O'Flynn Group Irish EBF Mares Novice Chase (Grade 2)

Off time: 13:45 | Winning time: 4m 19.01s

Dinoblue²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: Mark Walsh| T: W P Mullins| CD

5/4

Promising sort. 8/15, won 5-runner C&D maiden (soft) on debut over fences 21 days ago by 3¾ lengths from Roseys Hollow, bit in hand. Should improve. Leading claims for stable with an excellent record in this.

Form: 1944-1

Hope Des Blins⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: Shane Fitzgerald| T: J P Ryan| OR: 112

125/1

Fairly useful chaser. Twelve runs since last win in 2022. Fell in handicap chase at Fairyhouse (19.8f, heavy, 50/1) 7 days ago. Stiff task at this level.

Form: 5928FF

Impervious⁴¹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: Brian Hayes| T: Colm Murphy| C| D

13/8

Useful hurdler who immediately translated all the ability to fences when winning a 2m Wexford maiden on reappearance 6 weeks ago. Should be more to come from her in this sphere.

Form: 11565-1

Roseys Hollow²¹

Age: 8| Weight: 10-13| J: Simon Torrens| T: Jonathan Sweeney| OR: 128| C

17/2

Useful hurdler. Fairly useful form over fences. Good 3¾ lengths second of 5 to reopposing Dinoblue in C&D maiden on reappearance 21 days ago. Hard to see her turning the tables on Willie Mullins' charge.

Form: 117/53-2

Instit²⁰⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 10-7| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins| D

6/1

Useful hurdler who was last seen finishing fourth at Auteuil in May. Interesting recruit to chasing but Dinoblue has to be considered the yard first string.

Form: 122-4

Forecasts

Dinoblue (5/4), Impervious (13/8), Instit (6/1), Roseys Hollow (17/2), Hope Des Blins (125/1)

Willie Mullins can land a sixth win in this since 2014 courtesy of DINOBLUE, who looked good when making a successful start to her chase career over C&D 3 weeks ago. Impervious was a similarly tidy winner of her first start over fences and can give the selection most to think about.