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Thursday 15 December 2022

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Happy Christmas From Naas Racecourse Beginners Chase

4YO plus | 2m 4f | 18 Runners | Turf

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Shane Fitzgerald⁽³⁾| T: Colm Murphy| CD

Useful hurdler. 7/1, last of 4 in novice chase at Punchestown (19.7f, good to soft) on debut over fences 26 days ago. Yard having good spell. Should progress.

Form: 01180-4

Bronn³⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins| C| D

Promising sort. Useful winner at 20f over hurdles. 9/4, second of 12 in novice chase at Fairyhouse (21f, heavy) on debut over fences 30 days ago, no match for winner. Should have more to offer.

Form: 1521-42

Capilano Bridge²³¹

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

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

Highland Charge²⁷⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: B J Cooper| T: N Meade| C

Useful winner over hurdles. 10/1, career best when winning 8-runner Kingsfurze Novices' Hurdle at this course (15.4f, heavy) by head from Vina Ardanza, always holding on. Switches to fences for reappearance.

Form: 4/62211-

Indiana Jones^p,t²¹

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

Useful chaser. 10/1, creditable third of 9 in novice chase at Thurles (22f, soft) 21 days ago. Prone to mistakes.

Form: 2FFF-83

Irascible^p,t²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Jordan Gainford| T: H De Bromhead

Promising type. Useful winner at 17f over hurdles. Fifth of 9 in novice chase at Thurles (22f, soft, 6/1) on debut over fences 21 days ago. May well do better.

Form: 5/001-05

Journey With Me¹⁹

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

Promising individual. Smart winner at 20f over hurdles. Fell in novice chase (2/1) at Gowran (20f, heavy) on debut over fences 19 days ago, (third when fell 2 out, looking sure to be placed). Big player.

Form: 1/11F-7F

Macs Charm²³¹

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

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

Form: 0/2111-P

Moral Of The Story²⁸⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: A McCurtin⁽³⁾| T: J Hurley

Twice-raced maiden under NH rules. Sixth of 11 in hunter chase at Thurles (25f, good to soft, 25/1) on debut over fences. Off 9 months.

Form: 4P1256-

My Immortal²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: M J M O'Sullivan⁽⁵⁾| T: B Connell

Useful winner at 25f over hurdles. Good second of 15 in handicap hurdle (15/2) at Punchestown (23.9f, good to soft) 25 days ago. Makes chase debut and he's promising.

Form: 3121-02

Ocodango Boy²⁴⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: I J Power| T: P McCreery

28/1, seventh of 13 in handicap hurdle at Tramore (16f, good to soft). Off 8 months. Makes chase debut. Back up in trip. First run for yard after leaving James Daniel Dullea.

Form: 000P07-

Ramillies^t²³²

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

Useful winner at 20f over hurdles. 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.

Form: 8/6316-6

The Dasher Conway¹⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: C D Maxwell| T: Mrs G Callaghan

Fairly useful hurdler. Fairly useful winner at 16f over hurdles. Tenth of 15 in novice chase at Navan (17f, heavy, 125/1) 18 days ago.

Form: 802400

Top Bandit¹¹⁸

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

Useful hurdler. Eighth of 10 in handicap hurdle (10/1) at Killarney (17f, good to soft) 118 days ago. Makes chase debut for top yard but this is a warm race.

Form: 1110-F8

Brides Hill¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Keith Donoghue| T: G P Cromwell

Promising sort. Useful winner at 16f over hurdles. 4/1, creditable third of 11 in novice chase at Thurles (18f, good to soft) 14 days ago. Should improve and now tries a new trip.

Form: B1P-3F3

Limerick Lace³²

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

Promising individual. Fifth of 11 in novice chase at Navan (17f, soft, 28/1) on debut over fences 32 days ago, not knocked about. Likely to improve.

Form: 621F-95

Just Jacob⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: Kieren Buckley⁽⁵⁾| T: G P Cromwell

Fair hurdler. Latest win in hurdle at Sligo in August. Fair winner at 10f on flat. Pulled up in novice chase at Clonmel (16f, heavy, 125/1) 7 days ago, pulled up before last. Up in trip.

Form: 1565FP

Low Mileage²⁶

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

Thrice-raced maiden. Seventeenth of 22 in novice hurdle (150/1) at Punchestown (19.4f, good to soft) 26 days ago. Makes chase debut.

Form: 2-700

Forecasts

Bronn (3/1), Highland Charge (5/1), Journey With Me (11/2), Limerick Lace (7/1), Indiana Jones (7/1), Brides Hill (10/1), Ramillies (10/1), Irascible (12/1), Top Bandit (14/1), Macs Charm (14/1), Capilano Bridge (16/1), My Immortal (16/1), Aldo The Apache (16/1), The Dasher Conway (50/1), Moral Of The Story (50/1), Ocodango Boy (100/1), Just Jacob (100/1), Low Mileage (150/1)

This promises to be a cracking contest with JOURNEY WITH ME just about the most persuasive option in the hope he's none the worse for a late fall on chase debut. Bronn is promising too, with Highland Charge bred to do well over fences.