18:06 Killarney

Thursday 22 August 2024

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Moriarty's Gap Of Dunloe Beginners Chase

Off time: 18:08 | Winning time: 6m 7.00s

Ambitious Fellow^p²¹

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

16/1

Useful winner at 23f over hurdles. Solid third on second chase start at Limerick (19.7f) in May but failed to complete both starts since, taking a heavy fall 5 out on latest outing at Galway (22.5f) 3 weeks ago. Needs to brush up his jumping.

Form: PF0-3PF

Caesar Rock^p,t1²³

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Gavin Brouder⁽⁵⁾| T: M F Morris| OR: 122

9/1

Fairly useful maiden chaser. 11/1, fourth of 7 in novice chase at Galway (18.2f, good) 23 days ago. Back up in trip. Tongue strap on 1st time.

Form: 3-54424

Ceroc^b¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Phillip Enright| T: E J O'Grady

8/1

Moody sort but capable on his day, winning twice over hurdles last term. Still in front and likely he'd of gone close but for falling 4 out on chase debut at Wexford (19.6f) 2 weeks ago. Open to improvement in this sphere.

Form: 0-2P63F

Noble Birth^t¹⁶¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Daniel King| T: E McNamara| D

14/1

Fairly useful hurdler. Latest win in hurdle at Naas in February. Sixteenth of 22 in handicap hurdle at Cheltenham (24f, soft, 28/1) 161 days ago. Makes chase debut. Trainer going well.

Form: P24910-

Stuzzikini^p²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott| OR: 123| BF

3/1

Useful winner at 3m over hurdles. Creditable fifth of 11 in novice chase (10/3) at Galway (22.5f, good to soft) 21 days ago. One to consider.

Form: P0-2625

Topgun Simmy¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Paddy Hanlon⁽⁷⁾| T: J J Hanlon| D

10/3

Fairly useful winner at 23f over hurdles. Good fourth of 16 in handicap hurdle (9/1) at Galway (24.3f, soft) 18 days ago. Going the right way in that sphere and he could be worth chancing now his attentions switch to the larger obstacles.

Form: 2/3U-414

Nt Field Minnesota^t¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins

12/1

Winning pointer who showed fair form when 7-runner maiden hurdle at Downpatrick (21.5f) in October. However, has finished well held both starts in handicaps since returning this summer. Switch to chasing needs to have positive effect now.

Form: 1/251-0P

Cossack Chach^t⁶⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: J J Slevin| T: J P O'Brien| C

3/1

Lightly-raced winner over hurdles (fairly useful form) but he ran no sort of race starting out in this sphere when ninth of 14 in novice chase (11/2) at Kilbeggan (20.2f, good to soft) back in June. Far too soon to be writing him off however. Up in trip.

Form: 126P-29

Non-Runners

Chinx Of Light²⁰⁰

Weight: 11-12| Age: 8

T: J C McConnell J: Alex Harvey

Forecasts

Stuzzikini (3/1), Cossack Chach (3/1), Topgun Simmy (10/3), Chinx Of Light (4/1), Ceroc (8/1), Caesar Rock (9/1), Nt Field Minnesota (12/1), Noble Birth (14/1), Ambitious Fellow (16/1)

Those with chase experience don't look particularly progressive so it may pay to take a chance on TOPGUN SIMMY. A low-mileage, progressive winner over hurdles, it's interesting connections quickly opt for a switch to this code and he gets the nod before the benefit of market clues. Stuzzikini and Chinx of Light are others to consider in a tricky affair.