Bar One Racing Fortria Chase (Grade 2)

Off time: 14:33 | Winning time: 3m 53.10s

Banbridge²⁰⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: Paul Townend| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 165| CD

10/3

Top-class chaser. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, career best when winning 9-runner William Hill Champion Chase at Punchestown (16.4f, good to soft, 6/1) by neck from Captain Guinness. Off 6 months.

Form: 321/191-

Captain Guinness²⁰⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 12-0| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 164| CD

5/2

High-class chaser. C&D winner. 6/1, good neck second of 9 to Banbridge in William Hill Champion Chase at Punchestown (16.4f, good to soft). Off 6 months.

Form: 2/1P312-

Found A Fifty¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-11| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott| OR: 162| D

11/8

High-class chaser. 11/10, career best when winning 5-runner Skymas Chase at Down Royal (19.6f, good to soft) 14 days ago by 2¼ lengths from Pinkerton. Should progress.

Form: 21221-1

Gentleman De Mee^h,t¹⁸⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 11-4| J: Mark Walsh| T: W P Mullins| OR: 161| BF| CD

11/1

High-class chaser. C&D winner. 8/11, 8¼ lengths third of 4 to Ash Tree Meadow in Gr 3 chase at Killarney (20.4f, good to soft). Off 6 months. Back down in trip. Good chance on these terms.

Form: 4/242U-3

Solness^p,t⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Danny Mullins| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 153

12/1

Smart chaser. 9/4, creditable 7¾ lengths third of 6 to Saint Sam in Clonmel Oil Chase at Clonmel (20.8f, good to soft) 9 days ago. Back down in trip.

Form: 04-0113

Senecia^b1³⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-1| J: Phillip Enright| T: V Halley| OR: 134

200/1

Useful hurdler. 10/3, running below form when unseated rider in handicap chase at Cork (17.6f, good) 34 days ago. Blinkered for 1st time. Uphill task.

Form: 44PU4U

Forecasts

Found A Fifty (11/8), Captain Guinness (5/2), Banbridge (10/3), Gentleman De Mee (11/1), Solness (12/1), Senecia (200/1)

GENTLEMAN DE MEE disappointed on his last 2 starts in the spring but a reproduction of his Queen Mother Champion Chase second at Cheltenham would make him the one to beat on these terms. Found A Fifty looks one to keep on side this winter after his winning comeback at Down Royal and is next best ahead of Banbridge and Captain Guinness, who were separated by only a neck in the Champion Chase at Punchestown.