winner under NH rules. Fair winner at 16f over hurdles. Pulled up in novice chase (17/2) at Kilbeggan (19f, good) on debut over fences 36 days ago, behind from before halfway.

Form: 8/15P

Non-Runners

Caddy Shack¹²⁰

Weight: 11-7| Age: 8

T: J A Berry J: Mr J P Berry

Forecasts

Brides Hill (11/8), Broomfield Hall (10/3), Happy D'ex (7/2), Mighty Meggsie (4/1), Return To Base (18/1), Caddy Shack (66/1)

HAPPY D'EX has already won twice in a light hurdling career and, as an ex-pointer, she appeals as the type to do better in this sphere, so she gets the nod over fellow chasing debutant Brides Hill who, admittedly, has achieved a bit more than the selection under Rules so far. Broomfield Hall also makes appeal.