17:00 Listowel

Wednesday 20 September 2023

All14:1014:4515:1515:5016:2517:0017:35

Brandon Hotel Beginners Chase

Off time: 17:00 | Winning time: 5m 51.80s

Freedom To Dream¹¹⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Sean Flanagan| T: Peter Fahey| OR: 125| D

17/2

Useful hurdler. 11/2, seventh of 11 in novice chase at Limerick (22.7f, good to soft) 118 days ago.

Form: 44/6P0-7

Genois²³⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Mark Walsh| T: E Bolger| OR: 128

11/4

Useful chaser. 7/1, below-form fifth of 8 in handicap chase at Naas (20.4f, soft). Off 7 months. Player if back to best after a break (has gone well fresh before).

Form: 14/2365-

Gold Bullion^t¹³⁷

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

4/1

Fairly useful winner at 25f over hurdles. 7/1, career best when winning 16-runner maiden hurdle at Cork (24.8f, good to soft) 137 days ago. Makes chase debut. Respected for a yard with a good recent record in this race.

Form: 14/3-1

Longhouse Star¹⁵⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Phillip Enright| T: S Curling

100/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. 33/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, ninth of 13 in novice hurdle at Tramore (16f, good to soft) 156 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase.

Form: 32P799-

Midnight Our Fred⁴⁰

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

18/1

Promising individual. Fair winner at 24f over hurdles. 16/1, sixth of 11 in maiden at Wexford (19.8f, heavy) on debut over fences 40 days ago. Open to progress.

Form: 000-316

Power Of Pause⁴⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins

3/1

Useful hurdler. 7/1, shaped better than being pulled up suggests in handicap hurdle at Galway (22.6f, soft) 46 days ago, weakening when badly hampered 2 out. Makes chase debut. Major player for top yard.

Form: B6/7P-2P

Sky Sprinter²⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: W P Mullins

40/1

In top hands but only modest form in 2 maiden chases this summer and Power of Pause looks the stable first string.

Form: 95/74-53

Soldier Of Honour¹⁹²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Gary Noonan⁽⁵⁾| T: E McCarthy

80/1

Placed both starts in points (latest Mar 12) but will need to be useful to make a winning start over fences here.

Form: 3/3-

The Friday Man²⁶

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

3/1

Useful hurdler. Latest win in hurdle at Cheltenham in April. Fairly useful form when placed all 4 starts in maiden chases this season and likely to be winning over fences soon.

Form: 21-3232

Non-Runners

Man Of The House¹²

Weight: 11-12| Age: 5

T: J J Hanlon J: J S McGarvey

Riggs³³

Weight: 11-12| Age: 8

T: P Cluskey J: Thomas Reilly

The Short Go⁴⁸

Weight: 11-12| Age: 6

T: H De Bromhead J: Darragh O'Keeffe

Forecasts

Genois (11/4), Power Of Pause (3/1), The Friday Man (3/1), Gold Bullion (4/1), The Short Go (6/1), Freedom To Dream (17/2), Midnight Our Fred (18/1), Sky Sprinter (40/1), Riggs (50/1), Man Of The House (66/1), Soldier Of Honour (80/1), Longhouse Star (100/1)

THE FRIDAY MAN has achieved enough to think it's only a matter of time before he wins one of these and is the percentage call. Power of Pause and Gold Bullion are potentially dangerous opponents if taking to fences at the first time of asking, while Genois could also have a big say if close to his best after a 7-month break.