14:47 Cork

Saturday 7 January 2023

All12:2713:0213:3714:1214:4715:2215:57

Quays Bar And Bistro Fermoy And The Stables Bar Carrigaline Beginners Chase

Off time: 14:47 | Winning time: 5m 39.7s

Ennemi Public^t,v⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 11-12| J: R Deegan| T: D Howard| OR: 95

20/1

Fairly useful hurdler. Fourteen runs since last win in 2020. Visored for 1st time, ninth of 12 in handicap chase (28/1) at Punchestown (23.2f, heavy) 7 days ago.

Form: FP-5069

Hard Rain¹⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Phillip Enright| T: J Dullea| OR: 101

11/4

Fair chaser. 11/2, very good third of 17 in handicap chase at Naas (16f, soft) 18 days ago. Back up in trip. Thereabouts.

Form: 8-42233

Joy Of Life^p1¹⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: J J Slevin| T: S Neville

4/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Bit below form eighth of 16 in handicap hurdle (14/1) at Limerick (21f, heavy) 10 days ago. Makes chase debut. Cheekpieces on for 1st time.

Form: 28-7828

Paladian Jewel⁶⁵

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

6/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. 5/2, fourth of 14 in maiden chase at Thurles (18f, good to soft) on reappearance 65 days ago. Likely to go well.

Form: 26600-4

Chelseas Friend^t²⁶⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 11-5| J: Mike O'Connor⁽⁵⁾| T: J J Mangan| OR: 98

4/1

Dual hurdle winner. Took well to fences last spring, finishing third in a Wexford maiden and Fairyhouse handicap. Off 8 months. Leading claims if ready to roll.

Form: 5P0433-

Shamror Lass³⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Brian Hayes| T: Miss D O'Shea

50/1

First run since leaving Denis Hogan when ninth of 17 in maiden hurdle at Clonmel (16.2f, heavy) 30 days ago. Tailed off on completed start over fences in the autumn.

Form: P2-08P9

Trishknowsbest^h,t⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Keith Donoghue| T: Ian Donoghue

9/4

Fair hurdler. First run since leaving Patrick Griffin when creditable fourth of 11 in handicap hurdle (5/1) at Fairyhouse (16f, heavy) 6 days ago. Makes chase debut. Back up in trip.

Form: 951314

Non-Runners

Union Park²⁰

Weight: 11-12| Age: 7

T: P J Rothwell J: Darragh O'Keeffe

Forecasts

Trishknowsbest (9/4), Hard Rain (11/4), Joy Of Life (4/1), Chelseas Friend (4/1), Union Park (5/1), Paladian Jewel (6/1), Ennemi Public (20/1), Shamror Lass (50/1)

A chance is taken on the peak fitness of the reopposing CHELSEAS FRIEND as the form she achieved when placed twice last spring is the best on offer here. Paladian Jewel ran well for fourth on his reappearance at Thurles in November and is feared most ahead of Hard Rain.