14:42 Clonmel

Thursday 27 March 2025

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Kilmanahan Beginners Chase

Off time: 14:42 | Winning time: 4m 16.30s

Answering⁴²

Age: 10| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr D Doyle⁽⁷⁾| T: T Doyle| D

33/1

Fair winner at 16f over hurdles. Twelfth of 13 in novice chase at this course (20.3f, soft, 50/1) on debut over fences 42 days ago. Work to do.

Form: 48-6000

Ask The Bookie⁶⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Ricky Doyle| T: G Scott

80/1

Fair hurdler. 25/1, last of 14 in handicap hurdle at Naas (18.7f, heavy) 60 days ago. Up against it on chase debut.

Form: 34-4030

Ballybrittas²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Tiernan Power Roche⁽⁵⁾| T: P J Rothwell| D

6/5

Winning hurdler who found improvement, on debut over fences, when second of 11 in novice chase (17/2) at Thurles (20.8f, good to soft) 21 days ago. Back down in trip. Likely contender.

Form: 11-5162

Luimneach^h¹⁰²

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Simon Torrens| T: D McDonogh| D

8/1

Fair hurdler. 8/1, creditable fourth of 13 in handicap hurdle at Navan (16f, good to soft) 102 days ago. Warrants respect on chase debut.

Form: 8/52394

On Lovers Walk^t⁴²

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: T P Harney⁽⁷⁾| T: R O'Sullivan| OR: 113

10/3

Fair chaser who got back on track when creditable fourth of 13 in novice chase (20/1) at this course (20.3f, soft) 42 days ago. Yard having good spell. Another bold show likely.

Form: 2572U4

On The Tide⁶⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: J J Slevin| T: S Neville| OR: 87

28/1

Poor chaser. Remains a maiden after 18 NH runs. Pulled up in handicap chase (16/1) at Navan (24f, soft) 68 days ago. Significantly back down in trip. Hard to recommend.

Form: 5PP36P

Presenting Max^t²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Daniel King| T: A J Martin

14/1

Promising sort. 9/1, seventh of 11 in novice chase at Thurles (20.8f, good to soft) on debut over fences 21 days ago, finishing with running left. Back down in trip. Should improve.

Form: 3P0087

Pride Of Place⁴²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: J S McGarvey| T: E Bolger| BF

16/1

Fair hurdler. Ninth of 14 in handicap hurdle (9/4) at Naas (18.5f, soft). Off 14 months. Makes chase debut. First run for yard after leaving M. Hourigan. Market check advised.

Form: 806839-

Boghlone Honey⁵³

Age: 10| Weight: 11-5| J: R Deegan| T: L P Cusack| OR: 96| D

14/1

Fair hurdler. Hooded for 1st time, eighteenth of 19 in handicap hurdle at Leopardstown (18f, good to soft, 40/1) 53 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase. Makes limited appeal.

Form: 01U1/40

Dee's Getaway¹³²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Donagh Meyler| T: J P Dempsey

33/1

Modest winner at 21f over hurdles. Bit below form seventh of 18 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (20.2f, good to soft, 10/1) 132 days ago. Plenty to find on chase debut.

Form: 7-08017

Eve's Hope^t¹²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: Philip Donovan⁽⁵⁾| T: M O Quigley| CD

18/1

Fair hurdler. Winner in hurdle here in December. 66/1, fifth of 7 in novice chase at Thurles (18.1f, good) on debut over fences 12 days ago, unable to sustain effort. Improvement required.

Form: 058185

Flidais²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: J P Ryan| OR: 102

14/1

Fair winner at 18f over hurdles. 28/1, eighth of 11 in novice chase at Thurles (20.8f, good to soft) 21 days ago. Back down in trip. Others more persuasive.

Form: 152858

Ixigreczed²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: Liam Quinlan⁽³⁾| T: E Seymour

50/1

Tenth of 11 in novice chase at Thurles (20.8f, good to soft, 100/1) on debut over fences 21 days ago. Down in trip. Work to do.

Form: 0190P0

Kaikoura^h¹²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: E Walsh| T: J P Dempsey

28/1

Modest hurdler. Good second of 14 in novice hurdle at Limerick (18.7f, soft, 3/1) 128 days ago, clear of rest. Improvement required on chase debut. RESERVE.

Form: 7-0U662

Non-Runners

Ta Na La¹⁶²

Weight: 11-5| Age: 6

T: T M Walsh J: Shane O'Callaghan

Karacole¹³¹

Weight: 11-5| Age: 9

T: J Barcoe J: Reserve 2

Ernie From Nurney⁴⁹

Weight: 11-12| Age: 8

T: P Roche J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Ballybrittas (6/5), On Lovers Walk (10/3), Luimneach (8/1), Ta Na La (8/1), Flidais (14/1), Presenting Max (14/1), Boghlone Honey (14/1), Pride Of Place (16/1), Eve's Hope (18/1), On The Tide (28/1), Kaikoura (28/1), Dee's Getaway (33/1), Answering (33/1), Ixigreczed (50/1), Ask The Bookie (80/1)

There should be more to come from BALLYBRITTAS in this sphere and he is taken to land the opener. On Lovers Walk and Presenting Max rate the principal dangers.