Irish Daily Star - Best For Racing Coverage Chase (Grade 3)

Off time: 16:30 | Winning time: 6m 8.20s

Galvin¹⁶⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: D N Russell| T: G Elliott| OR: 166| CD

11/10

Improved again to collar A Plus Tard on the line in Savills at Leopardstown in December. Fourth to that same rival in Cheltenham Gold Cup in March. Below par here final start but the class act if close to his best (won this on last year's reappearance).

Form: 1/12146-

Battleoverdoyen^t¹¹

Age: 9| Weight: 11-0| J: Sam Ewing| T: G Elliott| OR: 149| C| D

9/2

Smart chaser. Course winner. Eight wins from 25 runs. Very good 2¾ lengths third of 6 to Easy Game in PWC Champion Chase (15/2) at Gowran (20f, good to soft) 11 days ago.

Form: F-67523

Lord Lariat^p,t¹⁷⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-0| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: D A McLoughlin| OR: 146| C| D

20/1

Useful chaser. Course winner. 40/1, career best when winning 27-runner Irish Grand National at Fairyhouse in April. Will require another career best if he's to take this on his seasonal reappearance.

Form: 611651-

Run Wild Fred^b¹⁷⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 11-0| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott| OR: 154| CD

10/3

Really smart effort to win Troytown at Navan last November. Also fine second in National Hunt Chase at the Cheltenham Festival. Fell in the Grand National and Irish Grand National in the spring. The main danger to stable-companion Galvin.

Form: 2122FF-

Politesse^t⁷³

Age: 8| Weight: 10-10| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: L Fowler| OR: 136| C| D

11/2

Arrives in top form after wins in a Roscommon handicap and Galway conditions race this summer but playing for place rather than win money if the Elliott big guns are firing.

Form: U07-611

Non-Runners

Macgiloney¹¹

Weight: 11-0| Age: 9

T: D Hogan J: Sean Flanagan

Forecasts

Galvin (11/10), Run Wild Fred (10/3), Battleoverdoyen (9/2), Politesse (11/2), Lord Lariat (20/1), Macgiloney (66/1)

GALVIN won this contest on last year's reappearance and should be good for a repeat. The main threat is likely to come from stablemate Run Wild Fred assuming his confidence hasn't been dented by a couple of falls in the spring.