16:20 Gowran Park

Saturday 11 March 2023

All13:2514:0014:3515:1015:4516:2016:5517:30

Holden Fleet Management Beginners Chase

Off time: 16:20 | Winning time: 5m 44.60s

Ain't That A Shame⁷⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 11-12| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 146| BF

8/13

Smart chaser. Excellent fourth of 28 in handicap chase (9/2) at Leopardstown (24.2f, soft) 74 days ago, travelling strongly. Repeat of that will surely get the job done here back in trip.

Form: 3220-24

Donnrua Dream²³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: C P McNamara| T: G P Cromwell

80/1

Fair hurdler. Fair winner at 21f over hurdles. Pulled up in novice chase (10/1) at Clonmel (20f, heavy) 23 days ago, left behind soon after. Yard in good form.

Form: 33149-P

Gars De Sceaux⁴⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Jordan Gainford| T: G Elliott| OR: 133| D

10/3

Promising type. Useful winner at 23f over hurdles. 15/2, third of 7 in novice chase at Navan (24f, soft) 49 days ago, travelling strongly. Open to improvement given that was his return from 14 months off.

Form: 1211/9-3

Hurricane Cliff^t²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: H Morgan⁽³⁾| T: H De Bromhead| C

33/1

Fairly useful hurdler. Fairly useful winner at 16f over hurdles. Sixth of 16 in novice chase (9/1) at this C&D (heavy) on debut over fences 21 days ago.

Form: 0/556-06

Junior Alliance²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: E Walsh⁽⁵⁾| T: T Gibney

100/1

Fair hurdler. 33/1, tenth of 16 in novice chase at this C&D (heavy) on debut over fences 21 days ago.

Form: 3094-60

Macs Charm²¹

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

3/1

Useful hurdler. Useful winner at 20f over hurdles. Second of 16 in novice chase (3/1) at this C&D (heavy) 21 days ago. Can make presence felt.

Form: 111P-42

That'll Be The Day^t1⁶²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Phillip Enright| T: J J Mangan| C

50/1

Fair chaser. Good fourth of 14 in novice chase (40/1) at Cork (20f, heavy). Off 10 months. Tongue strap on for 1st time.

Form: P/P954-P

The Banger Doyle^t¹⁴⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: I J Power| T: J Queally

40/1

Fair hurdler. 4/1, unseated rider in novice chase at Cork (17.6f, heavy) on debut over fences 146 days ago.

Form: 0-8347U

Big Ears⁸¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: Donagh Meyler| T: Miss Liz Doyle

200/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. 100/1, seventh of 19 in novice hurdle at Naas (18.8f, soft) 81 days ago, unable to sustain effort. Makes chase debut.

Form: 0/8P-97

Forecasts

Ain't That A Shame (8/13), Macs Charm (3/1), Gars De Sceaux (10/3), Hurricane Cliff (33/1), The Banger Doyle (40/1), That'll Be The Day (50/1), Donnrua Dream (80/1), Junior Alliance (100/1), Big Ears (200/1)

AIN'T THAT A SHAME caught the eye when fourth in a very valuable handicap at Leopardstown in December and with this drop in trip likely to suit, he will be hard to contain. Gars de Sceaux and Macs Charm will probably do battle for minor honours.