15:12 Down Royal

Friday 10 November 2023

All12:1712:5213:2714:0214:3715:1215:47

Eventco Marquees Ltd. Beginners Chase

Off time: 15:12 | Winning time: 5m 16.5s

Colonel Mustard¹⁹⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: L Fowler| OR: 148

15/8

Promising sort. 33/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, good 9 lengths third of 6 to State Man in Punchestown Champion Hurdle at Punchestown (16f, good to soft). Switches from hurdles to chase. The one to beat.

Form: 7/42223-

Found A Fifty¹⁹⁹

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

8/13

Lightly-raced winner Rules. Successful over hurdles at Fairyhouse in January. This former point winner is very much of interest now switched to fences.

Form: 1/21284-

Lucky Max⁹⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: J J Slevin| T: S Doyle| D

11/1

Smart hurdler. Blinkered for 1st time, fourteenth of 19 in handicap hurdle (40/1) at Galway (16f, good to soft) 99 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase. Back up in trip. Each-way chance.

Form: 48240-0

One Of Us Is Lying^t⁸⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Philip Byrnes⁽⁵⁾| T: N McCluskey

150/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Seventh of 9 in novice hurdle at Downpatrick (21.8f, good, 125/1) 89 days ago. Makes chase debut.

Form: P-P057

That's Me Finished¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: J S McGarvey| T: N C Kelly

80/1

Sixth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Galway (24f, heavy, 15/2) 13 days ago. Makes chase debut.

Form: P0/0476

Tronador²⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Sam Ewing| T: G Elliott| D

28/1

Fairly useful hurdler. Pulled up in handicap hurdle (28/1) at Chepstow (19.4f, heavy) 27 days ago, outpaced from 3 out. Makes chase debut. Yard saddles a more appealing candidate in Found A Fifty.

Form: 08/00-3P

Celebrating Katie⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Simon Torrens| T: N C Kelly

200/1

Unseated rider in novice chase (66/1) at Thurles (18.3f, soft) on debut over fences 8 days ago.

Form: 0690-0U

La Malmason¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Keith Donoghue| T: G P Cromwell| D

11/1

Fairly useful hurdler. Unseated rider in novice chase at Limerick (19f, heavy, 6/1) 19 days ago, would have finished in frame. Should progress in this sphere.

Form: 1520-7U

Soldaro^t²²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Sean Flanagan| T: G P Cromwell

28/1

Promising sort. Fair winner at 19f over hurdles. 20/1, eighth of 13 in novice chase at Thurles (20.5f, soft) on debut over fences 22 days ago. Open to improvement.

Form: 84119-8

Forecasts

Found A Fifty (8/13), Colonel Mustard (15/8), La Malmason (11/1), Lucky Max (11/1), Tronador (28/1), Soldaro (28/1), That's Me Finished (80/1), One Of Us Is Lying (150/1), Celebrating Katie (200/1)

FOUND A FIFTY was ultimately well held in Grade 1 novice hurdles at Aintree and Punchestown during the spring, but he looked very promising prior to that and appeals as the type to make up into a smart performer in this sphere. The 6-y-o is marginally preferred to Colonel Mustard, who ran a fine race in the Paddy Power Champion Hurdle on his final start of last season. La Malmason and Soldaro should both win races in this sphere in due course.