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Wednesday 7 February 2024

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Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Beginners Chase

Off time: 13:30 | Winning time: 6m 13.00s

Jumping Jet³¹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-7| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott| OR: 111

6/5

Fairly useful hurdler. Third all 3 starts since switching to fences. Leading contender for top stable.

Form: 2-44333

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Merrion Gate¹¹¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: J J Slevin| T: P A Fahy

200/1

Twice-raced maiden. Twelfth of 13 in novice chase at Thurles (20.5f, soft, 200/1) 111 days ago.

Form: PPP-P0

Missiee³²

Age: 8| Weight: 11-7| J: Gary Noonan⁽⁵⁾| T: E McCarthy| D

10/1

Fairly useful hurdler. Respectable fourth of 8 in handicap hurdle (15/2) at Cork (20f, heavy) 32 days ago. Makes chase debut. Claims if taking to this new discipline.

Form: 46-4F74

Sainte Dona⁴²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: Donagh Meyler| T: T Cooper| OR: 112

3/1

Fairly useful hurdler. Creditable 35 lengths second of 5 to Hauturiere in Grade 2 chase at Limerick (22.6f, heavy, 11/1) 42 days ago. Respected with her sights lowered.

Form: 66-4262

Soldaro^t¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Keith Donoghue| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 113

13/2

Fair winner at 19f over hurdles. Respectable third of 9 in novice chase (17/2) at this course (16.2f, heavy) 14 days ago. Significantly back up in trip. Should be thereabouts.

Form: 9-86U63

Something Abouther¹⁴⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 11-7| J: Aidan Kelly⁽⁵⁾| T: P Roche| BF

4/1

Fairly useful hurdler. Latest win in hurdle at Punchestown in June. Respectable fifth of 10 in handicap hurdle at Ballinrobe (21.8f, good to soft, 13/8) 145 days ago. Makes chase debut.

Form: 33-2155

Non-Runners

Aghmorough Bridge³²

Weight: 11-7| Age: 8

T: William P Murphy J: Simon Torrens

Miss Oreo²³

Weight: 11-7| Age: 6

T: J J Hanlon J: Shane Fenelon

Forecasts

Jumping Jet (6/5), Sainte Dona (3/1), Something Abouther (4/1), Soldaro (13/2), Missiee (10/1), Miss Oreo (12/1), Aghmorough Bridge (20/1), Merrion Gate (200/1)

JUMPING JET has bumped into some useful sorts in her previous chases and might prove the answer to this opening maiden for the Gordon Elliott/Jack Kennedy pairing. Limerick Grade 2 runner-up Sainte Dona is second choice ahead of Soldaro.