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Sunday 9 April 2023

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BoyleSports Novice Handicap Chase (Grade B)

Off time: 16:20 | Winning time: 4m 22.9s

Dinoblue²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Mark Walsh| T: W P Mullins| OR: 140| BF

1/1

Off mark on chase debut at Cork before finishing runner-up in Grade 2 there and listed event at Naas since. Overcame errors to fill same position in Grand Annual at Cheltenham last time and she looks the one to beat.

Form: 44-1222

Aarons Day^t²⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 11-3| J: Phillip Enright| T: O McKiernan| OR: 131| C| D

9/1

Latest win in chase at Naas in January. Still close up when fell 3 out in Grade 3 chase there (20f, soft, 40/1) 28 days ago and he's not ruled out racing over shorter trip than usual.

Form: 72515F

Barnacullia³⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: Keith Donoghue| T: M Mulvany| OR: 131| D

10/1

Latest win in chase at Galway in October and finished good second in handicap at Dublin Racing Festival. Last of 4 to Indiana Jones in Flyingbolt Novices' Chase at Navan (16f, good to soft) 36 days ago. Others look better treated.

Form: 349244

Whiskeywealth¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 10-10| J: J P Shinnick⁽⁷⁾| T: T O'Brien| OR: 124| BF| D

11/2

2 wins from 6 runs this season. Latest win in chase at Clonmel in February. Creditable third of 10 in handicap hurdle at Limerick (16.2f, soft, evens) 14 days ago. Bit more needed from 8 lb higher mark.

Form: P53113

Railway Hurricane^b,t⁹¹

Age: 8| Weight: 10-9| J: L P Dempsey| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 123| D

22/1

Twenty runs since last win in 2020. Sixth of 7 in handicap chase (7/2) at Naas (16f, soft) 91 days ago. Trainer going well. Each-way chance on pick of form but last 2 starts have been underwhelming.

Form: 323276

Irish Blaze²⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 10-4| J: K C Sexton| T: G Elliott| OR: 118| D

14/1

Raced too freely when fourth of 6 in novice chase at Limerick (17.7f, heavy, 2/1) 28 days ago. Booking of Sexton a plus. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 042U24

Mount Brown¹⁰³

Age: 6| Weight: 10-4| J: D F O'Regan| T: N Meade| OR: 118| D

16/1

Fairly useful winner at 16f over hurdles. Good third of 8 in minor event chase (40/1) at Limerick (17.7f, heavy) 103 days ago. Open to progress on handicap chase debut.

Form: 7-36453

Union Park^t²⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-3| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 115| D

11/1

Won at Clonmel in January and Thurles in February. Behind when fell 3 out in handicap chase at Gowran (16f, heavy, 9/2) 29 days ago. Another career best needed from this mark.

Form: 23121F

Pats Choice^b²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 10-3| J: Danny Gilligan⁽⁷⁾| T: G Elliott| OR: 114| D

11/1

Fairly useful winner at 16f over hurdles. Very good second of 11 in handicap chase (11/2) at Navan (17f, heavy) 20 days ago. Faces tougher rivals here.

Form: 298532

Forecasts

Dinoblue (1/1), Whiskeywealth (11/2), Aarons Day (9/1), Barnacullia (10/1), Pats Choice (11/1), Union Park (11/1), Irish Blaze (14/1), Mount Brown (16/1), Railway Hurricane (22/1)

DINOBLUE could barely have shaped with more encouragement when runner-up in the Grand Annual at the Cheltenham Festival last time and will surely be hard to beat here. Aarons Day shaped as if back in form in a Naas Grade 3 last time and is interesting having a rare spin over this trip, whilst handicap-newcomer Mount Brown appeals as a potential improver.