16:45 Downpatrick

Friday 6 October 2023

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C Russell Auto Sales Beginners Chase

Off time: 16:46 | Winning time: 5m 5.10s

Cross Court²⁰³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Simon Torrens| T: J C McConnell

50/1

Pulled up in handicap hurdle at Down Royal (20f, heavy, 22/1), dropping away between 5 out and 4 out. Off 6 months. Makes chase debut. First run for yard after leaving W. J. Bryson.

Form: 80/50P-

Gladiatorial^t²¹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr D McGill⁽⁷⁾| T: N C Kelly| OR: 106| C

10/3

9/2, good second of 9 in handicap hurdle at this course (17.8f, soft) 21 days ago, sticking to task. Good claims on pick of form back over fences.

Form: 5-8F922

Just For Yuse²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: P J Carberry| T: P Stafford

150/1

Poor over hurdles and has shown nothing both starts over fences.

Form: 669/9-P6

Nevermindestranger¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: B W Harvey⁽³⁾| T: D M Christie

11/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. 12/1, again didn't see his race out when fourth of 14 in maiden at Listowel (16f, soft) 18 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase. Back up in trip.

Form: 1-U8834

Silver King^t²⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Phillip Enright| T: O McKiernan

5/2

Fair hurdler. Creditable third of 17 in maiden at Navan (20f, good to soft, 15/2) 20 days ago. Must enter the reckoning on chase debut.

Form: 3/43-723

Song For My Father²⁵³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: T P Harney⁽⁷⁾| T: R O'Sullivan

16/1

Modest hurdler. 20/1, sixteenth of 20 in handicap hurdle at Gowran (16f, heavy). Off 8 months. Makes chase debut back up in trip.

Form: 525560-

Talk Of The Town³⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Ricky Doyle| T: E Sheehy

80/1

Fair maiden hurdler at best but has gone wrong way for several yards. Others preferred on chase debut.

Form: 7/P-5PP0

Zettabyte^p⁴⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Jordan Gainford| T: G Elliott

25/1

Modest hurdler possibly unsuited by conditions when pulled up in handicap hurdle at Tramore (21f, heavy) 49 days ago, dropping away usual 3 out. May do better now switched to chasing (runner-up both outings in points).

Form: 0-36PUP

Ask The Leader^t⁵³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: D M Christie| OR: 95| CD

16/1

Modest hurdler who again finished well held at Ballinrobe (22.8f, good) 53 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase.

Form: 0-24F00

Cocoplum³⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: A P Heskin| T: C A McBratney

11/1

Fair maiden hurdler who was again below form when fifth of 17 in handicap at Down Royal (24f, good to soft) 35 days ago, unable to sustain effort. Makes chase debut.

Form: 70-2475

Howaya C D And E^b1,t²¹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-5| J: Keith Donoghue| T: G Keane| CD

11/2

Unreliable sort. Eleven runs since last win in 2022. 4/1, last of 6 in novice hurdle at this course (21.5f, soft) 21 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase. Blinkers on for 1st time.

Form: 8-22R26

Jenny Flex^p1⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott

9/2

Modest hurdler who has made a sound start to her chase career, again finding only one too good when second in 6-runner maiden at Sligo (21.2f, heavy) 9 days ago. Cheekpieces on for 1st time.

Form: 5-50822

Forecasts

Silver King (5/2), Gladiatorial (10/3), Jenny Flex (9/2), Howaya C D And E (11/2), Cocoplum (11/1), Nevermindestranger (11/1), Song For My Father (16/1), Ask The Leader (16/1), Zettabyte (25/1), Cross Court (50/1), Talk Of The Town (80/1), Just For Yuse (150/1)

SILVER KING has shown form verging on fairly useful over hurdles, so he makes a fair amount of appeal now going chasing in an ordinary-looking affair. Gladiatorial and Jenny Flex head up the opposition.