Thurles Racecourse Beginners Chase

Off time: 12:05 | Winning time: 4m 42.20s

Boldog^h,t⁸⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Danny Mullins| T: J P O'Brien

2/13

Useful hurdler. Useful winner at 17f over hurdles. 9/2, fell in novice chase at Galway (18.2f, good to soft) on debut over fences 80 days ago. Remains of interest in this sphere.

Form: 541/15-F

Jonny Mansie¹⁸³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Shane Fitzgerald| T: D Queally

20/1

Poor hurdler. 12/1, below form seventh of 12 in handicap hurdle at Wexford (24f, good to soft). Off 6 months. Makes chase debut. Down in trip.

Form: P8080-7

That's About Right^p⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Daniel King| T: P J Rothwell

5/1

Promising sort. 3 wins from 8 runs this season. Fair winner at 22f over hurdles. 22/1, third of 5 in novice chase at this course (22.4f, good) on debut over fences 7 days ago. Open to progress.

Form: 051373

Non-Runners

Futurum Regem¹¹

Weight: 11-12| Age: 8

T: H P Finegan J: B W Harvey

Ho My Lord¹⁸

Weight: 11-12| Age: 6

T: P Roche J: J S McGarvey

Mistergif²¹¹

Weight: 11-12| Age: 5

T: W P Mullins J: Paul Townend

Western Diego²⁴²

Weight: 11-12| Age: 7

T: W P Mullins J: Brian Hayes

Forecasts

Boldog (2/13), Mistergif (4/6), Western Diego (4/1), Ho My Lord (9/2), That's About Right (5/1), Jonny Mansie (20/1), Futurum Regem (150/1)

MISTERGIF has shown a useful level of form as a hurdler and is very much the type to make a better chaser, so he gets the nod ahead of Boldog, who fell on chasing debut but can also make his presence felt based on hurdling form. Ho My Lord has the best form over fences to date, so he deserves some respect.