Download The BoyleSports App Novice Handicap Chase

Off time: 17:40 | Winning time: 5m 36.9s

Mylestown Upper¹⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: M J M O'Sullivan⁽⁵⁾| T: G Elliott| OR: 121

7/2

9/2, career best when winning 15-runner novice chase at Thurles (20.9f, soft) on debut over fences 18 days ago, driven out. Makes handicap chase debut and there should be more to come.

Form: 441/01

Brideswell Lad²⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-11| J: J J Slevin| T: S Neville| OR: 120| CD

4/1

C&D winner. Latest win in chase here in September. 4/1, unseated rider in novice chase at Leopardstown (17f, good) 26 days ago, in control with race at his mercy. Shortlist material from this mark.

Form: 411F5U

Low Mileage¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: L P Dempsey| T: J P Dempsey| OR: 122| BF

16/1

Below form 20¾ lengths fifth of 15 to Mylestown Upper in novice chase at Thurles (20.9f, soft, 2/1) 18 days ago. Makes handicap chase debut.

Form: 006F45

Mercury Lane^p,t²⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 11-9| J: Sean Flanagan| T: P Nolan| OR: 118| C

11/4

Career best when winning 6-runner novice chase at this course (25.4f, good to soft, 4/1) 26 days ago, staying on well and landing a gamble in the process.

Form: 0-69P41

Lake Chad⁷³

Age: 8| Weight: 11-0| J: Brian Hayes| T: P Fenton| OR: 109

18/1

13/2, ninth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Clonmel (19.8f, heavy) 73 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase. Dangerous if scaling a revival over larger obstacles.

Form: 957229

Oscer Romero^p¹⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 10-8| J: P J O'Hanlon⁽⁵⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 103

9/1

Sixteen runs since last win in 2021. Creditable 15¼ lengths fourth of 15 to Mylestown Upper in novice chase (12/1) at Thurles (20.9f, soft) 18 days ago.

Form: 8294U4

Baldur's Gate¹³

Age: 8| Weight: 10-4| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: Miss D O'Shea| OR: 99

3/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Good second of 13 in handicap chase at Thurles (20.5f, soft, 7/1) 13 days ago.

Form: 22-5352

Forecasts

Mercury Lane (11/4), Baldur's Gate (3/1), Mylestown Upper (7/2), Brideswell Lad (4/1), Oscer Romero (9/1), Low Mileage (16/1), Lake Chad (18/1)

BRIDESWELL LAD has the race at his mercy when unseating the rider at the last in novice company 4 weeks ago. He was set to show much-improved form in the process so now looks well treated back in a handicap. Mercury Lane landed a gamble last time, while Mylestown Upper wasted no time surpassing his hurdles form switced to fences and he remains of interest.