17:20 Tramore

Friday 2 June 2023

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Curraghmore Beginners Chase

Off time: 17:20 | Winning time: 5m 37.01s

A Fortune Out West^t²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: S Fitzgerald⁽³⁾| T: G Elliott

18/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Eighth of 14 in novice hurdle (20/1) at Kilbeggan (16f, good to soft) 21 days ago. Makes chase debut and significantly back up in trip.

Form: 1P/00P-8

Fireworks^p¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Simon Torrens| T: J J Hanlon

25/1

Lightly-raced maiden over hurdles. Makes chase debut and significantly up in trip. Others preferred.

Form: 5000-9

Hard Rain^p1⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: D E Mullins| T: J Dullea| OR: 100

6/1

Fair chaser. Pulled up in handicap chase (11/2) at Limerick (17.7f, good to soft) 8 days ago, snatched up before first. Cheekpieces on for 1st time.

Form: 2333-4P

Kitsilano⁴⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: E Walsh⁽³⁾| T: J J Murphy

7/2

Lightly-raced maiden under Rules (dual point winner). Below form fifth of 13 in novice hurdle (8/1) at this course (16f, good to soft) 46 days ago. Makes chase debut and significantly up in trip.

Form: 310705-

Malinas Glory^t²⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Mike O'Connor⁽⁵⁾| T: A O'Grady| OR: 99

8/1

Fair chaser. 8/1, first run since leaving Brian O'Keeffe when respectable seventh of 13 in handicap chase at Tipperary (17f, good to soft) 29 days ago. Back up in trip. Tongue strap back on.

Form: 35353-7

Massons Castle¹⁵⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Dillon Maxwell⁽⁷⁾| T: D A McLoughlin| OR: 87

66/1

50/1, pulled up in handicap chase at Down Royal (20f, soft) 158 days ago, jumping right fourth.

Form: P/7P8UP-

Top Line Tommy⁵⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Kieren Buckley⁽³⁾| T: E J O'Grady| OR: 102

13/2

Fair hurdler. 50/1, seventh of 10 in novice chase at Clonmel (19.9f, heavy) 57 days ago. Place possibilities.

Form: 03P/F47-

Clairmc²²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Keith Donoghue| T: G P Cromwell

15/2

Fair hurdler. 20/1, respectable ninth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Clonmel (19.1f, soft) 22 days ago. Makes chase debut.

Form: 75845-9

Frazel Express²²⁹

Age: 11| Weight: 11-5| J: Donagh Meyler| T: J Barcoe| CD

22/1

Fair hurdler. Last of 7 in minor event hurdle at Cork (24.2f, soft, 28/1). Off 7 months. Makes chase debut.

Form: 2022F7-

Lillys Girl^t⁶⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: C Brassil⁽⁵⁾| T: D A McLoughlin

50/1

Sixteenth of 23 in handicap hurdle at Naas (23.6f, soft, 40/1) 64 days ago. Makes chase debut.

Form: 0012P0-

Lily Of Dromard¹⁹²

Age: 9| Weight: 11-5| J: Mr T Power Roche⁽⁷⁾| T: M J O'Connor| OR: 95

17/2

Modest hurdler. 10/1, respectable eighth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Limerick (21f, heavy). Off 6 months. Makes chase debut.

Form: 078/398-

Must Be Dreaming^p¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: J J Slevin| T: G Ahern

7/2

Fair chaser. Eleven runs since last win in 2022. 50/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, excellent fifth of 10 in novice chase at Killarney (20f, good to soft) 19 days ago. Obvious claims.

Form: 94755-5

Some Woman^h¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: Cian Quirke⁽⁷⁾| T: S Doyle

18/1

Promising type. 16/1 and hooded for 1st time, fourth of 13 in novice chase at Downpatrick (19.2f, good to soft) on debut over fences 14 days ago, caught further back than ideal. Open to improvement.

Form: 39940-4

Non-Runners

General Clermont¹⁵

Weight: 11-12| Age: 7

T: D E Fitzgerald J: Sean Flanagan

Galmar²²

Weight: 11-12| Age: 7

T: Brendan Walsh J: Reserve 1

Midnight Our Fred²

Weight: 11-12| Age: 6

T: J P Flavin J: Reserve 2

Quarry Lil¹⁹

Weight: 11-5| Age: 9

T: P O'Flynn J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Must Be Dreaming (7/2), Kitsilano (7/2), General Clermont (11/2), Hard Rain (6/1), Top Line Tommy (13/2), Clairmc (15/2), Midnight Our Fred (15/2), Malinas Glory (8/1), Lily Of Dromard (17/2), Some Woman (18/1), A Fortune Out West (18/1), Frazel Express (22/1), Fireworks (25/1), Quarry Lil (33/1), Galmar (33/1), Lillys Girl (50/1), Massons Castle (66/1)

While he hasn't shown much in a handful of 2m maiden hurdles, KITSILANO could be seen in an altogether better light now moving up in trip for this chase debut. Indeed, the 6-y-o was a winner of 2 of his 4 starts between the flags and is marginally preferred to A Fortune Out West, who beat Pembroke on his sole point start in 2021 and may also leave his hurdles form well behind now switched to fences. Must Be Dreaming and Some Woman are the pick of those with experience in this sphere.