20:30 Kilbeggan

Friday 14 July 2023

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Kilbeggan Racecourse Beginners Chase

Off time: 20:30 | Winning time: 5m 18.30s

Cardamon Hill^p²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott| OR: 117| BF

14/1

Fair hurdler. Fair winner at 22f over hurdles. 6/4 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, last of 2 finishers in handicap at Perth on chasing debut 20 days ago. Down in trip. Something to prove.

Form: 22147-2

Forest Pump^h,t⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: P J Carberry| T: M J Smith

40/1

Fair hurdler. 14/1, bit below form eighth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Bellewstown (20f, good) 6 days ago, unable to sustain effort. Makes chase debut.

Form: 4P-6U68

Lucky Zebo⁶⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead| CD

10/11

Fair hurdler. Career best when winning 16-runner handicap hurdle (11/5) at Clonmel (19.1f, soft) 64 days ago, kept up to work. Makes plenty of appeal on chasing debut.

Form: 0U361-1

Tempo Chapter Two^b⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Keith Donoghue| T: G P Cromwell

50/1

Fairly useful hurdler. 25/1 and blinkered for 1st time, pulled up in handicap hurdle at Tipperary (20f, good to soft) 8 days ago. Makes chase debut.

Form: 0/P50-0P

Time Marches On^p⁸⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Donagh Meyler| T: J Motherway

10/1

Promising type. Fourth of 9 in novice chase at this course (22f, good to soft, 4/1) on debut over fences 84 days ago. Should progress. Worth considering.

Form: 263504-

Tony's Pet¹⁰⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: M J M O'Sullivan⁽³⁾| T: B Connell

33/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 28/1, bit below form twelfth of 23 in handicap hurdle at Naas (18.9f, soft) 106 days ago. Makes chase debut. Up against it.

Form: 8000-

Transmission⁸⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Brian Hayes| T: Colm Murphy| BF

15/2

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. 15/8, creditable fourth of 18 in novice hurdle at Tipperary (20.2f, soft) 87 days ago, not ideally placed. Makes chase debut. Not discounted.

Form: 2/23944-

Tucson Train²⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: J J Slevin| T: T Mullins

10/1

Promising type. Fairly useful winner at 20f over hurdles. Sixth of 14 in novice chase at Wexford (19.8f, good to soft, 28/1) on debut over fences 24 days ago. Open to progress.

Form: 2164/06

Butty O Brien¹⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: E Walsh⁽³⁾| T: P Magee

40/1

Modest hurdler. 33/1, fifth of 6 in novice chase at Tipperary (16.8f, soft) on debut over fences 10 days ago. Others make more appeal.

Form: 7/740P-5

Hope Des Blins³²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Liam Quinlan⁽⁵⁾| T: J P Ryan| OR: 112| C

11/1

Fair hurdler. Sixteen runs since last win in 2022. 9/1, last of 3 in novice chase at Roscommon (16.2f, good) 32 days ago.

Form: FF5-443

Pearl Of The West^p,t⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 11-5| J: Mike O'Connor⁽³⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 119

5/1

Fairly useful hurdler. Eleven runs since last win in 2019. Third of 4 in handicap chase at Perth (20.1f, good, 3/1) 8 days ago. Has the best form and may do better in this sphere.

Form: 568/223

Non-Runners

Construct⁴³

Weight: 11-12| Age: 8

T: J C McConnell J: Kieren Buckley

Forecasts

Lucky Zebo (10/11), Pearl Of The West (5/1), Construct (11/2), Transmission (15/2), Tucson Train (10/1), Time Marches On (10/1), Hope Des Blins (11/1), Cardamon Hill (14/1), Tony's Pet (33/1), Butty O Brien (40/1), Forest Pump (40/1), Tempo Chapter Two (50/1)

LUCKY ZEBO has a progressive profile over hurdles and, given his pointing background, he's the type to do even better in this sphere, so he's a confident choice to make a winning chasing debut at the likely expense of Pearl of The West. Time Marches on is open to improvement and isn't without hope.