www.visitwexford.ie Beginners Chase

Off time: 16:00 | Winning time: 6m 42.3s

Barbary Master^t¹⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: E Walsh⁽⁵⁾| T: N Meade

9/4

Fairly useful hurdler. 9/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, creditable fifth of 17 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (23.5f, good to soft) 14 days ago. Makes chase debut and he's one to consider.

Form: 5330-35

Clounts Pride⁶⁷

Age: 10| Weight: 11-12| J: Gary Noonan⁽⁵⁾| T: E McCarthy

12/1

Lightly-raced maiden under Rules. 33/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, bit below form fourth of 15 in novice hurdle at Limerick (21f, heavy) 67 days ago. Makes chase debut. Up in trip.

Form: 6/P533-4

Mercury Lane^p,t³⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 11-12| J: Sean Flanagan| T: P Nolan| OR: 115

4/1

Fairly useful hurdler. Eleven runs since last win in 2021. Bit below form fourth of 9 in handicap hurdle (11/1) at Fairyhouse (24f, soft) 36 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase.

Form: 50-69P4

Robinstown^t³⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: L P Dempsey| T: C Collins| OR: 131

10/1

Fairly useful hurdler. 20/1, pulled up in handicap chase at Hereford (25.2f, good to soft) on debut over fences 34 days ago, struggling long way out.

Form: P5-105P

Where It All Began¹⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: A P Heskin| T: G Elliott

7/4

Promising sort. Fairly useful winner at 21f over hurdles. 7/1, fifth of 16 in novice chase at Gowran (20f, heavy) on debut over fences 15 days ago. Up in trip. Stable in good form. Shortlist material.

Form: 212P-F5

What An Ocean^b²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: Sam Ewing| T: G Elliott| OR: 102

10/1

Modest hurdler. Respectable twelfth of 25 in handicap hurdle at Navan (22.4f, good to soft, 25/1) 21 days ago. Makes chase debut. Stable having good spell.

Form: 707650

Forecasts

Where It All Began (7/4), Barbary Master (9/4), Mercury Lane (4/1), Robinstown (10/1), What An Ocean (10/1), Clounts Pride (12/1)

This is probably best left to WHERE IT ALL BEGAN, who failed to make a meaningful impact on his recent chase debut at Gowran but he is entitled to come on for that run (first start for 10 months) and has bright prospects judged on what he achieved over hurdles. Stablemate What An Ocean will need to improve significantly for the switch to fences if she's to have a major say and bigger threats are likely to be posed by Barbary Master and Robinstown.