14:55 Cork

Sunday 9 April 2023

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Irish Stallion Farms EBF Beginners Chase

Off time: 14:55 | Winning time: 5m 8.00s

Aione^t²⁸

Age: 10| Weight: 11-12| J: M J M O'Sullivan⁽⁵⁾| T: W P Mullins| OR: 126| D

4/1

Useful hurdler. Tongue strap on for 1st time, fell in handicap chase at Naas (24.6f, soft, 11/1) 28 days ago. Bit to prove at present.

Form: 0/32-5PF

Aldo The Apache^t1⁵⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Shane Fitzgerald⁽³⁾| T: Colm Murphy| D

5/1

Useful hurdler. Useful winner at 20f over hurdles. 25/1, unseated rider in novice chase at Gowran (20f, heavy) 50 days ago. Tongue strap on 1st time.

Form: 180-4FU

Backintheroom⁵⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: R Deegan| T: P Nolan

9/1

Lightly-raced winner over hurdles. 5/1, fourteenth of 19 in handicap hurdle at Gowran (20.1f, heavy) 50 days ago. Makes chase debut.

Form: 1-6540

Changing The Rules⁶⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: J S McGarvey| T: Mrs J Harrington

7/1

Fairly useful hurdler. Creditable fourth of 9 in novice hurdle (6/1) at Punchestown (20.3f, heavy) 69 days ago. Makes chase debut.

Form: 55-5444

Largy Debut⁷³

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Donagh Meyler| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 137| C

13/8

Useful chaser. Second of 3 in novice chase at Gowran (16f, heavy, 4/1) 73 days ago. Back up in trip and bold bid expected.

Form: 49-3332

That'll Be The Day^b1,t¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Mike O'Connor⁽⁵⁾| T: J J Mangan| OR: 109

40/1

Fair chaser. Fell in handicap chase at Limerick (17.5f, soft, 10/1) 14 days ago. Blinkered for 1st time.

Form: 954-P5F

Where It All Began³⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Sean Flanagan| T: G Elliott| BF

9/2

Fairly useful chaser. Very good second of 6 in novice chase at Wexford (25.4f, good to soft, 7/4) 35 days ago. Back down in trip.

Form: 12P-F52

Mansoline^t²²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: D Moloney⁽⁷⁾| T: B McMahon

200/1

Modest chaser. Fair winner at 16f in bumpers. First run since leaving Thomas Cooper when eighth of 10 in novice chase (100/1) at Thurles (18f, soft) on debut over fences 22 days ago.

Form: 5P-90P8

Forecasts

Largy Debut (13/8), Aione (4/1), Where It All Began (9/2), Aldo The Apache (5/1), Changing The Rules (7/1), Backintheroom (9/1), That'll Be The Day (40/1), Mansoline (200/1)

A winner over hurdles here last term, LARGY DEBUT has kept good company since switched to fences, contesting maiden chases won by the likes of Gentlemansgame, Mighty Potter and Sir Gerhard, and this represents a golden opportunity for the 8-y-o to open his account in this sphere. Changing The Rules wouldn't be without an each-way chance if taking to this game but clear second choice is Where It All Began, who stepped up on his chase debut effort when second at Wexford last month.