15:00 Fairyhouse

Wednesday 1 January 2025

All12:1012:4013:1513:5014:2515:0015:35

Bellshill Beginners Chase

Off time: 15:00 | Winning time: 5m 42.40s

Ataboycharlie¹⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Keith Donoghue| T: E Cawley

14/1

Promising individual. Useful winner at 16f over hurdles. 66/1, good seventh of 12 in novice chase at Naas (20.1f, good to soft) 16 days ago. Should progress.

Form: 1F72-57

Castle Field Boy^t²²

Age: 9| Weight: 11-12| J: Conor Smithers⁽⁷⁾| T: P T Foley

125/1

Fairly useful hurdler. 125/1, seventh of 9 in minor event chase at Punchestown (23.3f, soft) 22 days ago.

Form: PP20-67

Champ Kiely⁶¹⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 11-12| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins| D

10/11

Smart hurdler. 7/2, 11 lengths third of 5 to Impaire Et Passe in Champion Novices' Hurdle at Punchestown (19.4f, good to soft). Off 20 months. Interesting chase newcomer.

Form: 114133/

Chigorin²⁹²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: H De Bromhead| C

9/1

Thrice-raced winner over hurdles. Winner in hurdle here in December 2023. Well held in Albert Bartlett next time. Off 9 months. Makes chase debut.

Form: 3/310-

Chosen Witness^t²⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Mark Walsh| T: W P Mullins

16/1

Useful hurdler. 28/1, seventh of 18 in novice chase at Navan (20.7f, soft) on debut over fences 25 days ago. Open to improvement.

Form: 41410-7

Cleatus Poolaw⁴⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Danny Gilligan| T: G Elliott| C

4/1

Useful hurdler. 9/2, fell fifth in novice chase at Tipperary (23.5f, soft) on debut over fences 40 days ago, slipped on landing. Worth another chance.

Form: 21294-F

Isle Of Sark³²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: H E Sexton⁽⁷⁾| T: Miss T L Cogan

100/1

Fair hurdler. Fairly useful winner at 7f on flat. 100/1, unseated rider in novice chase at this C&D (good) 32 days ago. First run for yard after leaving John Joseph Hanlon.

Form: 2524UU

My Trump Card²⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Sam Ewing| T: G Elliott

10/1

Useful hurdler. Below form tenth of 20 in handicap hurdle (5/1) at Navan (25.2f, soft) 25 days ago. Makes chase debut.

Form: 4/2121-0

O'Moore Park³²

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: W P Mullins| C

7/1

Easy winner sole start in points. Useful form over hurdles, very lightly raced for age. In the process of making an encouraging chase debut at this C&D (good, 20/1) when falling at the last 32 days ago. Form choice.

Form: 3/3120-F

Non-Runners

Now Is The Hour¹

Weight: 11-12| Age: 8

T: G P Cromwell J: Sean Flanagan

Western Fold¹⁸

Weight: 11-12| Age: 6

T: G Elliott J: Kevin Sexton

Forecasts

Champ Kiely (10/11), Cleatus Poolaw (4/1), O'Moore Park (7/1), Western Fold (8/1), Chigorin (9/1), My Trump Card (10/1), Now Is The Hour (12/1), Ataboycharlie (14/1), Chosen Witness (16/1), Isle Of Sark (100/1), Castle Field Boy (125/1)

Willie Mullins holds a strong hand and it looks significant that Paul Townend sides with smart novice hurdler CHAMP KIELY despite a long absence. Gordon Elliott is also well represented and his Cleatus Poolaw may emerge as the main threat in what looks a hot maiden chase.