16:40 Clonmel

Thursday 15 February 2024

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Monksgrange Beginners Chase

Off time: 16:40 | Winning time: 6m 21.03s

Another Ocana⁴⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: E Walsh| T: L J Archdeacon

28/1

Fair hurdler. Career best when winning 14-runner handicap hurdle at Limerick (19f, heavy, 9/1) 48 days ago. Makes chase debut.

Form: 36-5061

Hartur D'arc⁸¹

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

11/10

Fairly useful chaser. Bit below form third of 14 in novice chase (13/2) at Cork (21f, soft) 81 days ago. First run for yard after leaving T. Gibney. Stable had a winner with similar switch recently, so he makes plenty of appeal.

Form: 780323

Joshua Webb^p²³

Age: 9| Weight: 11-12| J: Sam Ewing| T: N Meade| OR: 118| D

10/3

Fairly useful chaser. Eleven runs since last win in 2020. Creditable third of 7 in handicap chase at Down Royal (24f, heavy, 5/1) 23 days ago. Can make presence felt.

Form: 58/0223

Petit King^p¹⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Phillip Enright| T: E Cawley

5/1

Fairly useful hurdler. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, good third of 8 in handicap hurdle (13/2) at Punchestown (19.9f, soft) 10 days ago, closing all way to line. Switches from hurdles to chase.

Form: 3-55153

Quest With Speed¹⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Shane Fenelon⁽⁷⁾| T: J J Hanlon

13/2

Fairly useful hurdler. Winner in hurdle at Limerick in November. Good third of 14 in handicap hurdle (20/1) at Naas (18.5f, soft) 18 days ago. Makes chase debut.

Form: 46-1773

The Gradual Slope^p²²

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

15/2

Fairly useful hurdler. Fairly useful winner at 18f over hurdles. 10/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, fourth of 9 in novice chase at Fairyhouse (16.2f, heavy) 22 days ago. Back up in trip.

Form: 70-8PP4

Fort Randall²²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: J S McGarvey| T: J J Hanlon

125/1

200/1, twelfth of 14 in novice hurdle at Fairyhouse (20f, heavy) 22 days ago. Makes chase debut.

Form: 755000

Non-Runners

Ivar The Boneless²³

Weight: 11-12| Age: 6

T: R K Watson J: Donagh Meyler

Macdermott²²

Weight: 11-12| Age: 6

T: W P Mullins J: Paul Townend

Always Enchanting²³

Weight: 11-5| Age: 7

T: E J O'Grady J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Hartur D'arc (11/10), Macdermott (9/4), Joshua Webb (10/3), Petit King (5/1), Quest With Speed (13/2), The Gradual Slope (15/2), Always Enchanting (25/1), Another Ocana (28/1), Ivar The Boneless (100/1), Fort Randall (125/1)

HARTUR D'ARC and Joshua Webb are closely matched on form but the former has made a positive stable switch and is likely to improve, so he's preferred. Petit King is able to get involved if he can replicate his hurdling form in this sphere.