15:05 Navan

Saturday 20 January 2024

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Jack Kiernans Celebrating 55 Years In Business Beginners Chase

Off time: 15:05 | Winning time: 6m 57.0s

Digby⁵⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr D McGill⁽⁷⁾| T: D A McLoughlin

8/1

Useful chaser. Good second of 11 in novice chase at Thurles (22f, soft, 4/1) 58 days ago. Open to improvement.

Form: F-37322

Klarc Kent²⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Brian Hayes| T: W P Mullins

66/1

Fairly useful chaser. Third of 5 in novice chase at Punchestown (23.8f, heavy, 25/1) on debut over fences 20 days ago. Yard saddles a stronger candidate in Minella Cocooner.

Form: 341/P6-3

Landrake³⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott

16/1

Useful hurdler. 12/1, last of 4 in novice chase at Naas (20.1f, soft) 37 days ago. Plenty to find on form.

Form: 11F2-54

Minella Cocooner²³

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins| C

11/10

Promising individual. Smart winner at 22f over hurdles. Third of 5 in novice chase (5/2) at Leopardstown (21.3f, heavy) 23 days ago, not knocked about. The one to beat.

Form: 1122/2-3

My Immortal^p¹⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: M J M O'Sullivan| T: B Connell| D

8/1

Useful hurdler. 12/1, third of 5 in novice chase at Fairyhouse (21.4f, heavy) 19 days ago. Each-way shout.

Form: 21/02-83

Senior Chief⁵⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead| C| D

15/8

Useful hurdler. Third of 11 in novice chase (9/1) at Punchestown (18.9f, soft) on debut over fences 56 days ago. Up in trip. Likely to improve.

Form: 2/2113-3

Non-Runners

Grand Soir³⁹

Weight: 11-12| Age: 8

T: J C McConnell J: B W Harvey

Sandor Clegane⁵⁶

Weight: 11-12| Age: 7

T: P Nolan J: Sean O'Keeffe

Forecasts

Minella Cocooner (11/10), Senior Chief (15/8), Sandor Clegane (9/4), My Immortal (8/1), Digby (8/1), Grand Soir (14/1), Landrake (16/1), Klarc Kent (66/1)

A smart novice hurdler a couple of seasons back, MINELLA COCOONER should come on plenty for his reappearance spin at Leopardstown during the Christmas period and make it third time lucky over fences here. Sandor Clegane was runner-up in the Grade 2 Florida Pearl at Punchestown last time and he is second choice ahead of Digby and My Immortal.