19:43 Killarney

Monday 12 May 2025

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Alan Ball Memorial Hunters Chase

Off time: 19:45 | Winning time: 5m 58.4s

Grange Island^p,t⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr J G Murphy⁽⁷⁾| T: W J Burke| OR: 114

125/1

Unreliable type. Pulled up in cross-country chase (66/1) at Punchestown (24.4f, good to soft) 9 days ago.

Form: 7433FP-

Dundaniel¹⁵

Age: 10| Weight: 11-11| J: Mr P W Gleeson⁽⁷⁾| T: Patrick J Hassett| OR: 109

40/1

Fair chaser. Fit from points but has a bit to find.

Form: P/3PP14-

Early Doors^b²¹

Age: 12| Weight: 11-11| J: Mr D O'Connor| T: E Bolger| OR: 140| CD

9/2

Fairly useful chaser. C&D winner. Creditable third of 7 in hunter chase at Cork (20f, good to soft, 10/3) 21 days ago, barely adequate test. Blinkers back on.

Form: 3/121P3-

Lifetime Ambition³⁹

Age: 10| Weight: 11-11| J: Mr R James⁽⁷⁾| T: P M J Doyle| OR: 139

4/6

Very smart chaser at peak. Respectable third of 29 in Foxhunters' at Aintree (21.1f, good, 5/1) 39 days ago, finishing with running left. Sets a high standard.

Form: 2/22113-

Bartlemy Boy¹⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr S Cotter⁽⁷⁾| T: Michael Barry

13/2

Multiple point winner, including last 2 starts (latest Apr 27). Makes Rules debut in a hot race.

Form: 124/211-

Bugs Moran²¹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr Alan O'Sullivan⁽⁷⁾| T: E M O'Sullivan| BF

4/1

Useful hurdler for Noel Meade. Won a point prior to second on Cork hunter debut 21 days ago. Open to progress and likely to go well.

Form: 2228/12-

Fox Hardaway¹⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 11-7| J: Michael Kenneally⁽⁷⁾| T: T Leonard

125/1

Maiden pointer, made frame last time (Apr 26). Outsider on hunter debut.

Form: 46/9P54-

Plan Of Attack^b²²

Age: 12| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr B Finn⁽⁷⁾| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 129| D

14/1

Fairly useful chaser. Eighteen runs since last win in 2019. Respectable seventh of 24 in Cheltenham Foxhunter (26.3f, good to soft, 66/1) in March. Fourth in a point since.

Form: 21/2174-

Carrig Wells^p⁸

Age: 10| Weight: 11-4| J: Mr D M Fitzgerald⁽⁷⁾| T: M P Fitzgerald| OR: 95

80/1

Modest chaser. Sixth of 7 in hunter chase (25/1) at Cork (20f, good to soft) 21 days ago. Third in a point 8 days ago. Others are preferred.

Form: 16/4P6-3

Non-Runners

Hollow Games¹⁰

Weight: 11-7| Age: 9

T: G Elliott J: Mr J H Williamson

Pat Coyne³⁶

Weight: 11-7| Age: 11

T: J Queally J: Mr J L Gleeson

Forecasts

Lifetime Ambition (4/6), Bugs Moran (4/1), Early Doors (9/2), Hollow Games (11/2), Bartlemy Boy (13/2), Plan Of Attack (14/1), Pat Coyne (25/1), Dundaniel (40/1), Carrig Wells (80/1), Grange Island (125/1), Fox Hardaway (125/1)

LIFETIME AMBITION arguably should have won the Aintree Foxhunters and might have too much class for this opposition. Bugs Moran made a promising start to his hunter career at Cork 3 weeks ago and is second choice ahead of Hollow Games.