17:00 Tramore

Thursday 10 October 2024

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Waterford Greenway Beginners Chase

Off time: 17:00 | Winning time: 5m 39.1s

Aurea Fortuna¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: D King| T: Mrs C O'Leary| OR: 97

16/1

Modest chaser. Fifth of 10 in handicap chase (7/1) at Listowel (23.8f, soft) 12 days ago.

Form: 99-0865

Ballybrack Wood²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 97

3/1

Fair hurdler. 14/1, creditable fourth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Ballinrobe (22f, good) 27 days ago. Makes chase debut for top stable.

Form: 5657-04

Jouster^t¹⁸⁹

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

10/1

Fair hurdler. Winner in hurdle at Fairyhouse in February. Below form fifteenth of 24 in handicap hurdle at Naas (18.8f, soft, 6/1). Off 6 months. Makes chase debut.

Form: 608F10-

Tuckmill²⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Sam Ewing| T: Peter Fahey| OR: 86

11/2

Won a Wexford handicap hurdle in August and made a good start to his chase career when second of 11 in maiden at Downpatrick (17.8f, good to soft) 20 days ago, clear of rest. Should go well again.

Form: P/1P-412

Bigira^t⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Ricky Doyle| T: M Fahey

6/1

Fair chaser. Winner in hurdle at Wexford in July. Creditable third of 8 in maiden chase at Sligo (21.1f, good, 17/2) 8 days ago. Shortlist material.

Form: 615443

Doyen For A Drink⁴⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: M J M O'Sullivan| T: Gerard O'Leary

5/1

Modest hurdler. First run since leaving Paul Nolan when career best when winning 7-runner handicap hurdle (6/1) at Cartmel (25.4f, heavy) 45 days ago, kept up to work. Makes chase debut.

Form: 4028-41

Game And Glory^p²⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 11-5| J: Simon Torrens| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 93| CD

12/1

Fair hurdler. Latest win in hurdle at Ballinrobe in April. 18/1, creditable sixth of 11 in handicap hurdle at Ballinrobe (22f, good) 27 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase. Cheekpieces back on.

Form: 1-2P346

Kalnoo^t⁴⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: Cian Quirke⁽⁵⁾| T: P Hurley

12/1

Poor hurdler. 11/2, respectable seventh of 15 in handicap hurdle at Killarney (20.2f, good to soft) 47 days ago. Makes chase debut.

Form: 5038-57

Mazza's Mahler⁵⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 11-5| J: Carl Millar⁽⁷⁾| T: T R Hughes

25/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Second of 15 in novice hurdle (11/2) at this course (21f, good to soft) 55 days ago, running on. Makes chase debut. First run for yard after leaving A. McIntyre.

Form: 5-F72

Michal^t²²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Conor Stone-Walsh⁽⁵⁾| T: Colm Murphy

13/2

Maiden hurdler. Creditable fourth of 14 in maiden hurdle at this course (21.4f, good, 5/1) 22 days ago. Fourth here in his previous chase. Open to progress in this sphere.

Form: 46-6474

Forecasts

Ballybrack Wood (3/1), Doyen For A Drink (5/1), Tuckmill (11/2), Bigira (6/1), Michal (13/2), Jouster (10/1), Game And Glory (12/1), Kalnoo (12/1), Aurea Fortuna (16/1), Mazza's Mahler (25/1)

TUCKMILL is an improved performer in recent months and can build on his Downpatrick chase debut second and go one better now. Bigira has taken well to fences the last twice and is second choice ahead of Henry de Bromhead chase newcomer Ballybrack Wood.