16:02 Gowran Park

Saturday 18 February 2023

All13:4214:1714:5215:2716:0216:3717:12

Joan Hodgins Memorial Supporting The Irish Injured Jockeys Fund Beginners Chase

Off time: 16:02 | Winning time: 5m 30.3s

Aldo The Apache⁶⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Sarah Kavanagh⁽⁷⁾| T: Colm Murphy| D

25/1

Useful winner at 20f over hurdles. 40/1, fell in novice chase at Naas (20f, soft) 60 days ago.

Form: 1180-4F

All For Rachel²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Phillip Enright| T: O McKiernan

40/1

Fair hurdler. Eighth of 16 in novice chase at Fairyhouse (16f, heavy, 25/1) on debut over fences 24 days ago. Back up in trip.

Form: 040-858

Battle Of Mirbat⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: M J McDonagh

125/1

Fair hurdler. 22/1, fifth of 10 in novice chase at Thurles (16.4f, good to soft) 9 days ago. Back up in trip.

Form: 823235

Brookie^t²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: P J Carberry| T: A J Martin

22/1

Promising individual. Seventh of 16 in novice chase (6/1) at Fairyhouse (16f, heavy) on debut over fences 24 days ago, considerately handled. Up in trip. Open to improvement.

Form: 904127

Cru Bourgeois²⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: R Deegan| T: P Nolan

150/1

Fair hurdler. 100/1, eleventh of 16 in novice chase at Fairyhouse (16f, heavy) 24 days ago. Back up in trip.

Form: 934P-80

Gain De Cause^t⁵⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: K C Sexton| T: A J Martin

22/1

Promising individual. Seventh of 10 in novice chase at Down Royal (20f, soft, 14/1) 54 days ago. Should progress.

Form: 114U-87

Grandero Bello²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Ricky Doyle| T: E & P Harty| D

11/8

Useful chaser. Second of 3 in novice chase (10/3) at Fairyhouse (21.6f, soft) 21 days ago. Solid chance.

Form: 1P4-3U2

Hurricane Cliff^t⁶²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead| C

9/1

Fairly useful hurdler. Tongue strap on for 1st time cheekpieces on for 1st time, tenth of 13 in handicap hurdle at Thurles (15.5f, good to soft, 14/1) 62 days ago. Makes chase debut. Up in trip.

Form: 10/556-0

Junior Alliance²⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: T Gibney

33/1

Lightly-raced maiden under Rules. Creditable sixth of 14 in novice hurdle (50/1) at Navan (20f, soft) 28 days ago. Makes chase debut.

Form: 3094-6

Limekiln Rock^t⁸⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: J S McGarvey| T: M F Morris

150/1

Cheekpieces on for 1st time, eleventh of 17 in novice hurdle (80/1) at this course (16f, heavy) 84 days ago. Makes chase debut. Back up in trip.

Form: 0/000-60

Macs Charm⁵⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Brian Hayes| T: Colm Murphy| CD

3/1

Promising type. 14/1, fourth of 8 in minor event chase at Fairyhouse (21f, heavy) on debut over fences 59 days ago. Should improve.

Form: 2111P-4

Moonface^t¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Eoin G Kelly⁽⁷⁾| T: P W Flynn

200/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Seventh of 14 in novice hurdle (150/1) at Limerick (16f, soft) 18 days ago. Makes chase debut. Up in trip.

Form: 007

Slip Of The Tongue³⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Simon Torrens| T: P Roche

5/1

Promising type. Useful winner at 16f over hurdles. 7/1, third of 5 in novice chase at Fairyhouse (17f, heavy) 35 days ago. Likely to improve.

Form: 313-4F3

Where It All Began²⁹²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Jordan Gainford| T: G Elliott

7/1

Fairly useful winner at 21f over hurdles. 5/2, running well fell in minor event hurdle at Down Royal (24f, good to soft) looking sure to be placed. Makes chase debut.

Form: 2212P-F

Islo²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: L P Dempsey| T: T M Walsh

150/1

Twice-raced maiden under Rules. Sixth of 7 in novice chase at Navan (24f, soft, 200/1) on debut over fences 28 days ago.

Form: 06

Low Mileage³⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: Keith Donoghue| T: J P Dempsey

100/1

Lightly-raced maiden under Rules. Fell in novice chase (66/1) at Punchestown (22.7f, heavy) 34 days ago.

Form: 2-7006F

Non-Runners

My Immortal⁹⁰

Weight: 11-12| Age: 7

T: B Connell J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Grandero Bello (11/8), Macs Charm (3/1), My Immortal (10/3), Slip Of The Tongue (5/1), Where It All Began (7/1), Hurricane Cliff (9/1), Gain De Cause (22/1), Brookie (22/1), Aldo The Apache (25/1), Junior Alliance (33/1), All For Rachel (40/1), Low Mileage (100/1), Battle Of Mirbat (125/1), Cru Bourgeois (150/1), Limekiln Rock (150/1), Islo (150/1), Moonface (200/1)

MY IMMORTAL left his reappearance run well behind when going close in a Punchestown handicap hurdle in November, and this former point winner is taken to make a winning chase debut. The main danger is Grandero Bello, who made a Mullins-trained odds-on shot pull out all the stops at Fairyhouse and he's unlikely to remain a maiden for long in this sphere. Slip of The Tongue is third choice, while Brookie, Gain De Cause and Macs Charm are all open to improvement over fences.