15:20 Down Royal

Monday 6 May 2024

All13:3514:1014:4515:2015:5516:3017:05

Club Orange Beginners Chase

Off time: 15:20 | Winning time: 5m 3.90s

An Peann Dearg^h1,t⁵¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: R Deegan| T: P Nolan

16/1

Fifth of 18 in novice hurdle (5/2) at Thurles (15.9f, heavy) 51 days ago (fourth past the post but subsequently demoted). Makes chase debut. Up in trip. Hooded for 1st time.

Form: F/53D-

Aurea Fortuna³²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Mike O'Connor⁽³⁾| T: A J Martin

125/1

Ninth of 19 in novice hurdle (250/1) at Naas (16f, soft) 32 days ago. Makes chase debut. Up in trip.

Form: 099-

Carnfunnock¹⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Ben Bromley⁽⁵⁾| T: S R B Crawford| OR: 122| C

7/1

Fairly useful hurdler. 16/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, tenth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Ayr (21.4f, soft) 17 days ago. Makes chase debut.

Form: 13/3560-

Clifftop²⁰⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Ricky Doyle| T: H Rogers

28/1

Fair hurdler. 9/1, creditable fifth of 17 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (20f, good to soft). Off 6 months. Makes chase debut.

Form: 428235-

Evesham Road¹²¹

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

18/1

Fairly useful winner at 19f over hurdles. Last of 8 in handicap hurdle (7/1) at Cork (20f, heavy) 121 days ago. Makes chase debut for excellent yard.

Form: P3/16U8-

Fathom Two¹⁷¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Kieren Buckley| T: G P Cromwell

16/1

Fairly useful winner at 18f over hurdles. Pulled up in handicap hurdle at Cheltenham (21f, soft, 8/1) 171 days ago, no response. Makes chase debut.

Form: 27313P-

Jimmy Chou Pecos Aa⁷⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Conor Stone-Walsh⁽⁵⁾| T: Ian Donoghue

13/2

Fair chaser. Fourth of 7 in novice chase (14/1) at Punchestown (22.8f, heavy) 78 days ago. First run for yard after leaving John McConnell.

Form: 23/3274-

Largy Shark⁴⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Liam Quinlan⁽⁵⁾| T: S R B Crawford| OR: 116| D

20/1

Fair hurdler. Pulled up in handicap hurdle (8/1) at Haydock (18.9f, soft) 47 days ago, pulled up soon after. Makes chase debut.

Form: 11/6P6P-

Magic Tricks⁵²

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: J S McGarvey| T: G Elliott| C

9/4

Useful hurdler. Latest win in hurdle here in November. Pulled up in handicap hurdle at Cheltenham (20.2f, heavy, 66/1) 52 days ago. Makes chase debut and he'll be very tough to beat if back on his game.

Form: 98140P-

Ottoman Style^t¹⁶⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: C D Maxwell| T: D A McLoughlin| OR: 122| CD

9/2

Promising sort. Useful winner at 22f over hurdles. Fourth of 10 in novice chase (25/1) at Fairyhouse (16.5f, heavy) on debut over fences 164 days ago. Expected to be bang there with step up in trip very much in his favour.

Form: 93118/4-

Skippin Court³⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Carl Millar⁽⁷⁾| T: Peter Fahey| OR: 118| D

15/2

Fairly useful winner at 20f over hurdles. Pulled up in handicap chase at Fairyhouse (16.7f, heavy, 16/1) 36 days ago, pulled up. Needs to cut out the errors.

Form: 44P34P-

Sportinthepark³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: E Walsh| T: N Meade| D

10/1

Fairly useful winner at 20f over hurdles. 22/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, fourteenth of 18 in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (16f, heavy) 35 days ago. Makes chase debut.

Form: 510730-

Forecasts

Magic Tricks (9/4), Ottoman Style (9/2), Jimmy Chou Pecos Aa (13/2), Carnfunnock (7/1), Skippin Court (15/2), Sportinthepark (10/1), An Peann Dearg (16/1), Fathom Two (16/1), Evesham Road (18/1), Largy Shark (20/1), Clifftop (28/1), Aurea Fortuna (125/1)

MAGIC TRICKS was never a factor in the Martin Pipe at Cheltenham when last seen in March but he's a classy recruit to chasing and given the yard he represents, is sure to be well prepared for this. This step back up in trip is sure to suit Ottoman Style and he is the obvious threat.