12:30 Fairyhouse

Wednesday 24 January 2024

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Fairyhouse For Fundraisers Beginners Chase

Off time: 12:30 | Winning time: 4m 38.00s

Dutch Schultz²⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Keith Donoghue| T: G P Cromwell

6/1

Fair hurdler. Winner in hurdle at Wexford in August. Seventh of 8 in novice chase (66/1) at Leopardstown (17f, heavy) 28 days ago.

Form: 5-21F37

Farmers Lodge³⁸

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

5/4

Thrice-raced maiden. Fourth of 15 in maiden hurdle at Thurles (15.9f, good to soft, 10/3) 38 days ago. Much respected chase newcomer.

Form: 2/44

Macdermott²⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins

3/1

Fair winner at 20f over hurdles. 17/2, below form eighth of 13 in novice chase at Down Royal (20f, soft) 29 days ago but still early days for him in this sphere.

Form: 3651-68

Marelly⁸⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: J P O'Sullivan⁽³⁾| T: P J Rothwell| D

9/1

Fairly useful hurdler. Below form eighth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Galway (16f, heavy, 4/1) 87 days ago. Makes chase debut. First run for yard after leaving Eoin Christopher McCarthy.

Form: 2112-88

Men Of Dreams⁴³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Ricky Doyle| T: J F Levins

125/1

Fair winner at 18f over hurdles. 80/1, fifteenth of 17 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (19.2f, heavy) 43 days ago. Makes chase debut.

Form: 3-01P0

Sammy Smart⁶¹⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: T Gibney

22/1

Fair hurdler. 7/2, respectable fifth of 15 in novice hurdle at Tipperary (24f, good to soft). Off 20 months. Makes chase debut. Significantly down in trip.

Form: 6946/25-

The Gradual Slope^p1²⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Mark McDonagh⁽³⁾| T: S O O'Brien

10/1

Fairly useful hurdler. 9/1, pulled up in novice chase at Down Royal (20f, soft) 29 days ago. Cheekpieces on for 1st time.

Form: P70-8PP

Je T'ai Porte^h¹⁴⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Shane Fitzgerald| T: G P Cromwell| D

40/1

Fair hurdler. Winner in hurdle at Clonmel in May. 14/1, unseated rider in minor event hurdle at Bellewstown (17.2f, good) 147 days ago. Makes chase debut.

Form: 62-193U

Soldaro^t²⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Conor Stone-Walsh⁽⁵⁾| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 115| D

17/2

Fair winner at 19f over hurdles. Bit below form sixth of 13 in novice chase (22/1) at Down Royal (20f, soft) 29 days ago. Can make presence felt.

Form: 19-86U6

Non-Runners

Bleu D'enfer¹

Weight: 11-12| Age: 6

T: S R B Crawford J: D A Jacob

Forecasts

Farmers Lodge (5/4), Macdermott (3/1), Bleu D'enfer (3/1), Dutch Schultz (6/1), Soldaro (17/2), Marelly (9/1), The Gradual Slope (10/1), Sammy Smart (22/1), Je T'ai Porte (40/1), Men Of Dreams (125/1)

FARMERS LODGE is bred for chasing and might be worth chancing to make a winning start having shown promise in his 3 hurdles. There's still time for Macdermott to click over fences for Willie Mullins and he's second choice ahead of Soldaro.