BoyleSports An Riocht Chase (Grade 3)

Off time: 18:40 | Winning time: 5m 30.5s

Gentleman De Mee^h,t¹³

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Mark Walsh| T: W P Mullins| OR: 162

8/11

High-class chaser. 11/2, unseated rider in William Hill Champion Chase at Punchestown (16.4f, good to soft) 13 days ago. Up in trip here and he's the one to beat.

Form: 14/242U-

Ash Tree Meadow^t¹³

Age: 8| Weight: 11-8| J: Sam Ewing| T: G Elliott| OR: 158| C| D

4/1

Very smart chaser. 35½ lengths seventh of 9 to Banbridge in William Hill Champion Chase at Punchestown (16.4f, good to soft, 50/1) 13 days ago. Back up in trip and likely to find one or two too good. Yard also saddles Fury Road and Salvador Ziggy.

Form: 211417-

Fury Road^p,t⁷⁹

Age: 10| Weight: 11-8| J: Danny Gilligan| T: G Elliott| OR: 144| D

33/1

20/1, tailed-off last of 4 to I Am Maximus in Bobbyjo Chase at Fairyhouse (25.4f, heavy) 79 days ago. Needs to get back on track.

Form: F5/0604-

French Dynamite^t¹¹³

Age: 9| Weight: 11-0| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: M F Morris| OR: 154| D

11/4

Smart hurdler. Six wins from 22 NH runs. 6/1, tailed-off last of 4 to Allaho in Kinloch Brae Chase at Thurles (20.2f, heavy) 113 days ago (broke blood vessel). Others preferred.

Form: 5244/34-

Non-Runners

Salvador Ziggy⁶²

Weight: 11-3| Age: 8

T: G Elliott J: Jordan Gainford

Visionarian¹⁸⁴

Weight: 11-3| Age: 9

T: G P Cromwell J: Keith Donoghue

Bonnie Kellie²⁴

Weight: 10-7| Age: 7

T: S Curling J: Phillip Enright

Effernock Fizz¹

Weight: 10-7| Age: 9

T: C Collins J: Carl Millar

Forecasts

Gentleman De Mee (8/11), Visionarian (5/2), French Dynamite (11/4), Ash Tree Meadow (4/1), Salvador Ziggy (7/1), Fury Road (33/1), Effernock Fizz (33/1), Bonnie Kellie (50/1)

This represents a good opportunity for GENTLEMAN DE MEE, a dual Grade 1 winner over fences and a fine second in the Champion Chase at the Cheltenham Festival on his penultimate start. He unseated rider at Punchestown last time but he's generally a sound jumper and he should prove too good for Visionarian and Ash Tree Meadow.