15:50 Tipperary

Tuesday 18 April 2023

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Ballykisteen Beginners Chase

Off time: 15:50 | Winning time: 4m 32.50s

Brawler^p,t¹²⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: D F O'Regan| T: P T Foley| OR: 112

25/1

Thirteen runs since last win in 2019. Ninth of 18 in handicap hurdle (50/1) at Punchestown (23.4f, soft) 120 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase. Down in trip.

Form: 2F/57-09

Changing The Rules⁹

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

9/2

Fairly useful hurdler. Fifth of 8 in novice chase at Cork (20f, good to soft, 7/1) on debut over fences 9 days ago. Likely to improve.

Form: 5-54445

Clifton Warrior³⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead| BF

5/4

Useful winner at 16f over hurdles. 5/4, second of 6 in novice chase at Limerick (17.7f, heavy) on debut over fences 37 days ago. Expected to be bang there assuming he's derived plenty from that opening experience.

Form: 2-BP1P2

Flindt^p,t³⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Simon Torrens| T: Ciaran Murphy| OR: 112| D

50/1

Modest chaser. Twelve runs since last win in 2021. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, fifth of 6 in novice chase (22/1) at Limerick (17.7f, heavy) 37 days ago.

Form: 64-5565

General Dynamics^h,t³²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Anna McGuinness⁽⁷⁾| T: J J Lambe

250/1

Twice-raced maiden under NH rules. Tongue strap on for 1st time, last of 7 in hunter chase at Down Royal (19.6f, soft, 80/1) on debut over fences 32 days ago.

Form: 0-P537

Mattie's Mountain^p,t²³

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Phillip Enright| T: E McCarthy| OR: 118

22/1

Fairly useful chaser. Eleven runs since last win in 2020. Tongue strap on for 1st time cheekpieces on for 1st time, fourth of 6 in handicap chase at Limerick (17.5f, soft, 11/1) 23 days ago.

Form: P-22F34

The Banger Doyle³⁸

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

13/2

Fairly useful chaser. 40/1, fell in novice chase at Gowran (20f, heavy) 38 days ago.

Form: 8347UF

Diamondinthemud³¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: Sean Flanagan| T: N Slevin

12/1

Fair hurdler. Fair winner at 19f over hurdles. 33/1, fifth of 10 in novice chase at Thurles (18f, soft) on debut over fences 31 days ago.

Form: 103285

Premier Queen²⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: Kieren Buckley⁽³⁾| T: Mrs P Dobbs| D

11/1

Fair hurdler. Latest win in hurdle at Clonmel in January. 8/1, tenth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Navan (16f, heavy) 29 days ago. Makes chase debut.

Form: 979170

Red As Rust³¹

Age: 10| Weight: 11-5| J: C J Orr| T: N Slevin| OR: 118

5/1

Fairly useful winner at 18f over hurdles. Very good third of 10 in novice chase at Thurles (18f, soft, 18/1) 31 days ago. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 166-3P3

Non-Runners

Heather Rocco⁷²⁰

Weight: 11-12| Age: 8

T: H De Bromhead J: Darragh O'Keeffe

Somethingaboutcian³⁶

Weight: 11-12| Age: 7

T: S Nolan J: Keith Donoghue

Forecasts

Clifton Warrior (5/4), Changing The Rules (9/2), Red As Rust (5/1), The Banger Doyle (13/2), Heather Rocco (10/1), Premier Queen (11/1), Diamondinthemud (12/1), Mattie's Mountain (22/1), Brawler (25/1), Flindt (50/1), Somethingaboutcian (66/1), General Dynamics (250/1)

CHANGING THE RULES wasn't as good as Clifton Warrior over hurdles but his chase debut was promising and with plenty of progress, he could come out on top. Red As Rust switched to chasing pretty late but has shown enough to think she'll be involved again.