15:15 Wexford

Saturday 13 July 2024

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Visit Wexford.ie Beginners Chase

Off time: 15:16 | Winning time: 4m 51.10s

Ambitious Fellow⁵¹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Sam Ewing| T: Peter Fahey| D

7/1

Useful hurdler. Five wins from 19 NH runs. Useful winner at 23f over hurdles. 6/1, third of 11 in maiden chase at Limerick (19.7f, good) 51 days ago.

Form: 15PF0-3

An Peann Dearg^h,t⁵¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Sean Flanagan| T: P Nolan

14/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. 28/1, fourth of 11 in novice chase at Limerick (19.7f, good) 51 days ago.

Form: F/53D-84

Brazil^t¹²²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Mark Walsh| T: P Roche

4/1

Useful hurdler. 16/1, tenth of 21 in handicap hurdle at Cheltenham (21f, heavy) 122 days ago. Makes chase debut. Should go well if taking to new discipline.

Form: 120/P00-

Caesar Rock^p³⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Ricky Doyle| T: M F Morris| OR: 116| C

33/1

Fairly useful chaser. Twelve runs since last win in 2022. Respectable fourth of 10 in novice chase (9/1) at Clonmel (22.8f, good) 36 days ago.

Form: 353-544

Ebasari^t²⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Jordan Gainford| T: G Elliott

40/1

Fairly useful hurdler. Thirteen runs since last win in 2022. 100/1, fell in maiden chase at Kilbeggan (20.2f, good to soft) 26 days ago.

Form: 54F0-5F

Genois^p¹¹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Simon Torrens| T: E Bolger| OR: 126

7/1

Useful hurdler/chaser. Thirteen runs since last win in 2021. Creditable third of 12 in novice chase at Tipperary (17.3f, good to soft, 12/1) 11 days ago, inadequate test. Cheekpieces back on.

Form: 38253-3

It's How U Tell Em¹⁴⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: J S McGarvey| T: E Bolger

80/1

Pulled up sole start in points (Feb 17). Genois has to be considered the stable first string unless the betting strongly hints otherwise.

Form: P-

Monbeg Park^p1,t1³³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: J J Slevin| T: S Doyle| OR: 130| D

11/4

Useful hurdler/chaser. 14/1, fifth of 12 in handicap hurdle at Roscommon (20.5f, good) 33 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase. Tongue strap on 1st time, cheekpieces on 1st time. Player.

Form: 1/4450-5

New Barn Lane³⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: C G O'Dwyer⁽⁵⁾| T: C O'Dwyer| OR: 94

150/1

Modest hurdler. Unseated rider in maiden at Clonmel (20f, good) on debut over fences 36 days ago.

Form: 2305-0U

On The Tide¹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: S Neville

200/1

Hooded for 1st time, unseated rider in novice chase at Tipperary (19.4f, good to soft, 40/1) on debut over fences 11 days ago.

Form: 00P6-PU

Rumi²⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Mark McDonagh| T: E J O'Grady

80/1

Lightly-raced winner under NH rules. Fair winner at 14f on flat. Sixteenth of 18 in handicap (22/1) at Fairyhouse (14f, good) 29 days ago. Switches from Flat to chase.

Form: 157/F0-

The Friday Man^t1³⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Donagh Meyler| T: M McCabe| OR: 120| D

33/1

Useful hurdler/fairly useful chaser. Pulled up in handicap chase at Punchestown (20.2f, good, 28/1) 34 days ago, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out. Tongue strap on 1st time.

Form: 2324-5P

Watch The Weather^t⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Keith Donoghue| T: R P Cody| CD

20/1

Fairly useful hurdler. One win from 3 runs last season. 40/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, thirteenth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Bellewstown (17.2f, good to firm) 7 days ago. Makes chase debut.

Form: 460-770

Space Tourist¹⁹⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: Mr P W Mullins| T: W P Mullins| D

7/4

Useful hurdler. 18/1, well-beaten last of 8 to Jetara in Irish EBF Mares' Hurdle at Leopardstown (20f, soft). Off 6 months. Makes chase debut. Leading claims.

Form: 118218-

Non-Runners

Chateau Elan²⁶

Weight: 11-12| Age: 7

T: R O'Sullivan J: Reserve 1

Maidenstreetprince²⁶

Weight: 11-12| Age: 7

T: C Byrnes J: Reserve 2

Forecasts

Space Tourist (7/4), Monbeg Park (11/4), Brazil (4/1), Genois (7/1), Ambitious Fellow (7/1), An Peann Dearg (14/1), Watch The Weather (20/1), Caesar Rock (33/1), The Friday Man (33/1), Ebasari (40/1), It's How U Tell Em (80/1), Rumi (80/1), New Barn Lane (150/1), On The Tide (200/1)

A few useful performers clash in this maiden chase. SPACE TOURIST developed into a useful novice hurdler in the first half of last season and is selected to make a successful start to her chase career for the Willie Mullins team. Monbeg Park and J P McManus pair Brazil and Genois head the dangers.