12:00 Gowran Park

Saturday 26 November 2022

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Noreside Catering Irish EBF Beginners Chase

Off time: 12:02 | Winning time: 5m 20.50s

Classic Getaway²¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Danny Mullins| T: W P Mullins| D

8/1

Lightly-raced winner under Rules. Latest success over hurdles at Punchestown in January. Off 7 months ahead of this chase debut. Paul Townend prefers Minella Cocooner.

Form: 1/121PD-

Folcano²⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott| D

22/1

Useful chaser. 11/2, fourth of 7 in novice chase at Galway (22.5f, heavy) 27 days ago. Should make his presence felt.

Form: 9490-34

Journey With Me²¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead| C| D

2/1

Lightly-raced winner under Rules. Latest win over hurdles at Naas in February. Brings serious potential to the table now switched to fences and he has to be taken seriously.

Form: 11/11F7-

Minella Cocooner²¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins| D

1/1

Smart hurdler. Latest win at Leopardstown in February. This former point winner is an exciting prospect now tackling fences.

Form: 121122-

Sams Profile¹¹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: M F Morris| C| D

22/1

Smart hurdler. Below form seventh of 12 in novice chase (15/2) at Fairyhouse (21f, heavy) 11 days ago. Some of these appear to possess greater potential.

Form: 31/0U-57

Wellington Hill¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Ricky Doyle| T: Ms M Mullins| CD

100/1

Lightly-raced winner under Rules. Fairly useful winner over hurdles. Respectable seventh of 18 in handicap hurdle at Naas (20f, soft, 15/2) 14 days ago. Improvement needed now switched to fences.

Form: 9/P-5417

Whatdeawant²⁵⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: W P Mullins| D

13/2

Lightly-raced winner under Rules. Latest win in hurdle at Navan in December. Off 8 months ahead of this chase debut and he's one of 3 representing the Willie Mullins yard (Minella Cocooner is Paul Townend's pick of the trio).

Form: 13/153-

Angels Dawn⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: Phillip Enright| T: S Curling

100/1

Fairly useful hurdler. 30¾ lengths eighth of 9 to Dolcita in listed chase at Clonmel (20.4f, heavy, 40/1) on debut over fences 9 days ago. Looks vulnerable.

Form: 6315-B8

Non-Runners

Francin¹⁴

Weight: 11-12| Age: 9

T: J A Berry J: R A Berry

Forecasts

Minella Cocooner (1/1), Journey With Me (2/1), Whatdeawant (13/2), Classic Getaway (8/1), Sams Profile (22/1), Folcano (22/1), Francin (66/1), Angels Dawn (100/1), Wellington Hill (100/1)

Given their exploits over hurdles, MINELLA COCOONER and Journey With Me could both take high rank among this season's crop of novice chasers, particularly in the stayers' division. Preference is for the former, who was just touched off in a Grade 1 at the big Punchestown meeting when last seen in April, a race in which Journey With Me failed to fire. The selection's stablemate Whatdeawant is third choice ahead of Folcano.