12:30 Thurles

Thursday 24 November 2022

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Irish Stallion Farms EBF Beginners Chase

Off time: 12:30 | Winning time: 5m 46.09s

Churchstonewarrior²⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: D F O'Regan| T: Jonathan Sweeney| C

10/11

Promising type. Second of 7 in novice chase at Galway (22.5f, heavy, 3/1) on debut over fences 25 days ago, no match for winner. Has good chance on form with further progress very likely.

Form: 12432-2

From The Ashes⁴⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Philip Byrnes⁽⁵⁾| T: C Byrnes| BF

25/1

Fair hurdler. 3/1, below form twelfth of 20 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (16.3f, good) 44 days ago. Makes chase debut. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 84-2430

General Ryan¹⁷¹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: C P O'Shea⁽⁷⁾| T: G Ahern

300/1

Winning pointer. First run since leaving R. P. Rath when pulled up in hunter chase at Listowel (24f, heavy, 28/1) 171 days ago, struggling badly soon after.

Form: 31F-44P

Indiana Jones^p,t²¹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: M F Morris

10/1

Useful chaser. Eighth of 9 in minor event hurdle (22/1) at Punchestown (19.8f, good to soft). Off 7 months. Switches from hurdles to chase.

Form: 22FFF8-

Irascible^t²⁰⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead

6/1

Useful hurdler. Latest win in hurdle at Cork in April. 33/1, twentieth of 24 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (19.1f, soft). Off 6 months. Makes chase debut for leading yard.

Form: 55/0010-

Mahler Allstar²¹⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: J J Mangan

40/1

Fairly useful hurdler. Fairly useful winner at 20f over hurdles. 20/1, pulled up in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (23.6f, good to soft), behind when pulled up early in straight. Makes chase debut.

Form: 03/U41P-

The Goffer³⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott| C

11/2

Useful winner at 21f over hurdles. Fourth of 5 in novice chase at Cork (20f, heavy, 3/1) on debut over fences 39 days ago. Should progress for a leading yard.

Form: 44104-4

Unexpected Depth^p,t¹²

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Phillip Enright| T: O McKiernan

4/1

Promising individual. Useful winner at 24f over hurdles. Second of 12 in novice chase (15/2) at Naas (20f, soft) on debut over fences 12 days ago, no match for winner. Can make presence felt.

Form: 200-722

Psychee Du Brizais²⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 11-5| J: Mike O'Connor⁽⁵⁾| T: Diarmuid P Ryan| OR: 89

250/1

Modest chaser. Eighth of 12 in novice chase (125/1) at Wexford (20f, heavy) 25 days ago.

Form: 8/9005-8

Forecasts

Churchstonewarrior (10/11), Unexpected Depth (4/1), The Goffer (11/2), Irascible (6/1), Indiana Jones (10/1), From The Ashes (25/1), Mahler Allstar (40/1), Psychee Du Brizais (250/1), General Ryan (300/1)

CHURCHSTONEWARRIOR and Unexpected Death both promise to make better chasers than hurdlers judged on excellent runner-up efforts recently, with marginal preference for the Jonathan Sweeney inmate. Irascible was useful over timber and has the physique for the larger obstacles so he's considered, too.