Tote Fantasy Beginners Chase

Off time: 17:20 | Winning time: 6m 3.03s

Ceanndana^p¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Keith Donoghue| T: R O'Sullivan| OR: 100| BF| C

5/4

Won over hurdles at Downpatrick and Killarney in July. 11/8, third of 8 in novice chase at Downpatrick (17.8f, soft) on debut over fences 16 days ago, left poorly placed. Up in trip. Open to progress.

Form: 80-3113

Hutchie²⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Ricky Doyle| T: S G Carey

20/1

Modest hurdler. Career best when winning 17-runner handicap hurdle at Galway (22.2f, soft, 11/1) 20 days ago. Interesting making quick switch to fences.

Form: 0-7P991

Read To Return^t⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Phillip Enright| T: A J Martin| OR: 100| BF

11/8

Promising individual. Creditable second of 6 in handicap hurdle at Roscommon (24.5f, soft, 11/8) 6 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase. Has good chance on form.

Form: 85772-2

Battle Away³⁶

Age: 10| Weight: 11-5| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: R O'Sullivan| OR: 95| C

8/1

Fair hurdler. Respectable third of 13 in handicap hurdle at this course (20.2f, good to soft, 5/1) 36 days ago. Makes chase debut. Booking of O'Keeffe a plus.

Form: 7/1180-3

Coco Lightning⁷³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Shane Fenelon⁽⁷⁾| T: T P O'Connor

66/1

Modest hurdler. 14/1, 27 lengths eleventh of 16 to Ceanndana in handicap hurdle at this course (20f, good) 73 days ago. More needed on chase debut.

Form: 5P0-930

Game And Glory^p³⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: P J O'Hanlon⁽⁵⁾| T: P J Rothwell

14/1

Modest hurdler. One win from 23 NH runs. 11/2, creditable second of 8 in handicap hurdle at Sligo (20.6f, good to soft) 39 days ago, no match for winner. Makes chase debut.

Form: 7-89432

Townhill Penny^p¹⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: Jordan Gainford| T: G Elliott

22/1

Showed aptitude when fifth of 7 in novice chase (20/1) at Ballinrobe (23f, good to soft) on debut over fences 16 days ago but will perhaps be seen to best effect over extreme distances.

Form: 2-200P5

Forecasts

Ceanndana (5/4), Read To Return (11/8), Battle Away (8/1), Game And Glory (14/1), Hutchie (20/1), Townhill Penny (22/1), Coco Lightning (66/1)

READ TO RETURN was a gradual improver over fences last season and proved his stamina for this trip when runner-up in a Roscommon handicap hurdle on return, so narrowly gets the nod over Ceanndana, who wasn't seen to best effect under patient tactics at Downpatrick on his chase bow. Hutchie showed much improved switching to handicaps over hurdles last time and there could be better still to come now quickly sent chasing.