15:23 Gowran Park

Thursday 23 January 2025

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Daly Farrell Accountants Beginners Chase

Off time: 15:25 | Winning time: 5m 21.20s

Beau Walking^p²⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Donagh Meyler| T: Mrs J Harrington

125/1

Fair hurdler. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, brought down in novice chase (14/1) at Down Royal (20.6f, good to soft) 28 days ago. Others preferred.

Form: 33-485B

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Black Bamboo²⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Sean Flanagan| T: J J Murphy| D

50/1

Useful hurdler. 18/1, last of 7 in novice chase at Leopardstown (21.3f, good to soft) on debut over fences 26 days ago. Likely to find a few too strong here, too.

Form: 6663-27

Blizzard Of Oz³⁸

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

9/2

Useful chaser. Third of 12 in novice chase (10/1) at Naas (20.1f, good to soft) on debut over fences 38 days ago. One of 5 for top yard, with Quai de Bourbon the pick of Paul Townend.

Form: 2/1514-3

Chapeau De Soleil²⁶

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

11/2

Promising sort. Second of 7 in novice chase (9/1) at Leopardstown (21.3f, good to soft) on debut over fences 26 days ago, having run of race. Shortlist material.

Form: 0/1611-2

Chigorin²²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead

18/1

Lightly-raced winner under Rules. 9/1, second of 9 in novice chase at Fairyhouse (21.5f, soft) on debut over fences 22 days ago, no match for winner. Should progress.

Form: 3/310-2

Cleatus Poolaw²²

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

28/1

Useful hurdler. 4/1, fourth of 9 in novice chase at Fairyhouse (21.5f, soft) 22 days ago. Likely to find one or two too good.

Form: 1294-F4

Musta Lovea Lovea²⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 11-12| J: Phillip Enright| T: O McKiernan

200/1

Fair hurdler. Remains a maiden after 20 NH runs. 7/1, eleventh of 13 in handicap hurdle at Limerick (16f, soft) 27 days ago. Looks up against it now switched to fences.

Form: 323-4P0

Ocastle Des Mottes⁶¹

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

7/1

Promising individual. Second of 12 in novice chase at Punchestown (18.9f, soft, 12/1) on debut over fences 61 days ago. Likely to improve and he needs considering.

Form: 18580-2

Quai De Bourbon²⁶

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

5/6

Promising type. Useful winner at 20f over hurdles. 8/11, third of 7 in novice chase at Leopardstown (21.3f, good to soft) on debut over fences 26 days ago. Big player.

Form: 4/1131-3

Union Station⁶⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Keith Donoghue| T: G P Cromwell

50/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 5/1, creditable fourth of 8 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (16.8f, good to soft) 60 days ago. Makes chase debut.

Form: 3332-4

Western Diego^h²⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Brian Hayes| T: W P Mullins

12/1

Useful chaser. Fourth of 13 in novice chase at Leopardstown (17f, good to soft, 16/1) on debut over fences 27 days ago. Open to progress.

Form: 78/513-4

Spinning Web^t1³⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: R Deegan| T: Ms M Mullins

250/1

Fairly useful hurdler. Modest winner at 12f on the Flat. Bit below form eighth of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (12f, 15/2) 34 days ago. Switches from Flat to chase and tongue strap on for 1st time.

Form: 123-509

Implicit^h,t²⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: Cian Quirke⁽⁵⁾| T: S Curling

200/1

100/1, pulled up in Grade 2 chase at Limerick (22.6f, soft) won by Bioluminescence 27 days ago , weakening before home turn. Sights lowered here but she's hard to warm to all the same.

Form: U-PPP0P

Lady Bresil³⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: H De Bromhead

100/1

Lightly-raced winner under Rules. 11/2, respectable seventh of 13 in handicap hurdle at Navan (16f, good to soft) 39 days ago. Goes up in trip for this chase debut

Form: 0/41-37

Forecasts

Quai De Bourbon (5/6), Blizzard Of Oz (9/2), Chapeau De Soleil (11/2), Ocastle Des Mottes (7/1), Western Diego (12/1), Chigorin (18/1), Cleatus Poolaw (28/1), Union Station (50/1), Black Bamboo (50/1), Lady Bresil (100/1), Beau Walking (125/1), Musta Lovea Lovea (200/1), Implicit (200/1), Spinning Web (250/1)

The five saddled by Willie Mullins are all promising novices, with QUAI DE BOURBON very much the pick of the quintet. A winner of three of his six starts over hurdles, he shaped well when a close third on his chase debut at Leopardstown, finishing just adrift of re-opposing stablemate Chapeau de Soleil, who rates the main danger. Chigorin's chase debut second at Fairyhouse was promising and he could be the pick of the non-Mullins-trained candidates.