18:40 Wexford

Friday 11 August 2023

All16:5517:3018:0518:4019:1519:5020:25

O'Driscoll's Irish Whiskey Beginners Chase

Off time: 18:43 | Winning time: 5m 10.06s

Automatic⁵²

Age: 9| Weight: 11-12| J: Mark McDonagh⁽⁵⁾| T: W J Burke| OR: 89

125/1

Poor chaser. 50/1, fourth of 6 in novice chase at this course (16f, good to soft) 52 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 50P/00-4

Corkbeg^t²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: M J M O'Sullivan| T: D H Kelly| C| D

80/1

Modest hurdler. Latest win in hurdle here in May. Bit below form ninth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Kilbeggan (18f, soft, 10/1) 21 days ago, left poorly placed. Makes chase debut.

Form: 10-10F9

Flaming Moon^h¹⁰

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

22/1

Promising sort. Fairly useful winner at 16f over hurdles. Fourth of 7 in novice chase at Galway (18.2f, good to soft, 11/1) on debut over fences 10 days ago. Should have more to offer.

Form: F1280-4

Midnight Our Fred⁷²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Danny Mullins| T: J P Flavin| C

16/1

Fair hurdler. 11/2, career best when winning 14-runner handicap hurdle at this course (24f, good to soft) 72 days ago, suited by emphasis on speed. Makes chase debut.

Form: 3/000-31

Percy Warner^p¹⁴⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 129

5/6

Fairly useful chaser. Bit below form sixth of 12 in handicap chase (11/1) at Navan (23.5f, heavy) 144 days ago, unable to sustain effort. Will take the beating.

Form: 11/5426-

Rexem¹⁶⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: B W Harvey⁽³⁾| T: J C McConnell

16/5

Fairly useful hurdler. 11/1, 10¾ lengths sixth of 8 to Sa Fureur in Michael Purcell Memorial Novices' Hurdle at Thurles (20.7f, good to soft) 169 days ago. Makes chase debut.

Form: 311646-

Riaan¹⁴⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott| D

6/1

Useful hurdler. Latest win in hurdle at Thurles in February. Pulled up in handicap hurdle at Cheltenham (21f, soft, 40/1) 149 days ago, soon beaten. Makes chase debut.

Form: 25101P-

Skippin Court³⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Sean Flanagan| T: Peter Fahey| D

9/1

Fairly useful hurdler. Fairly useful winner at 20f over hurdles. 40/1, last of 4 in novice chase at this C&D (good to soft) on debut over fences 35 days ago.

Form: 06160-4

Tempo Chapter Two^b²⁸

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

33/1

Promising sort. Fourth of 11 in novice chase (50/1) at Kilbeggan (19f, soft) on debut over fences 28 days ago. Open to improvement.

Form: P50-0P4

Time Marches On^p²⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: J Motherway

14/1

Fairly useful hurdler. Possibly amiss when pulled up in novice chase at Kilbeggan (19f, soft, 10/1) 28 days ago, pulled up around a circuit out.

Form: 63504-P

Theblazen Queen²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Cian Quirke⁽⁵⁾| T: M O Quigley

200/1

Twice-raced maiden. 100/1, sixth of 7 in novice chase at Kilbeggan (19f, soft) 21 days ago.

Form: P6-346

Non-Runners

Kitsilano⁷⁰

Weight: 11-12| Age: 6

T: J J Murphy J: Reserve 1

Linden Blaze⁵²

Weight: 11-12| Age: 6

T: R P Rath J: Reserve 2

Lodge Prince⁶⁰

Weight: 11-12| Age: 6

T: P F O'Donnell J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Percy Warner (5/6), Rexem (16/5), Riaan (6/1), Skippin Court (9/1), Time Marches On (14/1), Midnight Our Fred (16/1), Flaming Moon (22/1), Tempo Chapter Two (33/1), Corkbeg (80/1), Automatic (125/1), Theblazen Queen (200/1)

PERCY WARNER's stamina was stretched upped to 23.5f on deep ground at Navan when last seen in March and he may well open his chase account now back down in trip on better ground. Chase debutants Rexem and Riaan are both feared, particularly the former who scored twice over hurdles last summer and he was a winner of his sole start between the flags in 2021. Tempo Chapter and Flaming Moon are others to consider.