Irish Stallion Farms EBF Rated Novice Chase

Off time: 15:07 | Winning time: 6m 0.0s

Gold Bullion^t⁵¹

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 125

3/1

Promising sort. 1 win from 3 runs this season. 10/3, respectable third of 11 in novice chase at Thurles (22f, soft) 51 days ago. Shortlist material.

Form: 14/3-133

Where It All Began^p¹³

Age: 8| Weight: 11-11| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott| OR: 122

10/1

Fairly useful chaser. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, creditable third of 7 in handicap chase at Punchestown (23.8f, heavy, 8/1) 13 days ago. Improvement needed.

Form: 523P-53

Hands Of Gold⁵⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: Ricky Doyle| T: A L T Moore

10/1

Useful hurdler. Useful winner at 20f over hurdles. Ninth of 12 in novice chase (80/1) at Navan (17f, heavy) 56 days ago. Up in trip. Mark Walsh prefers Neveradullmoment.

Form: 7117-59

Neveradullmoment^t²⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: Mark Walsh| T: J P Dempsey| OR: 118| BF

15/8

Fairly useful chaser. Winner in hurdle at Galway in July. 3/1, good third of 11 in handicap chase at Thurles (18.3f, good to soft) 27 days ago. Leading claims.

Form: 312843

Intense Raffles¹¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: D A Jacob| T: T Gibney| OR: 117

13/2

Fairly useful hurdler. Seventh of 8 in minor event hurdle at Moulins (17.4f, good to soft) 118 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase and up in trip on this debut for new yard.

Form: 22/435-7

Wellington Hill⁴⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-4| J: Danny Mullins| T: Ms M Mullins| OR: 115

7/2

Fairly useful chaser. Ninth of 14 in novice chase at Cork (21f, soft, 15/2) 48 days ago. Others preferred.

Form: 7562-39

Forecasts

Neveradullmoment (15/8), Gold Bullion (3/1), Wellington Hill (7/2), Intense Raffles (13/2), Where It All Began (10/1), Hands Of Gold (10/1)

It may well be a case of third time lucky over fences for GOLD BULLION, who has finished third in maiden chases at Listowel and Thurles the last twice, latterly in the race won by the classy Klassical Dream. He faces nothing of that calibre here. Neveradullmoment shaped as though this step up in trip would be in his favour when a close third over 18.3f last time and he is feared most. Where It All Began is best of the rest.