19:13 Kilbeggan

Monday 19 June 2023

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Belvedere House & Gardens Opportunity Beginners Chase

Off time: 19:13 | Winning time: 5m 8.3s

Daicheadacuig^p¹⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: B W Harvey| T: B Mortell| OR: 89| C

200/1

Eighteen runs since last win in 2021. Pulled up in hunter chase (80/1) at Listowel (24f, good) 14 days ago, folding tamely after 3 out. Readily passed over.

Form: U1P-FFP

Grozni²⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: M M McDonagh⁽²⁾| T: C Byrnes

6/1

Promising type. Fairly useful winner at 23f over hurdles. Third of 11 in novice chase at Limerick (22.7f, good to soft, 8/1) on debut over fences 25 days ago, finishing with running left. Big player.

Form: 4124-53

I A Connect¹⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Carl Millar⁽⁴⁾| T: G Elliott| C

5/2

Useful hurdler. 5/1, creditable second of 7 in minor event hurdle at Wexford (17.4f, good to soft) 19 days ago. Makes chase debut and should have a say if his jumping passes the test.

Form: 1210U/2

Punters Poet^p¹⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: D King| T: E McCarthy| OR: 91

50/1

Fair hurdler. Eleven runs since last win in 2021. Fair winner at 20f over hurdles. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, good fourth of 9 in novice chase at Clonmel (22.8f, good, 14/1) 10 days ago. Others preferred.

Form: 0068-04

Uncle Phil^h,t³⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: M J M O'Sullivan| T: W P Mullins| C

5/2

Promising sort. Fairly useful winner at 16f over hurdles. Unseated rider in minor event chase (5/1) at Wexford (16f, good to soft) on debut over fences 30 days ago. Open to improvement in this sphere.

Form: 21P33-U

Winter Fog²¹

Age: 9| Weight: 11-12| J: K Callaghan⁽⁴⁾| T: W P Mullins| D

6/4

Smart hurdler. Smart winner at 19f over hurdles. Fifth of 8 in novice chase at Ballinrobe (17f, good, 7/2) on debut over fences 21 days ago. Definite chance judged on pick of hurdles form but will need to brush up on his jumping. Uncle Phil could be the stable No 1.

Form: 0/5108-5

Golden Nugget³¹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-6| J: C McGivern⁽⁴⁾| T: G Elliott

100/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Seventh of 13 in novice chase (20/1) at Downpatrick (19.2f, good to soft) on debut over fences 31 days ago. Yard saddles a stronger candidate in I A Connect.

Form: 709-7

Non-Runners

Galore Desassences³⁰

Weight: 11-12| Age: 7

T: G P Cromwell J: Kieren Buckley

Tony's Pet⁸¹

Weight: 11-12| Age: 6

T: B Connell J: E Walsh

Forecasts

Winter Fog (6/4), Uncle Phil (5/2), I A Connect (5/2), Galore Desassences (5/1), Grozni (6/1), Tony's Pet (16/1), Punters Poet (50/1), Golden Nugget (100/1), Daicheadacuig (200/1)

GROZNI's chase debut third at Limerick was an eye-catching effort (so much so that the stewards saw fit to inquire into the running and riding), staying on strongly under considerate handling and doing well to finish as close as he did. There should be better to come from him in this sphere and this drop back in trip shouldn't be an issue judged on his hurdles exploits. There were positives to glean from Uncle Phill's first spin over fences, too, and he is next on the list ahead of I A Connet.