15:35 Tipperary

Tuesday 23 April 2024

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Ballykisteen Beginners Chase

Off time: 15:35 | Winning time: 4m 3.20s

Brave Adam⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Donagh Meyler| T: T Cooper

40/1

Promising individual. 40/1, seventh of 11 in novice chase at Down Royal (20f, good to soft) on debut over fences 9 days ago. May well do better.

Form: 5887

Champagne Mahler³⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: H De Bromhead| D

6/1

Fairly useful hurdler. Winner in hurdle at Gowran in January. 4/1, below form sixth of 12 in handicap hurdle at Limerick (16.2f, heavy) 30 days ago. Makes chase debut.

Form: 530146

Cosmic Blizzard²³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Phillip Enright| T: S Curling

80/1

Poor hurdler. 125/1, sixth of 8 in novice chase at Cork (16.7f, heavy) 23 days ago.

Form: 065P66

Fortunedefortunata²³

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

11/4

Useful hurdler. Latest win in hurdle at Navan in November.15/8, third of 8 in novice chase at Cork (16.7f, heavy) on debut over fences 23 days ago. Not dismissed.

Form: 133063

Fourbi^h⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 11-12| J: T P Harney⁽⁷⁾| T: L Comer

100/1

200/1 and hooded for 1st time, eighth of 11 in novice chase at Down Royal (20f, good to soft) on debut over fences 9 days ago.

Form: 2109/P-8

Jacksons Gold⁴⁴

Age: 10| Weight: 11-12| J: J G Gilligan⁽⁷⁾| T: Ms Alice Curran| OR: 113

18/1

Seventeen runs since last win in 2021. 16 lengths third of 4 to Tactical Move in Gr 3 chase (100/1) at Naas (20f, heavy) 44 days ago, flattered by proximity.

Form: 5-908P3

Low Style⁴⁵⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: M J M O'Sullivan| T: B Connell| BF

20/1

Fair hurdler. Winner in hurdle at Roscommon in September 2022. Creditable third of 18 in handicap hurdle (5/2) at Naas (15.7f, soft). Off 15 months. Switches from hurdles to chase (fell on sole previous go in this sphere). Hard to weigh up.

Form: 00/1F33-

Man River^t¹⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr P W Gleeson⁽⁷⁾| T: P F O'Donnell

150/1

33/1 and blinkered for 1st time, eighteenth of 25 in handicap hurdle at Naas (16f, soft) 19 days ago. Makes chase debut.

Form: 0/36800

Mister Wilson^h²³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Keith Donoghue| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 116| D

17/2

Promising sort. Fair winner at 16f over hurdles. 18/1, fifth of 8 in novice chase at Cork (16.7f, heavy) 23 days ago, not knocked about. Open to improvement.

Form: 136205

Pinkerton^t⁷⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Sam Ewing| T: N Meade| OR: 138| D

11/10

Useful hurdler. Just as good over fences. 7/2, below form fifth of 9 in novice chase at Thurles (16.3f, soft) 70 days ago. Strong claims if he's able to bounce back.

Form: 230-335

Summer Melody¹⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Philip Byrnes⁽³⁾| T: C Byrnes| D

20/1

Fair hurdler. 33/1, fell in novice hurdle at Naas (16f, soft) 19 days ago. Makes chase debut.

Form: 174-42F

Walk In The Dark⁴⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Danny Gilligan⁽⁵⁾| T: Brendan Walsh

66/1

Modest hurdler. 33/1, sixth of 12 in novice chase at Thurles (20.8f, soft) on debut over fences 49 days ago. Back down in trip. Should improve.

Form: 05-9P06

Tophill Low¹⁰⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: L A McKenna⁽⁵⁾| T: L Fowler| D

20/1

Fair hurdler. Fair winner at 16f over hurdles. Last of 4 in novice chase (40/1) at Naas (20f, soft) 107 days ago.

Form: 361F-54

Non-Runners

An Epic Song²³

Weight: 11-12| Age: 7

T: M Brassil J: J J Slevin

Now Is The Hour²³

Weight: 11-12| Age: 7

T: G P Cromwell J: Sean Flanagan

Forecasts

Pinkerton (11/10), Now Is The Hour (11/8), Fortunedefortunata (11/4), Champagne Mahler (6/1), Mister Wilson (17/2), An Epic Song (12/1), Jacksons Gold (18/1), Low Style (20/1), Summer Melody (20/1), Tophill Low (20/1), Brave Adam (40/1), Walk In The Dark (66/1), Cosmic Blizzard (80/1), Fourbi (100/1), Man River (150/1)

NOW IS THE HOUR was useful over hurdles and showed plenty of encouragement when runner-up at Cork on chasing debut so, while he's likely to be suited by a return to further, he should have enough to get away with it. Pinkerton has actually achieved the most over fences to this point, so he's feared along with Fortunedefortunata.