17:20 Gowran Park

Saturday 4 October 2025

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S.I.S. Supporting Irish Racing Beginners Chase

Off time: 17:20 | Winning time: 5m 2.6s

Beaufort Scale^t²⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott| OR: 120

33/1

Fairly useful chaser. Second of 8 in novice chase at Kilbeggan (20.4f, good, 9/1) 29 days ago.

Form: 100-702

Dancingondaceiling¹⁶⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Keith Donoghue| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 126| C

20/1

Fairly useful chaser. Latest win in hurdle here in January. 12/1, eighth of 11 in novice chase at Cork (17.1f, good to soft) 167 days ago.

Form: 1/31F48-

Fleur In The Park¹⁵⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Cian Quirke| T: A Slattery

9/4

Useful hurdler. 17/2, creditable 6½ lengths third of 8 to Jasmin De Vaux in War of Attrition Novices' Hurdle at Punchestown (23.9f, good to soft) 157 days ago. Makes chase debut.

Form: 324423-

Franciscan Rock^p,t¹⁵⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Gavin Brouder⁽³⁾| T: M F Morris

12/1

Very useful hurdler. 35¾ lengths eighth of 11 to Teahupoo in Champion Stayers' Hurdle (33/1) at Punchestown (23.5f, good to soft) 156 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase. Should be thereabouts.

Form: 611368-

Sense The Tension^t⁴²

Age: 9| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr E T Mellerick⁽⁷⁾| T: Kenneth Daly

400/1

Thrice-raced maiden under NH rules. Sixth of 7 in novice chase at Killarney (17f, good to soft, 80/1) 42 days ago.

Form: 2F0/6U6

Taponthego²⁰⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: H De Bromhead| D

11/8

Useful hurdler. Winner in hurdle at Tipperary in November. 8/1, creditable fourth of 24 in handicap hurdle at Cheltenham (20.2f, good to soft). Off 6 months. Interesting chase newcomer.

Form: 212334-

Trasna Na Pairce⁹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Mike O'Connor| T: H De Bromhead| D

66/1

Fairly useful hurdler. Fifth of 7 in novice chase (9/4) at Tipperary (16.6f, good to soft) on debut over fences 95 days ago, racing closer to pace than ideal. Back up in trip. May well do better.

Form: 203-115

Where's My Jet³²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins| D

5/2

Useful novice hurdler last season. 4/1, good 10 lengths second of 8 to The Yellow Clay in Grade 3 Monksfield Novices' Hurdle at Navan (20f, good to soft). Off 10 months. Makes chase debut for top stable. Leading claims.

Form: 41/0112-

Me Wee Bonnie Lass¹⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Kieren Buckley| T: G P Cromwell| C

28/1

Fairly useful hurdler. Fairly useful winner at 18f over hurdles. 5/1, fifth of 7 in novice chase at Listowel (19.4f, good to soft) 10 days ago.

Form: 14/48-35

Slotty Dotty^h,t²²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: Phillip Enright| T: Bernard Crowley

80/1

Fair hurdler. 8/1, third of 5 in minor event chase at Ballinrobe (23f, soft) on debut over fences 22 days ago. Should have more to offer but this looks a tough ask.

Form: 34190-3

Barrow Ranger²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Sean Flanagan| T: J J Hanlon

250/1

Modest form over hurdles, Outsider on chase debut.

Form: P3-7578

Non-Runners

Bigbraveboy¹⁶⁶

Weight: 11-12| Age: 7

T: James Hannon J: J J Slevin

Forecasts

Taponthego (11/8), Fleur In The Park (9/4), Where's My Jet (5/2), Franciscan Rock (12/1), Dancingondaceiling (20/1), Me Wee Bonnie Lass (28/1), Beaufort Scale (33/1), Bigbraveboy (50/1), Trasna Na Pairce (66/1), Slotty Dotty (80/1), Barrow Ranger (250/1), Sense The Tension (400/1)

Chase newcomers can come to the fore in this concluding maiden, with the Willie Mullins-trained WHERE'S MY JET preferred to Taponthego. Franciscan Rock has yet to quite match his very useful hurdle form over the larger obstacles but it's fairly early days and he's next on the list.