12:30 Naas

Monday 16 December 2024

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Bar One Racing '100% Acca Boost On Self Service Terminals' Beginners Chase

Off time: 12:30 | Winning time: 5m 24.20s

Answer To Kayf¹⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: John Shinnick⁽⁵⁾| T: T O'Brien| C

16/1

Useful hurdler. Useful winner at 19f over hurdles. 13/2, fourth of 13 in novice chase at Fairyhouse (21.5f, good) on debut over fences 16 days ago. Entitled to build on that.

Form: 23142-4

Ataboycharlie²³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Keith Donoghue| T: E Cawley

66/1

Useful hurdler. Useful winner at 16f over hurdles. 33/1, fifth of 12 in novice chase at Punchestown (18.9f, soft) on debut over fences 23 days ago, not knocked about. Open to progress.

Form: 71F72-5

Blizzard Of Oz²²⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Danny Mullins| T: W P Mullins| BF

10/1

Fairly useful hurdler. Fairly useful winner at 19f over hurdles. Creditable fourth of 17 in minor event hurdle (13/8) at Punchestown (19.3f, good to soft). Off 7 months. Warrants respect on chase debut.

Form: 12/1514-

Jeel Des Mottes³¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Sean Flanagan| T: M J Tynan

250/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Last of 7 in novice hurdle at Punchestown (20.2f, good to soft, 100/1) 31 days ago. Makes chase debut. Work to do.

Form: 6-047

Lecky Watson²²⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins

10/3

Useful winner at 23f over hurdles. 5/1, fifth of 7 in novice hurdle at Punchestown (23.9f, good to soft), refusing to settle. Off 7 months. Looks pick of Willie Mullins quartet judged on jockey bookings and must enter calculations on chase debut.

Form: 5/12355-

Lombron²⁶¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: W P Mullins

40/1

Fairly useful hurdler. Fairly useful winner at 16f over hurdles. Pulled up in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (23.8f, heavy, 20/1), left behind from 3 out. Off 8 months. Makes chase debut. Others preferred.

Form: 3/1470P-

Make The Plan⁵⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Phillip Enright| T: O McKiernan

250/1

Pulled up in handicap hurdle (33/1) at Wexford (20f, heavy) 50 days ago, pulled up before 2 out. Makes chase debut. Best watched.

Form: 850/20-P

Ottoman Style^p1,t¹⁸²

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: P J O'Hanlon| T: D A McLoughlin| OR: 123| D

150/1

Useful hurdler. Useful winner at 22f over hurdles. Below form seventh of 14 in novice chase at Kilbeggan (20.2f, good to soft, 28/1). Off 6 months. Cheekpieces on for 1st time. Up against it.

Form: 118/4-77

Shanbally Kid²⁷⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Brian Hayes| T: W P Mullins| D

16/1

Useful hurdler. Useful winner at 20f over hurdles. 12/1, creditable third of 21 in handicap hurdle at Cheltenham (21f, heavy). Off 9 months. Switches from hurdles to chase. Others more persuasive.

Form: 418/483-

Slade Steel^t²⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead| BF| C| D

8/15

Point/bumper winner who made rapid progress over hurdles, running out a good winner of the Supreme at Cheltenham (16.4f) in March. Made a solid start to chasing career at Navan last month and will have learnt plenty from that.

Form: 11213-2

Staffordshire Knot^p¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Sam Ewing| T: G Elliott

8/1

Promising sort. Matched hurdles form at first time of asking in this sphere when second of 13 in novice chase at Fairyhouse (21.5f, good) 16 days ago. Likely more to come yet and holds solid claims.

Form: 1122P-2

Splashing Out⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Simon Torrens| T: E Griffin

250/1

Fairly useful hurdler. 200/1, pulled up in novice chase at Navan (20.7f, soft) 9 days ago. Readily opposed.

Form: 023-75P

Non-Runners

Milk Market²²¹

Weight: 11-12| Age: 5

T: P Roche J: Aidan Kelly

Majborough²

Weight: 11-4| Age: 4

T: W P Mullins J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Slade Steel (8/15), Majborough (7/4), Lecky Watson (10/3), Staffordshire Knot (8/1), Blizzard Of Oz (10/1), Answer To Kayf (16/1), Shanbally Kid (16/1), Lombron (40/1), Milk Market (50/1), Ataboycharlie (66/1), Ottoman Style (150/1), Splashing Out (250/1), Make The Plan (250/1), Jeel Des Mottes (250/1)

Supreme Novice Hurdle winner SLADE STEEL showed enough on his chase debut at Navan last month to suggest he can make his mark in this discipline. He looks the one to beat in the opener. Staffordshire Knot and Lecky Watson are feared most in what should prove an informative contest.