Club Orange Beginners Chase

Off time: 15:20 | Winning time: 4m 53.80s

Baltic Bird²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Patrick M O'Brien⁽⁷⁾| T: W Durkan

6/5

Fairly useful hurdler. Creditable third of 8 in handicap hurdle (9/2) at Ballinrobe (16.8f, good) 24 days ago. Makes chase debut. Player.

Form: 7/14073-

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Be Positive¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: C G O'Dwyer⁽⁵⁾| T: S Neville

25/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Respectable seventh of 18 in novice hurdle (20/1) at Cork (24f, good to soft) 14 days ago. Makes chase debut.

Form: F47807-

Big Stage^t⁴⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Kevin Sexton| T: G Elliott| OR: 119

13/8

Fairly useful chaser. Tongue strap on for 1st time, respectable fifth of 14 in handicap chase at Navan (23.6f, soft, 10/1) 44 days ago, finding little. Has best chance on form.

Form: 3F3075-

Step Out^t²²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Ben Bromley⁽⁵⁾| T: S R B Crawford| OR: 115

9/2

Fair chaser. Sixth of 8 in handicap chase at this course (26.2f, good, 15/2) 22 days ago. Back down in trip.

Form: 2U3436

Wowsham¹⁰

Age: 10| Weight: 11-12| J: R Deegan| T: S R B Crawford| OR: 131| D

20/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2021. Off 15 months, pulled up in handicap hurdle at Perth (26.6f, soft) 10 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase. Down in trip.

Form: 33342/P-

Non-Runners

Encanto Bruno²²

Weight: 11-12| Age: 7

T: G P Cromwell J: Kieren Buckley

Forecasts

Baltic Bird (6/5), Encanto Bruno (6/4), Big Stage (13/8), Step Out (9/2), Wowsham (20/1), Be Positive (25/1)

BALTIC BIRD ran well back from a break at Ballinrobe last month and has a big shout if taking to fences at the first attempt. Encanto Bruno and Big Stage are feared most having both took a step back in the right direction last time.