BoyleSports Chase

Off time: 19:06 | Winning time: 4m 14.04s

Visionarian²⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Keith Donoghue| T: Peter Fahey| OR: 148

10/11

Smart chaser. Two wins from 6 runs last season. Respectable fifth of 22 in handicap chase at Galway (22.5f, good to soft, 18/1) 26 days ago. Back down in trip and he's a key player.

Form: 2263-05

Espion Du Chenet^p,t³⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 11-2| J: Phillip Enright| T: Louise G Lyons| OR: 121| D

25/1

Fairly useful chaser. Fifteen runs since last win in 2022. 11/1, below form fifth of 11 in handicap chase at Killarney (17f, good) 38 days ago. Would be meeting all of these rivals on significantly better terms if this were a handicap.

Form: 2P5-275

Mt Leinster^t²²

Age: 9| Weight: 11-2| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins| OR: 146| C| D

11/8

Smart chaser. 11/2, bit below form fourth of 12 in handicap chase at Galway (18.2f, soft) 22 days ago, doing too much too soon. Obvious claims.

Form: 112/37-4

Effernock Fizz^p,t⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-0| J: Carl Millar⁽⁷⁾| T: C Collins| OR: 134| BF| D

15/2

Useful chaser. Three wins from 15 runs last season. 25/1, eighth of 9 in handicap at the Curragh (12f, good to soft) 9 days ago. Switches from Flat to chase. Dangerous if allowed too much rope in front.

Form: 43302P

Non-Runners

The Little Yank²

Weight: 11-7| Age: 8

T: J P Ryan J: Liam Quinlan

Forecasts

Visionarian (10/11), Mt Leinster (11/8), Effernock Fizz (15/2), The Little Yank (12/1), Espion Du Chenet (25/1)

This drop back in trip will help VISIONARIAN, who performed with credit in the Galway Plate last time, despite finding the 22.5f trip too stiff a test. He is an appealing alternative to likely favourite Mt Leinster, for all that, strictly speaking, he isn't entitled to beat that rival on these terms. Mt Leinster will be a big threat granted a clean round of jumping, while Effernock Fizz could give the aforementioned duo something to think about if allowed an easy lead.