Liam & Valerie Brennan Florida Pearl Novice Chase (Grade 2)

Off time: 13:30 | Winning time: 5m 54.02s

Amirite⁴³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead

3/1

Lightly-raced winner under NH rules. Career best when winning 8-runner novice chase at Fairyhouse (21f, good, 6/4) on debut over fences 43 days ago. Stable having good spell. Open to progress.

Form: 1451-1

Idas Boy¹⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 11-3| J: B J Cooper| T: N Meade| BF| D

13/8

Promising individual. 1 win from 2 runs this season. Very good ½-length second of 6 to El Barra in Grade 3 chase at Cork (20f, heavy, 13/8) 14 days ago. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 1242-12

Minella Crooner²⁰⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott| C

7/4

Very useful winning hurdler. Latest win in hurdle here in January. Off 6 months. Much respected on his chase debut for yard which has an excellent record in this contest.

Form: 11212P-

Panda Boy¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: J J Slevin| T: M Brassil| C

16/1

Useful hurdler. Course winner. 1 win from 3 runs this season. Useful winner at 24f over hurdles. 14/1, 26 lengths fourth of 6 to El Barra in Gr 3 chase at Cork (20f, heavy) 14 days ago. Shortlisted.

Form: 9100-14

Darrens Hope²⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 10-10| J: Danny Mullins| T: R Murphy| OR: 131| C| D

20/1

Fairly useful chaser. Latest win in chase at Tipperary in May. 13/2, below form eighth of 16 in handicap chase at Limerick (24f, soft) 28 days ago, going in snatches. This is no easy ask.

Form: 3-12428

Non-Runners

Final Orders¹⁵

Weight: 11-3| Age: 6

T: G P Cromwell J: Keith Donoghue

Thedevilscoachman²¹

Weight: 11-3| Age: 6

T: N Meade J: Mark Walsh

Forecasts

Idas Boy (13/8), Minella Crooner (7/4), Thedevilscoachman (11/4), Amirite (3/1), Panda Boy (16/1), Final Orders (16/1), Darrens Hope (20/1)

Noel Meade looks to hold a strong hand in this Grade 2 chase and his THEDVILSCOACHMAN is fancied to build on his ready Galway success and edge out stable-companion Idas Boy who shaped very well when runner-up at Cork earlier in the month. Gordon Elliott has an excellent record in this event and his chasing newcomer Minella Crooner needs considering too along with Fairyhouse-winner Amirite.