16:15 Down Royal

Sunday 14 April 2024

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Fibrus Say Bye Bye To Buffering Beginners Chase

Off time: 16:15 | Winning time: 4m 18.03s

Ballyglass Beauty¹⁹⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: J B Foley| T: L P Cusack

40/1

Fairly useful hurdler. Latest win in hurdle at Listowel in September. 5/2, creditable third of 8 in handicap hurdle at Gowran (24f, heavy). Off 6 months. Switches from hurdles to chase.

Form: U13713

Bardenstown Lad^p⁵⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 11-12| J: Keith Donoghue| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 127| D

9/1

Fairly useful hurdler. Five wins from 18 NH runs. Eleven runs since last win in 2022. Down in trip. Has quite a lot to prove.

Form: 90-07PP

Brave Adam^t⁴²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Sam Ewing| T: T Cooper

40/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 16/1, eighth of 15 in novice hurdle at Leopardstown (16f, soft) 42 days ago. Makes chase debut. Up in trip.

Form: 588

Dreal Deal^t²³

Age: 9| Weight: 11-12| J: Simon Torrens| T: J C McConnell| OR: 127

7/1

Useful hurdler. Eighth of 11 in handicap (50/1) at Dundalk (12f) 23 days ago. Switches from Flat to chase. Fairly useful in this sphere and not completely ruled out.

Form: 48/3-356

Duffle Coat^p³⁶

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

5/4

Fairly useful chaser. 17/2, respectable second of 6 in novice chase at Gowran (20f, heavy) 36 days ago. Solid form claims.

Form: 860-022

Extrapolation⁹⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Danny Mullins| T: R O'Brien| BF| D

4/1

Fairly useful hurdler. 3 wins from 9 runs this season. Fifth of 8 in handicap hurdle (11/4) at Cork (20f, heavy) 99 days ago, unable to sustain effort. Makes chase debut.

Form: 618135

Falvio⁵³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Shane Fitzgerald| T: C A McBratney

200/1

Twelfth of 14 in handicap hurdle (33/1) at Punchestown (20.2f, heavy) 53 days ago. Makes chase debut.

Form: 73-0000

Fourbi^h1⁴⁶⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 11-12| J: Shane Fenelon⁽⁷⁾| T: L Comer

200/1

Pulled up in novice hurdle (125/1) at Fairyhouse (20.1f, heavy), headed 5 out. Off 15 months. Makes chase debut. Hooded for 1st time.

Form: 2109/P-

Jasmin De Cotte^h1⁵⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Jordan Gainford| T: P Nolan

14/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 16/1, eighth of 12 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (22.8f, heavy) 56 days ago. Makes chase debut. Hooded for 1st time.

Form: 2-6538

Miss Tempo³⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 11-5| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead

4/1

Fairly useful hurdler. Fifth of 6 in novice chase at Gowran (20f, heavy, 5/1) on debut over fences 36 days ago. Needs to bouce back.

Form: 1P5725

Petit Dejeuner^p1⁴²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Jake Coen⁽⁵⁾| T: Mrs D Foster

100/1

Winner in hurdle at Limerick in November. Fourteenth of 18 in handicap hurdle (25/1) at Leopardstown (16f, soft) 42 days ago. Makes chase debut. Up in trip. Cheekpieces on for 1st time.

Form: 851000

Non-Runners

Now Is The Hour¹⁴

Weight: 11-12| Age: 7

T: G P Cromwell J: Sean Flanagan

Forecasts

Duffle Coat (5/4), Now Is The Hour (5/2), Extrapolation (4/1), Miss Tempo (4/1), Dreal Deal (7/1), Bardenstown Lad (9/1), Jasmin De Cotte (14/1), Brave Adam (40/1), Ballyglass Beauty (40/1), Petit Dejeuner (100/1), Fourbi (200/1), Falvio (200/1)

NOW IS THE HOUR is the pick on hurdling form and shaped encouragingly when second at Cork on chasing debut. With the return to this trip in his favour, he's preferred to Duffle Coat, with Dreal Dreal a potential player if he can return to form back over fences.