Packie Downey Memorial Rated Novice Chase

Off time: 17:32 | Winning time: 5m 12.09s

Caesar Rock^p⁷⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 11-5| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: M F Morris| OR: 117

18/1

Fair hurdler. One win from 32 NH runs. Below form seventh of 13 in novice chase at Tramore (21.8f, good to soft, 5/1) 78 days ago, doing too much too soon. Twenty one runs since last win in 2022.

Form: 32F4P7-

Charlie Luciano²²⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Donagh Meyler| T: N Meade| OR: 120

12/1

Fairly useful hurdler. 50/1, twentieth of 23 in handicap hurdle at Navan (22.4f, good to soft). Off 7 months. Switches from hurdles to chase.

Form: 5332F0-

Dark Note²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Cian Quirke| T: A Slattery

11/4

Fairly useful winner at 17f over hurdles. Creditable fourth of 11 in handicap (4/1) at Limerick (17f, good) 20 days ago. Switches from Flat to chase. Up in trip. Considered.

Form: 003457-

Park The Giant²⁰⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: Brian Hayes| T: P Fenton| OR: 118| D

6/1

Fairly useful chaser. 50/1, below form fifth of 18 in novice chase at Navan (20.7f, soft), going in snatches. Off 6 months and needs to hit the ground running.

Form: 35/1435-

Saint Peregrine²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Daniel King| T: J P Ryan

33/1

Fair hurdler. Good second of 16 in novice hurdle (8/1) at Sligo (17.7f, good) 21 days ago. Makes chase debut. Much respected.

Form: R0-7202

St Cuthbert's Cave^t³⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott

8/11

Promising type. Second of 12 in minor event chase (8/1) at Kilbeggan (20.4f, good to soft) on debut over fences 30 days ago. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 23F1-32

Forecasts

St Cuthbert's Cave (8/11), Dark Note (11/4), Park The Giant (6/1), Charlie Luciano (12/1), Caesar Rock (18/1), Saint Peregrine (33/1)

ST CUTHBERT'S CAVE shaped well on his recent chase debut when runner-up at Kilbeggan and can go one better now at the chief expense of Dark Note who comes here on the back of a solid fourth on the Flat at Limerick. Fencing newcomer Saint Peregrine is another who can have a say in the fight for minor honours.