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Saturday 10 December 2022

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Durnin Workshop Beginners Chase

4YO plus | 2m 4f 90y | 10 Runners | Turf

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: C G O'Dwyer⁽⁷⁾| T: C O'Dwyer

Useful hurdler. Latest win in hurdle at Fairyhouse in April. Creditable sixth of 25 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (23.6f, good to soft, 20/1). Off 7 months. Makes chase debut.

Form: 80351-6

Carrig Sam¹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Donagh Meyler| T: A L T Moore| D

Useful winner at 20f over hurdles but well beaten on completed start over fences this season.

Form: 1/116-8F

Flame Bearer²²⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins

Smart hurdler. 8/1, creditable 7 lengths second of 5 to State Man in Champion Novices' Hurdle at Punchestown (19.4f, good to soft) in April (final start for Pat Doyle). Very interesting recruit to chasing for new stable.

Form: 53111-2

Journey With Me¹⁴

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

Promising sort. Smart novice hurdler last season. Shaped encouragingly until departing 2 out on his Gowran chase debut 14 days ago. Sure to be winning over fences soon.

Form: 1/11F-7F

Macs Charm²²⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Brian Hayes| T: Colm Murphy| CD

Useful hurdler. Latest win in hurdle at Naas in March. Pulled up in handicap hurdle (11/1) at Punchestown (23.6f, good to soft), pulled up before last. Off 7 months. Makes chase debut.

Form: 0/2111-P

Mars Harper^p²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: D N Russell| T: G Elliott

Useful chaser. Creditable 9 lengths second of 6 to Midnight Run in Craddockstown Novices' Chase (5/1) at Punchestown (16.8f, good to soft) 21 days ago. Leading stable has won this race for the last 2 years. Likely to be in the shake-up.

Form: P-36322

Ramillies^t²²⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: B J Cooper| T: W P Mullins| D

Useful hurdler. 20/1, below form well-beaten sixth of 11 to The Nice Guy in War of Attrition Novices' Hurdle at Punchestown (23.8f, good to soft). Makes chase debut. Flame Bearer has to be considered the yard first string with Paul Townend up.

Form: 8/6316-6

The Dasher Conway¹³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Keith Donoghue| T: Mrs G Callaghan

Fairly useful hurdler but well held in 2 chases last month. Looks firmly up against it in this line-up.

Form: 802400

Limerick Lace²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Mark Walsh| T: G P Cromwell

Promising sort. Fifth of 11 in maiden at this course (17f, soft, 28/1) on debut over fences 27 days ago, not knocked about. Back up in trip. Should have more to offer.

Form: 621F-95

Low Mileage²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: L P Dempsey| T: J P Dempsey

Runner-up in point. Well held in maiden hurdles last winter. Very tough ask on chase debut.

Form: 2-700

Forecasts

Flame Bearer (11/4), Mars Harper (3/1), Journey With Me (9/2), Ramillies (5/1), Limerick Lace (7/1), Macs Charm (10/1), Carrig Sam (12/1), Capilano Bridge (16/1), Low Mileage (66/1), The Dasher Conway (66/1)

Last season's smart novice hurdler FLAME BEARER has joined Willie Mullins and has the potential to take high rank among this season's novice chasers so he's preferred to Journey With Me and Mars Harper in a seriously hot maiden chase.