MSK Silversands Beginners Chase

Off time: 18:48 | Winning time: 4m 54.5s

Ballyadam^t³⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead| BF

1/1

Smart winner at 16f over hurdles. Creditable second of 8 in novice chase (11/8) at Ballinrobe (17f, good) 39 days ago. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 5/0355-2

Hubrisko^t²⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins

9/4

Useful winner at 17f over hurdles. 11/4, very good second of 6 in novice chase at Punchestown (24f, good) 26 days ago. Stable in good form. Leading player.

Form: 1340-32

Joyeux Machin^t³⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Sean Flanagan| T: P Nolan| C

11/4

Useful hurdler. 11/10, career best when winning 5-runner minor event hurdle at this course (24f, good to soft) 37 days ago. Makes chase debut and one to consider.

Form: 31P50-1

Skippin Court²¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Keith Donoghue| T: Peter Fahey| D

40/1

Fairly useful hurdler. 33/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, tenth of 13 in handicap hurdle at Aintree (20f, good to soft). Off 7 months. Makes chase debut.

Form: 106160-

Non-Runners

Mars Harper⁹⁰

Weight: 11-12| Age: 7

T: G Elliott J: Jack Kennedy

Prairie Dancer³⁹

Weight: 11-12| Age: 5

T: J P O'Brien J: J J Slevin

Transmission⁸⁰

Weight: 11-12| Age: 6

T: Colm Murphy J: S Fitzgerald

Forecasts

Ballyadam (1/1), Hubrisko (9/4), Joyeux Machin (11/4), Mars Harper (3/1), Prairie Dancer (8/1), Transmission (20/1), Skippin Court (40/1)

BALLYADAM was a smart winner over hurdles so is taken to build on his Ballinrobe chasing second and open his account in this sphere. Punchestown second Hubrisko and fencing debutant Joyeux Machin should ensure Henry de Bromhead's 8-y-o doesn't have things all his own way though.