McInerney Beginners Chase

Off time: 15:10 | Winning time: 5m 56.0s

Ballykeel¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott| OR: 123

5/1

Promising sort. Good third of 7 in novice chase (10/1) at Thurles (24.3f, good to soft) 14 days ago, not knocked about. Holds good claims on form.

Form: P-55343

Capilano Bridge¹²

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: C G O'Dwyer⁽⁷⁾| T: C O'Dwyer| CD

8/1

Promising sort. Fifth of 8 in novice chase (50/1) at Naas (20f, soft) on debut over fences 12 days ago. Likely to improve.

Form: 03516-5

Cartwright¹⁰¹⁶

Age: 10| Weight: 11-12| J: Dillon Maxwell⁽⁷⁾| T: V C Ward| OR: 122

66/1

50/1, sixth of 9 in minor event hurdle at Thurles (22.4f, soft), never travelling well. Off over 2 years. Switches from hurdles to chase. First run for yard after leaving Gordon Elliott.

Form: 009006/

James Du Berlais⁶¹²

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

1/4

Very smart hurdler. 16/1, 9 lengths second of 14 to Klassical Dream in Champion Stayers' Hurdle at Punchestown (24f, good to soft). Off 20 months but still rates a player on his chase debut.

Form: 121292/

Junior Rattler^t⁶²

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Phillip Enright| T: O McKiernan

22/1

Fairly useful winner at 20f over hurdles. Tenth of 14 in novice chase (50/1) at Wexford (16f, heavy) on debut over fences 62 days ago. Significantly up in trip with more needed.

Form: 21455-0

Oscar West⁴³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Sam Ewing| T: N Slevin

125/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Seventh of 9 in bumper (150/1) at Punchestown (16.1f, good to soft) 43 days ago. Makes chase debut with lots more required.

Form: 7/077

Non-Runners

Mahler Mission¹

Weight: 11-12| Age: 7

T: J C McConnell J: Simon Torrens

Forecasts

James Du Berlais (1/4), Mahler Mission (10/3), Ballykeel (5/1), Capilano Bridge (8/1), Junior Rattler (22/1), Cartwright (66/1), Oscar West (125/1)

JAMES DU BERLAIS has a long absence to overcome but this very smart hurdler is still taken to make a successful start over fences for a yard among the winners. Ballykeel rates much the biggest threat of those with chasing experience ahead of Capilano Bridge.