Killarney Towers Hotel & Leisure Centre Novice Chase

Off time: 16:15 | Winning time: 5m 59.30s

Turnpike Trip^p²²

Age: 11| Weight: 11-10| J: Philip Byrnes| T: C Byrnes| OR: 129| D

4/1

Useful chaser. Won 20-runner handicap chase (20/1) at Galway (22.5f, good to soft) 22 days ago, rallying strongly to regain the lead again inside final 1f. Definite claims again with a repeat.

Form: P53/501

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Boston Rover⁷⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott| OR: 118

9/4

Promising sort who confirmed the distinct positives of his chasing debut when winning 14-runner minor event chase at Roscommon (21.7f, good to soft, 4/1) 75 days ago, passing the line with plenty left. Very interesting with further progress highly likely.

Form: 6423-21

Dark Note⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: Cian Quirke| T: A Slattery| OR: 120| BF

6/1

Fairly useful chaser. Latest win in chase at Tipperary in July. 5/4, second of 4 in minor event chase at Tramore (21.8f, good to firm) 8 days ago, conceding first run. Each-way claims again.

Form: 3457-12

Digby^p²²

Age: 10| Weight: 11-6| J: Phillip Enright| T: D A McLoughlin| OR: 126| CD

13/2

Resumed winning ways over fences at Bangor (3m) in April and followed up over hurdles at Ballinrobe a month later. Looked set to run below form when unseating 2 out in this sphere at Galway (22.5f) latest but bounce back certainly not ruled out.

Form: 441-12U

Itsalladream¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: Danny Gilligan| T: P J Gilligan| OR: 126

10/3

Useful chaser. 5/2, third of 4 in minor event hurdle at Downpatrick (17.8f, good to firm) 13 days ago, jumping ponderously and never travelling well. Needs to get back on track returned to chasing.

Form: 0-52103

Born Bright^p³⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: J Smith⁽⁵⁾| T: C O'Connell| OR: 115| D

9/1

Won twice over hurdles last season and having opened his account over fences at Tipperary (23f) in July, she followed up with a bit to spare in 10-runner handicap chase at Market Rasen (23.9f) 35 days ago, driven out. This undoubtedly tougher but she could yet have more to offer.

Form: 0-7F411

Non-Runners

Cloughroe³³

Weight: 11-6| Age: 7

T: P J Gilligan J: J G Gilligan

Forecasts

Boston Rover (9/4), Itsalladream (10/3), Turnpike Trip (4/1), Dark Note (6/1), Digby (13/2), Born Bright (9/1), Cloughroe (25/1)

BOSTON ROVER confirmed the distinct positives of his chase debut when running out an authoritative winner of a Roscommon maiden back in June and he's fancied to cope with this rise in class and follow up. Digby is an obvious danger if none the worse for his latest Galway spill, with Itsalladream and Dark Note others fancied to feature.