Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Beginners Chase

Off time: 14:10 | Winning time: 4m 39.5s

De Lady In Red⁵⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: M J M O'Sullivan| T: B Connell| D

1/1

Fairly useful hurdler. 12/1, fifteenth of 18 in handicap hurdle at Galway (16.5f, good to soft) 56 days ago. Makes chase debut. Bit to prove at present but worth monitoring in the betting.

Form: 152F/8-0

Hope Des Blins³²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: D E Mullins| T: J P Ryan| OR: 111

5/1

Fair chaser. Twenty one runs since last win in 2022. Good third of 8 in novice chase at Killarney (17f, good to soft, 11/1) 32 days ago. Has faced difficult assignments the last twice and this looks more realistic.

Form: 33F033

Mousey Brown^t¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: C D Maxwell| T: D A McLoughlin

14/1

Fair hurdler. 2 wins from 6 runs this season. Fair winner at 20f over hurdles. Sixth of 7 in novice chase at Ballinrobe (23f, good to soft, 12/1) 12 days ago. Down in trip. Others make more appeal.

Form: 411466

Natural Look¹⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: S Fitzgerald| T: D Queally

4/1

Fairly useful chaser. Latest win in hurdle at Cork in July. 5/2, in control when fell last in novice chase at Kilbeggan (19f, good) 19 days ago. Well worth a chance to gain compensation.

Form: 60123F

Salt Bridge¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: B Jordan

200/1

Twice-raced maiden. Eleventh of 14 in bumper (100/1) at Galway (16.6f, soft) 16 days ago. Makes chase debut. Hard to make a case for.

Form: 4P-PP30

Shesadream⁶⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott| D

4/1

Fairly useful hurdler. Pulled up in minor event hurdle (9/1) at Killarney (20f, good) 69 days ago. Makes chase debut. Likely to take to this discipline, so not a forlorn hope.

Form: 1300-1P

Forecasts

De Lady In Red (1/1), Natural Look (4/1), Shesadream (4/1), Hope Des Blins (5/1), Mousey Brown (14/1), Salt Bridge (200/1)

NATURAL LOOK seemed sure to win had he not come down at the last in a novice chase at Kilbeggan recently and, provided he's none the worse for that, she should be capable of making amends. Hope Des Blins should find this a bit easier than the race she was third in at Killarney last time, so she's considered a threat along with Shesadream, a notable chasing debutant.