INHSC Supporting Point-To-Points Hunters Chase

Off time: 14:06 | Winning time: 7m 6.2s

Ask D'Man^t⁵⁴⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr R James⁽⁷⁾| T: D M Christie| D

4/1

Lightly-raced winner in chases. 15/2, career best when winning 7-runner hunter chase at Stratford (27.5f, good to soft), suited by strong pace. Off 18 months. Well respected and market will be informative.

Form: 15231/1-

Grange Island^p²⁰⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-9| J: Mr M J O'Connor| T: W J Burke| OR: 105| D

18/5

Fairly useful chaser. Winner in chase at Clonmel in January. 8/1, eighth of 10 in hunter chase at Tipperary (23.8f, soft). Off 6 months. Claims if he returns on his game.

Form: 6134P-8

Dromleigh²⁵⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: Mr E Mahon⁽⁷⁾| T: Seamus Murnane| D

4/1

Didn't show much over hurdles a couple of years ago but won first of 2 starts in points, third last time (Mar 12).

Form: 69/13-

Global Assembly^p1,t⁵⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Mr B O'Neill| T: D M Christie| D

11/8

Promising type. 5/2 and tongue strap on, head second of 12 to Grange Island in hunter chase at Clonmel (20f, heavy) on NH debut, shaping well. Last of 3 finishers in a point in October but should strip fitter for it and makes most appeal with cheekpieces back on.

Form: 51/212-3

Keep Me Posted^t1²⁰⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Miss L Costello⁽⁷⁾| T: T Costello| D

8/1

Multiple point winner. 5/1, last of 15 in bumper at Tipperary (18f, heavy) 6 months ago, possibly amiss. Tongue strap on for 1st time for hunter debut.

Form: 12/211-0

All Loved Up²⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 10-11| J: Mr N McParlan| T: L Lennon

28/1

Thrice-raced maiden under NH rules. Pulled up in hunter chase at Downpatrick (23.4f, heavy, 80/1) on debut over fences 7 months ago. Maiden pointer, second last time (Oct 28)

Form: 2P-64F2

Forecasts

Global Assembly (11/8), Grange Island (18/5), Dromleigh (4/1), Ask D'Man (4/1), Keep Me Posted (8/1), All Loved Up (28/1)

This could be between stablemates GLOBAL ASSEMBLY and Ask D'Man, who are closely matched at the weights. The former has more potential and doesn't have fitness to prove, so he gets the marginal vote, with Grange Island not completely dismissed.