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Saturday 11 January 2025

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Irish Stallion Farms EBF Beginners Chase

Off time: 14:18 | Winning time: 4m 26.02s

Antrim Coast²²⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Keith Donoghue| T: G P Cromwell

28/1

Useful hurdler. 1 win from 2 runs this season. Career best when winning 8-runner minor event hurdle at Wexford (24f, good to soft, 5/6). Off 7 months. Drop in trip not ideal on chase debut.

Form: 21263-1

Asian Master²⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr T Costello⁽⁷⁾| T: W P Mullins

13/8

Winning pointer who made a promising return to larger obstacles (finished fourth in hunter for previous yard) when third of 10 in novice chase at this course (16.5f, good to soft) 28 days ago. Likely more to come yet.

Form: 41145-3

Catch The Beast²⁸⁶

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

200/1

Fairly useful hurdler. Winner in hurdle at Punchestown in December 2023. Good fifth of 9 in handicap hurdle (7/1) at Cork (19f, heavy). Off 9 months. Up against it on chase debut here.

Form: 071P55-

Harry Des Ongrais⁶²⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead| C

40/1

Useful hurdler. 40/1, 23¾ lengths seventh of 9 to Gaelic Warrior in War of Attrition Novices' Hurdle at Punchestown (23.8f, good to soft). Off 20 months. Likely best watched on return/chase debut.

Form: 412357/

Lisnagar Fortune³⁶³

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

10/1

Useful hurdler. Career best when winning 22-runner maiden hurdle at Punchestown (16.7f, soft, 10/11) when last seen 12 months ago. Appeals as the type to make his mark as a chaser and is worth monitoring in the market.

Form: 12/321-

Mistergif²⁵⁵

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

7/2

Useful hurdler. Creditable second of 14 in minor event hurdle at Punchestown (19.3f, good to soft, evens). Off 8 months. Interesting recruit to chasing.

Form: 52/1542-

Nancy Miles²⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 11-12| J: H E Sexton⁽⁷⁾| T: A Sexton

300/1

Cheekpieces on for 1st time, thirteenth of 14 in novice hurdle at Naas (19.5f, good to soft, 150/1) 26 days ago. Hard to fancy on chase debut.

Form: PP/P-0F0

Shanbally Kid¹⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: M J M O'Sullivan| T: W P Mullins| D

66/1

Useful hurdler. Useful winner at 20f over hurdles. Eleventh of 13 in novice chase (33/1) at Leopardstown (17f, good to soft) 15 days ago. Work to do.

Form: 7/483-80

Tullyhill^t²⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins

6/4

Matched best hurdles form at first time of asking in this sphere when second of 10 in novice chase (3/1) at this course (16.5f, good to soft) 28 days ago. Looks sure to progress and is the choice of Paul Townend.

Form: 2118P-2

Westport Cove^h,t⁵⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: W P Mullins| C

16/1

Useful hurdler. Useful winner at 16f over hurdles. Fourth of 8 in novice chase (9/2) at Tipperary (16.4f, soft) on debut over fences 50 days ago. Likely capable of better in this sphere.

Form: 4P398-4

In The Trenches^h¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: Kieren Buckley| T: G P Cromwell

200/1

Fair hurdler. 150/1, twelfth of 13 in novice chase at Leopardstown (17f, good to soft) 15 days ago. Faces a stiff task.

Form: 223380

Kazakh D'arthel^h¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: Shane Fitzgerald| T: G P Cromwell

200/1

Fair hurdler. 17/2, fifth of 11 in novice chase at Tramore (15.5f, heavy) 10 days ago. Plenty on plate in this company.

Form: 2P80F5

Non-Runners

What's Up Darling¹⁵

Weight: 11-12| Age: 8

T: G Elliott J: Sam Ewing

Forecasts

Tullyhill (6/4), Asian Master (13/8), Mistergif (7/2), What's Up Darling (15/2), Lisnagar Fortune (10/1), Westport Cove (16/1), Antrim Coast (28/1), Harry Des Ongrais (40/1), Shanbally Kid (66/1), Kazakh D'arthel (200/1), In The Trenches (200/1), Catch The Beast (200/1), Nancy Miles (300/1)

TULLYHILL long appealed as the type to flourish over the larger obstacles and duly made an encouraging chase debut here last month. With improvement anticipated, he is taken to open his account in this discipline. Asian Master and What's Up Darling rate the principal dangers in what should prove an informative contest.