Irish Stallion Farms EBF Rated Novice Chase

Off time: 16:20 | Winning time: 4m 19.3s

Mattie's Mountain¹¹⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 11-10| J: M J M O'Sullivan⁽⁵⁾| T: E McCarthy| OR: 121

10/1

Fairly useful chaser. Running below form when fell in novice chase (9/2) at Fairyhouse (16f, heavy) 110 days ago.

Form: P7P-22F

Irish Blaze¹⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: Jordan Gainford| T: G Elliott| OR: 118

2/1

Fairly useful chaser. 10/1, unseated rider in handicap chase at Gowran (20f, heavy) 15 days ago. Should continue to give a good account.

Form: 4-4042U

Brideswell Lad³⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-6| J: J J Slevin| T: S Neville| OR: 117

4/1

Fairly useful chaser. Latest win in chase at Wexford in September. Below form fifth of 10 in handicap chase (11/1) at Fairyhouse (17f, soft) 36 days ago, unable to sustain effort.

Form: 6411F5

Commandingpresence⁶⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-5| J: Phillip Enright| T: A McNamara

14/1

Fair chaser. Pulled up in minor event chase at Limerick (17.7f, heavy, 40/1) 68 days ago, losing touch before 4 out.

Form: 0/UU0-4P

Tyre Kicker^p³⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Keith Donoghue| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 116

7/4

Promising individual. Career best when winning 8-runner handicap chase at Fairyhouse (25.5f, soft, 15/8) 36 days ago, pushed out. Should go well again.

Form: 433611

Bal De Rio²²

Age: 10| Weight: 11-3| J: D King⁽⁵⁾| T: D Hogan

22/1

Fair hurdler. Eleventh of 16 in handicap hurdle (16/1) at Naas (15.6f, good to soft) 22 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase. Difficult ask.

Form: 068620

Forecasts

Tyre Kicker (7/4), Irish Blaze (2/1), Brideswell Lad (4/1), Mattie's Mountain (10/1), Commandingpresence (14/1), Bal De Rio (22/1)

TYRE KICKER made it 2 wins from 2 over fences in the style of one who remains a step ahead of the handicapper at Fairyhouse 5 weeks ago so is taken to complete the hat-trick. Irish Blaze shaped well at Gowran 2 weeks ago and is another who looks on a good mark, so rates the chief threat.