12:44 Thurles

Sunday 18 December 2022

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Irish Stallion Farms EBF Beginners Chase

Off time: 12:45 | Winning time: 6m 27.90s

Ballykeel¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott

10/1

Promising sort. Creditable fourth of 9 in novice chase (9/1) at Punchestown (19.7f, good to soft) 19 days ago. Back up in trip. Yard in good form. Should have more to offer.

Form: 2P-5534

Indiana Jones^p,t²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: M F Morris| OR: 134

13/2

Useful chaser. 10/1, creditable third of 9 in novice chase at this course (22f, soft) 24 days ago. Not out of things provided his jumping holds up.

Form: 2FFF8-3

Rajsalad¹⁷⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: C G O'Dwyer⁽⁷⁾| T: C O'Dwyer| CD

20/1

:Fairly useful hurdler, successful here (23.6f) in February.10/1, showed improved form when fourth of 11 in novice chase at Wexford (20f, soft) on debut over fences back in July. May find a few too good back from a break.

Form: 32160-4

Ramillies^t²³⁵

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

6/4

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 and he's well worth a second look.

Form: 86/3166-

Tenzing³³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: W P Mullins| D

5/4

Promising type. Third of 12 in novice chase at Fairyhouse (21f, heavy, 28/1) on debut over fences 33 days ago, staying on strongly latter stages. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 7331-3

Gonedairy¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: N T Prendergast⁽⁷⁾| T: T Shanahan| D

125/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. First run since leaving Miss Evanna McCutcheon when eighth of 13 in novice hurdle at Tramore (21f, soft, 50/1) 12 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase.

Form: 1102F8

Sweet Street²⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: I J Power| T: R J McGrath| D

125/1

Fairly useful hurdler. Eleven runs since last win in 2021. 12/1, pulled up in novice chase at Cork (21f, soft) 28 days ago, tailing off from early. Hard to warm to on what she's showed in this sphere to date.

Form: 730-F0P

Non-Runners

Decimation²⁴⁴

Weight: 11-12| Age: 7

T: H De Bromhead J: Mike O'Connor

Mahler Mission⁵⁷

Weight: 11-12| Age: 6

T: J C McConnell J: Simon Torrens

Forecasts

Tenzing (5/4), Ramillies (6/4), Mahler Mission (6/1), Indiana Jones (13/2), Ballykeel (10/1), Decimation (10/1), Rajsalad (20/1), Gonedairy (125/1), Sweet Street (125/1)

RAMILLIES quickly made up into a useful hurdler last term, successful at Punchestown prior to acquitting himself with credit in Grade 1 company at Cheltenham in March. Not at his best at Punchestown thereafter, he can be expected to do better now tackling larger obstacles (point winner). Stablemate Tenzing rates a big threat on the back of an excellent second on chase debut last month, with Ballykeel also worth a look.