14:00 Thurles

Thursday 20 October 2022

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Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Beginners Chase

Off time: 14:00 | Winning time: 5m 13.20s

Barely Made It⁴⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: P J Cawley⁽⁷⁾| T: J Grace

200/1

Lightly-raced maiden under Rules. 100/1, fifth of 6 in novice chase at Galway (18.5f, good to soft) on debut over fences 45 days ago.

Form: 087-5

Ciao Bella²³⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: Miss E Doyle

9/1

Fairly useful hurdler. Creditable fourth of 9 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (24.4f, heavy, 11/1). Off 7 months. Switches from hurdles to chase and she's open to improvement in this sphere.

Form: 5/27044-

Hope Des Blins⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: M J M O'Sullivan⁽⁵⁾| T: J P Ryan

33/1

Fair hurdler. Ninth of 10 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (16f, good, 25/1) 8 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase and up in trip.

Form: 353F59

Howaya C D And E^t¹²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: Ricky Doyle| T: G Keane

15/2

Fair hurdler. 11/2 and tongue strap on for 1st time, good third of 13 in novice hurdle at Fairyhouse (20f, good) 12 days ago, needing stiffer test. Makes chase debut.

Form: 512333

Quarry Lil^t¹³²

Age: 8| Weight: 11-7| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: P O'Flynn| OR: 99

40/1

Fair winner at 19f over hurdles. Ninth of 10 in handicap chase (10/1) at Clonmel (16f, good to soft) 132 days ago. Back up in trip.

Form: P34-079

Red As Rust²⁰⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 11-7| J: Sean Flanagan| T: N Slevin

20/1

Fairly useful hurdler. 66/1, tailed-off sixth of 7 to Bronn in Easter Festival Novices' Hurdle at Fairyhouse (20f, good to soft). Makes chase debut.

Form: 4/P4166-

Sassy Yet Classy^p¹⁷⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 11-7| J: Jordan Gainford| T: C Collins

7/2

Useful hurdler. Latest at Punchestown in November. Makes chase debut for new yard and she will be a threat if her jumping passes the test.

Form: 31U2B0-

Secret She Keeps¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Mark Walsh| T: H De Bromhead

8/15

Promising type. Second of 8 in novice chase (25/1) at Fairyhouse (21f, good) on debut over fences 12 days ago, sticking to task. Very much the one to beat.

Form: 137-32

So Ladylike³⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 11-7| J: Gavin Brouder⁽⁵⁾| T: C A McBratney

150/1

Poor hurdler. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, ninth of 12 in novice chase at Downpatrick (17.8f, good, 50/1) on debut over fences 34 days ago.

Form: 647099

Non-Runners

Brampton Belle²²¹

Weight: 11-7| Age: 6

T: H De Bromhead J: Phillip Enright

Forecasts

Secret She Keeps (8/15), Sassy Yet Classy (7/2), Brampton Belle (4/1), Howaya C D And E (15/2), Ciao Bella (9/1), Red As Rust (20/1), Hope Des Blins (33/1), Quarry Lil (40/1), So Ladylike (150/1), Barely Made It (200/1)

Winning pointer SECRET SHE KEEPS left her hurdles form well behind when going close on her recent chase debut at Fairyhouse. She is open to improvement in this sphere and is taken to go one better here. Stablemate Brampton Belle is well worth a second look now switched to fences and Ciao Bella is considered, but useful hurdler Sassy Yet Classy will surely emerge as the main if she takes to the larger obstacles.