Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Beginners Chase

Off time: 11:52 | Winning time: 4m 3.00s

Air Drop²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott

3/1

Winning hurdler who has upped her game since switched to larger obstacles, still in front when unseating rider 2 out in Grade 3 chase at Punchestown (18.3f, good, 33/1) last month. Shortlisted.

Form: PP-733U

Dame Rapide⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: Daniel King| T: J M Barrett| D

6/1

Fairly useful hurdler. Latest win in hurdle at Fairyhouse in October. Creditable fourth of 18 in handicap hurdle at Down Royal (16.9f, good to soft, 12/1) 7 days ago. Work to do on chase debut.

Form: 328414

Enjoy The Dream¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Donagh Meyler| T: A McNamara| D

17/2

Fairly useful winner at 16f over hurdles. Fourth of 13 in novice chase (33/1) at Wexford (16f, heavy) on debut over fences 12 days ago. Open to improvement and is not out of things.

Form: 315/7-4

Kilbarry Saint^t¹⁹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Danny Gilligan| T: C O'Keeffe| D

15/2

Fairly useful hurdler. Below form 28½ lengths sixth of 16 to Casa No Mento in listed hurdle at Punchestown (16.4f, good to soft, 28/1). Off 6 months. Up against it on chase debut.

Form: 652126-

Nara^h³⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: Mark Walsh| T: H De Bromhead| BF

1/1

Failed to complete at Sligo on debut over fences last month but she was a fairly-useful performer over hurdles and must enter calculations on her second start in this sphere.

Form: 1/4473-F

Non-Runners

A Law Of Her Own²

Weight: 11-7| Age: 7

T: Peter Fahey J: Non Runner

Splashing Out¹²

Weight: 11-7| Age: 6

T: E Griffin J: J S McGarvey

Forecasts

Nara (1/1), Air Drop (3/1), A Law Of Her Own (10/3), Dame Rapide (6/1), Kilbarry Saint (15/2), Enjoy The Dream (17/2), Splashing Out (20/1)

AIR DROP is going the right way over fences and can open her account over the larger obstacles here. Nara and A Law of Her Own rate the principal dangers.