18:42 Tipperary

Thursday 8 May 2025

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Ryans Cleaning Beginners Chase

Off time: 18:43 | Winning time: 6m 14.80s

Backmersackme¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Donagh Meyler| T: E Mullins| OR: 124| D

33/1

Useful hurdler. Sixth of 8 in novice chase at Fairyhouse (20f, soft, 8/1) 18 days ago. Not out of things.

Form: 527846-

Blaze The Way¹⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: R Deegan| T: Ms M Mullins

16/1

Fairly useful hurdler. Latest win in hurdle at Navan in December. 18/1, respectable eighth of 18 in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (23.2f, soft) 16 days ago. Respected on chase debut.

Form: 371248-

Brave Fortune⁷⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: J J Doyle| T: P M J Doyle| D

14/1

Fairly useful hurdler. Two wins from 6 runs last season. Well-beaten last of 5 to Jacob's Ladder in Michael Purcell Memorial Novices' Hurdle at Naas (20f, heavy, 11/2) 74 days ago. Warrants respect on chase debut.

Form: 631315-

Butcher Hollow^t³²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Sam Ewing| T: T Cooper| D

9/1

Fairly useful hurdler. One win from 3 runs last season. 9/4, career best when winning 16-runner novice hurdle at Fairyhouse (20f, good) 32 days ago. Another to consider on chase debut.

Form: 233/631-

Dartan^p,t³³

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: J Smith⁽⁵⁾| T: M J Smith| D

10/1

Useful hurdler. Creditable eighth of 17 in handicap hurdle at Aintree (24.7f, good, 66/1) 33 days ago, doing too much too soon. Switches from hurdles to chase. Not taken lightly.

Form: 719/208-

Evesham Road^p1³⁶⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: C Byrnes

150/1

Fairly useful winner at 19f over hurdles. Pulled up in novice chase (18/1) at Down Royal (19.7f, good to soft) on debut over fences. Up against it.

Form: 416U8/P-

Mahon's Way⁶⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 126| D

12/1

Fairly useful hurdler who offered more than on debut in this sphere when fifth of 15 in novice chase at Naas (20.1f, soft) 60 days ago. May be more to come yet.

Form: 5526/85-

Oscars Brother¹⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Daniel King| T: Connor King| D

13/2

Useful hurdler. Latest win in hurdle at Cork in November. 13/2, fell in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (21f, soft) 17 days ago. Worth monitoring on chase debut.

Form: 52313F-

Rushmount³³

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Brian Hayes| T: Jonathan Sweeney| D

13/2

Useful hurdler. Latest win in hurdle at Thurles in March. 9/1, twelfth of 17 in handicap hurdle at Aintree (24.7f, good) 33 days ago. Could play a part on chase debut.

Form: 1P/0410-

Tell Me Again^t²⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: J G Gilligan⁽⁵⁾| T: P J Gilligan

300/1

Tenth of 12 in handicap hurdle (40/1) at Ballinrobe (21.5f, good) 27 days ago. Hard to fancy on chase debut.

Form: 3PP700-

The Burrow^p,t¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Phillip Enright| T: E J O'Grady| D

200/1

Thrice-raced maiden under NH rules. 28/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time cheekpieces on for 1st time, fifth of 18 in novice hurdle at Cork (24f, good to soft) 17 days ago. Makes chase debut.

Form: 351975-

The Mail Train⁶³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Cian Quirke⁽³⁾| T: D H Kelly

300/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 125/1 and blinkered for 1st time, ninth of 14 in novice hurdle at Thurles (20f, good to soft) 63 days ago. Work to do on chase debut.

Form: 5/39689-

Western Fold⁴²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Danny Gilligan| T: G Elliott| OR: 134

7/1

Dual hurdles winner who ran right up to best in this sphere when second of 8 in novice chase at Clonmel (20f, good to soft) 42 days ago. Likely contender.

Form: 6/F4632-

You Oughta Know^t¹⁵

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

11/8

Found improvement when fourth of 14 to Kiss Will in listed hurdle at Perth (23.9f, soft) 15 days ago, suited by increase in trip. Switches to fences now and is one for shortlist.

Form: 200/144-

Zefiro Dodville⁵²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Jordan Gainford| T: G Elliott| D

100/1

Thrice-raced winner under NH rules. Fairly useful winner at 22f over hurdles. 15/2, last of 9 in novice chase at Wexford (25.4f, good to soft) on debut over fences 52 days ago. Improvement required

Form: 151/9-

Non-Runners

Instinct D'ainay¹⁶

Weight: 11-12| Age: 7

T: S R B Crawford J: Sean O'Keeffe

Forecasts

You Oughta Know (11/8), Oscars Brother (13/2), Rushmount (13/2), Western Fold (7/1), Butcher Hollow (9/1), Dartan (10/1), Mahon's Way (12/1), Brave Fortune (14/1), Blaze The Way (16/1), Backmersackme (33/1), Instinct D'ainay (66/1), Zefiro Dodville (100/1), Evesham Road (150/1), The Burrow (200/1), Tell Me Again (300/1), The Mail Train (300/1)

WESTERN FOLD boasts plenty of experience over fences and arrives on back of good second at Clonmel 6 weeks ago. He gets the nod in what looks a competitive contest. You Oughta Know and Mahon's Way head the list of dangers.