PS Supplies Doors & Floors Flyingbolt Novice Chase (Grade 3)

Off time: 16:20 | Winning time: 4m 9.8s

Barnacullia⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-1| J: Sean Flanagan| T: M Mulvany| OR: 131| D

20/1

Useful chaser. Latest win in chase at Galway in October. Fourth of 6 in handicap chase (5/1) at Naas (20f, good to soft) 6 days ago. Looks vulnerable.

Form: 134924

Flame Bearer^t²⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-1| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins| D

4/6

Smart chaser. Tailed-off seventh of 8 to El Fabiolo in Irish Arkle Novices' Chase at Leopardstown (17f, good to soft, 22/1) 28 days ago, going with enthusiasm. Big player back in calmer waters here.

Form: 112-317

Ha D'Or^h⁴⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-1| J: D E Mullins| T: W P Mullins| BF| D

2/1

Smart chaser. 1 win from 3 runs this season. Well-beaten fourth of 6 to Impervious in Killiney Novices' Chase at Punchestown (19.7f, heavy, 9/4) 48 days ago. Paul Townend prefers Flame Bearer.

Form: 1322-14

Indiana Jones^p,t¹³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-1| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: M F Morris| OR: 133| D

15/2

Useful chaser. Won 5-runner novice chase at Punchestown (15.8f, good to soft, 10/11) 13 days ago, driven clear. This is more demanding.

Form: F8-3431

Non-Runners

Hollow Games⁶⁸

Weight: 11-1| Age: 7

T: G Elliott J: Jordan Gainford

Forecasts

Flame Bearer (4/6), Ha D'Or (2/1), Hollow Games (9/4), Indiana Jones (15/2), Barnacullia (20/1)

Though a return to 2½m+ would probably be ideal, HOLLOW GAMES showed enough zip when landing a 17f maiden on his chase debut here in November to suggest that there should be no real harm in dropping back to the minimum trip. He found Grade 1 company too much at Leopardstown last time but this is not so demanding. Flame Bearer also drops back in class and is second choice ahead of stablemate Ha D'or.