Devil's Punchbowl Beginners Chase

Off time: 16:43 | Winning time: 5m 51.40s

Darcy's Friend²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Keith Donoghue| T: E Mullins| BF

11/8

Fair hurdler. 11/10, good second of 9 in handicap hurdle at Gowran (20.2f, soft) 2 days ago. Makes chase debut. Will be a danger to all if taking to fences at the first attempt.

Form: 09/P1-52

Huntsgrove⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Harry Sexton⁽⁷⁾| T: J P Ryan| OR: 104

33/1

Fair chaser. Last of 5 in minor event chase (50/1) at Sligo (21.1f, good to soft) 4 days ago. Opposable.

Form: 343865

Way Down South⁸⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Phillip Enright| T: G Scott

9/1

Fair hurdler. 16/1, bit below form ninth of 15 in handicap hurdle at this course (20.4f, good to soft) 80 days ago. Makes chase debut.

Form: 61P6-99

William Butler^b⁵⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Sam Ewing| T: G Elliott

15/2

Fair hurdler. Last of 6 in novice hurdle (7/2) at Downpatrick (21.8f, good to firm) 56 days ago. Makes chase debut and will be a threat if his jumping passes the test.

Form: 5-32426

Nastya⁴¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Mike O'Connor| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 114

9/4

Promising sort. Winner in hurdle at Down Royal in April. Very good second of 9 in minor event chase at Ballinrobe (23.3f, good, 9/2) 41 days ago, no match for winner. Sets a high standard.

Form: 4321-52

Glitz And Glamour¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 10-9| J: Calum Hogan⁽⁷⁾| T: E McNamara

5/1

Lightly-raced winner over hurdles. Fair winner at 18f over hurdles. Respectable eighth of 18 in handicap hurdle at Listowel (18f, good to soft, 13/2) 14 days ago. Makes chase debut.

Form: 4-53618

Non-Runners

Jeu De Pic⁹

Weight: 11-12| Age: 6

T: T Cooper J: Kevin Sexton

Forecasts

Darcy's Friend (11/8), Nastya (9/4), Glitz And Glamour (5/1), William Butler (15/2), Way Down South (9/1), Jeu De Pic (12/1), Huntsgrove (33/1)

Former point winner NASTYA landed a mares' maiden hurdle by a wide margin during the spring and duly stepped up on her chase debut effort when runner-up at Ballinrobe last time. She is taken to go one better here. Chase debutants Darcy's Friend and William Butler can both play leading roles if jumping fluently.