16:15 Killarney

Saturday 26 August 2023

All13:5514:3015:0515:4016:1516:5017:2517:55

Killarney Avenue Hotel Beginners Chase

Off time: 16:17 | Winning time: 4m 9.40s

Captain Conby²³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Keith Donoghue| T: E Sheehy

11/8

Useful hurdler. Below form twelfth of 19 in handicap hurdle at Galway (16f, good to soft, 16/1) 23 days ago. Makes chase debut. Respected.

Form: 23260-0

Garrybello^t¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Donagh Meyler| T: T Cooper| D

12/1

Fairly useful hurdler. Fourth of 7 in novice chase at Roscommon (16.4f, soft, 5/1) on debut over fences 18 days ago. Should have more to offer.

Form: 0750-44

Great Bear²²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: H De Bromhead| CD

2/1

Useful hurdler. Winner in hurdle at Cork in July. 20/1, respectable twelfth of 20 in handicap hurdle at Galway (16f, good) 22 days ago. Makes chase debut. Yard having good spell.

Form: 4355/10

Just For Yuse³⁵²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: P J O'Hanlon⁽⁵⁾| T: P Stafford

125/1

Lightly-raced maiden over hurdles. Last of 10 in claimer at Laytown (7f, 14/1). Off 11 months. Makes chase debut. First run for yard after leaving T. G. McCourt. Below form on last hurdle outing.

Form: 669/9-

Mastermacblack¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: J J Slevin| T: P Corkery

66/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Possibly amiss when pulled up in handicap hurdle (20/1) at Wexford (20.4f, soft) 15 days ago, beaten some way out. Makes chase debut.

Form: 034-P

Walnut Beach²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Shane Fitzgerald| T: P J Flynn

11/2

Fairly useful chaser. 15/2, respectable third of 7 in novice chase at Galway (18.2f, good to soft) 25 days ago. The one to beat.

Form: 00-5223

Hope Des Blins¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Danny Mullins| T: J P Ryan| OR: 111

11/1

Fair chaser. Twenty runs since last win in 2022. 11/1, respectable third of 7 in novice chase at Roscommon (16.4f, soft) 18 days ago.

Form: 433F03

Rebel Rose^t⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: Mark McDonagh⁽⁵⁾| T: M Fahey| BF| D

17/2

Fairly useful hurdler. Latest win in hurdle at Roscommon in June. Fifth of 9 in novice chase (11/4) at Tramore (21.7f, soft) on debut over fences 6 days ago. Down in trip. Should progress.

Form: 106-195

Non-Runners

Annexation¹³

Weight: 11-12| Age: 7

T: H De Bromhead J: Rachael Blackmore

Babylon Beach¹⁹

Weight: 11-12| Age: 8

T: Ms Debbie Hartnett J: A McCurtin

Nibiru²²

Weight: 11-12| Age: 8

T: A J Martin J: Phillip Enright

Forecasts

Captain Conby (11/8), Great Bear (2/1), Annexation (5/1), Walnut Beach (11/2), Rebel Rose (17/2), Nibiru (10/1), Hope Des Blins (11/1), Garrybello (12/1), Babylon Beach (16/1), Mastermacblack (66/1), Just For Yuse (125/1)

WALNUT BEACH has some pretty useful form over fences and is the percentage call, although Henry de Bromhead has a good record in this race and his chase newcomer Annexation could pose a big threat if taking to this new discipline. Captain Conby is another who could have a part to play if he can translate anything like his hurdle ability to fences.