12:35 Gowran Park

Saturday 26 November 2022

All12:0012:3513:0513:4014:1514:5015:20

MW Hire Group Beginners Chase

Off time: 12:37 | Winning time: 5m 28.5s

Advance²⁵⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Sarah Kavanagh⁽⁷⁾| T: Colm Murphy

80/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Fifteenth of 16 in novice hurdle at Naas (19f, heavy, 300/1). Off 8 months. Makes chase debut.

Form: 000-

Boulon Trou¹¹

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

20/1

Poor hurdler. Eighth of 12 in novice chase (200/1) at Fairyhouse (21f, heavy) on debut over fences 11 days ago. Trainer going well.

Form: 35-7908

Cast Iron¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: S Fitzgerald⁽³⁾| T: J P O'Brien

40/1

Modest hurdler. 25/1, sixth of 12 in novice chase at Fairyhouse (23.9f, heavy) on debut over fences 18 days ago.

Form: 0803-86

Excelcior^b²⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Sam Ewing| T: G Elliott| OR: 106

25/1

Fair hurdler. Fifth of 9 in handicap chase at Ayr (20.5f, soft, 14/1) 28 days ago. Others make more appeal.

Form: 80-7UP5

Gondor⁷⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Liam McKenna⁽⁷⁾| T: Colm Murphy

4/1

Fair hurdler. 13/2, creditable second of 16 in handicap hurdle at Navan (21.7f, good) 70 days ago. Interesting chasing debutant.

Form: F/28522

Hardwired^t¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: D F O'Regan| T: T M Walsh

13/2

Fair hurdler. Remains a maiden after 18 NH runs. Good third of 12 in novice chase (17/2) at Fairyhouse (23.9f, heavy) 18 days ago. Not discounted.

Form: 577-P23

Malinas Glory^t³⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: E O'Grady

13/2

Fair hurdler. Below form third of 13 in novice hurdle at Clonmel (16.5f, heavy, 11/2) 30 days ago. Makes chase debut. Up in trip.

Form: 5-24033

Our Dylan³⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Simon Torrens| T: P A Fahy| OR: 93

40/1

Poor hurdler. Eighth of 16 in handicap hurdle (22/1) at Clonmel (16.5f, heavy) 30 days ago. Makes chase debut. Back up in trip.

Form: 279P08

The Glenman²⁶⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: E Walsh⁽⁵⁾| T: Ciaran Murphy

150/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 100/1, last of 9 in novice hurdle at Clonmel (16f, heavy). Off 8 months. Makes chase debut. Back up in trip. First run for yard after leaving S. Michael Millar.

Form: UP/P6P9-

Who's Houdini³⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Jordan Gainford| T: J J Hanlon

33/1

Fair hurdler. 22/1, fifteenth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Sligo (25.4f, soft) 36 days ago. Makes chase debut. Down in trip.

Form: 004340

Willywampus⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr J C Canavan⁽⁷⁾| T: D Commins

15/8

Fairly useful chaser. Second of 4 in novice chase (50/1) at Punchestown (19.7f, good to soft) 7 days ago, no match for winner. Very much the one to beat.

Form: 8/59-P22

Yabo²²⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: R Deegan| T: Miss E Doyle| OR: 107| BF| D

7/2

Fair chaser. 6/4, creditable third of 13 in novice chase at Tramore (21.8f, good to soft). Off 7 months. Solid EW claims if she's tuned up.

Form: 2F7223-

Forecasts

Willywampus (15/8), Yabo (7/2), Gondor (4/1), Malinas Glory (13/2), Hardwired (13/2), Boulon Trou (20/1), Excelcior (25/1), Who's Houdini (33/1), Cast Iron (40/1), Our Dylan (40/1), Advance (80/1), The Glenman (150/1)

WILLYWAMPUS sets a clear standard based on his second to Kilcruit at Punchestown a week ago and, if the race doesn't come too soon, he should be up to going one better at the likely expense of Yabo, who has placed on each of her three chase outings so far. Gondor has been going the right way over hurdles and he looks the most interesting of the chasing debutants.