Gowran Park Golf Club Beginners Chase

Off time: 16:02 | Winning time: 6m 4.90s

Aime Desjy⁷⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 11-12| J: Danny Mullins| T: W P Mullins

5/2

Promising sort. Latest win in hurdle at Kilbeggan in August. Fifth of 13 in novice chase (18/1) at Fairyhouse (21.5f, soft) on debut over fences 77 days ago, not knocked about. Spanish Harlem appears to be the stable first-string.

Form: 34-1035

Bigz Belief^t¹⁰¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: B W Harvey| T: M J Smith

100/1

Fair hurdler. Latest win in hurdle at Sligo in June. Bit below form eighth of 13 in handicap (18/1) at Dundalk (10.7f), merely closing up late. Switches from Flat to chase.

Form: 51780U

Malton Groove³⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: C D Maxwell| T: D A McLoughlin

150/1

Fair hurdler. Last of 7 in novice chase (100/1) at Fairyhouse (17.3f, soft) 35 days ago. First run for yard after leaving Gordon Elliott.

Form: 8/4PF-87

Paul Marvel²⁸¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Brian Hayes| T: W P Mullins

12/1

Lightly-raced winner under Rules. Fairly useful winner at 16f over hurdles. 11/1, fifth of 14 in novice chase at Kilbeggan (19.1f, good to soft) on debut over fences. Off 9 months. Paul Townend prefers Spanish Harlem.

Form: 13-45

Saint Felicien²³

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

6/5

Smart hurdler. Smart winner at 17f over hurdles. 11/4, creditable second of 7 in novice chase at this C&D (heavy) 23 days ago. Big player.

Form: 12P/322

Spanish Harlem²³

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

5/2

Useful chaser. Excellent third of 7 in novice chase (12/1) at this C&D (heavy) 23 days ago. Should progress.

Form: 322P-33

Forecasts

Saint Felicien (6/5), Aime Desjy (5/2), Spanish Harlem (5/2), Paul Marvel (12/1), Bigz Belief (100/1), Malton Groove (150/1)

SAINT FELICIEN is admittedly becoming frustrating but he had the re-opposing Spanish Harlem seven lengths adrift in third when hitting the crossbar over C&D last month, and a reproduction of that would probably suffice. That said, Spanish Harlem is open to improvement and may get closer to the selection this time, while his stablemates Aime Desjy and Paul Marvel are both capable of better, too.