Bar One Racing Fortria Chase (Grade 2)

Off time: 14:45 | Winning time: 4m 13.0s

Found A Fifty¹⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 11-10| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott| OR: 164| BF| CD

5/2

Triple Grade 2 winner last season (including this race), bouncing right back to his best for the latest of them at Fairyhouse (19.7f) in April. Couldn't enhance good record fresh when fourth of 5 in Down Royal Grade 1 2 weeks ago but he could sharpen up for that ahead of repeat bid to land this.

Form: 11P51-4

Hercule Du Seuil^h,t¹⁸⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-7| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins| OR: 151| CD

14/1

Smart hurdler/chaser who landed 4 of his 7 starts over fences as a novice. Disappointed in pair of starts last winter but back on track faced with a test of speed when landing 7-runner Killarney Grade 3 in May but this more demanding on these terms under forecast conditions.

Form: 143/3P-1

Touch Me Not²²⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Danny Gilligan| T: G Elliott| OR: 150| D

5/1

Much improved over fences last season and landed a Punchestown Grade 2 12 months ago prior to consecutive seconds in Grade 1s. Didn't run his race in the Arkle at Cheltenham but fared much better despite a serious error when fourth in Aintree Grade 1 final start. Could do better again this term.

Form: 212254-

Captain Guinness²⁰²

Age: 10| Weight: 11-4| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 162| CD

5/1

Champion Chase winner at the Cheltenham Festival in 2024. Didn't give his running first 3 starts back last winter (pulled up in this race) but much more like it when placed behind Marine Nationale on final 2 outings. However, he may have to settle for minor honours again on return to action.

Form: 2/P5632-

Dinoblue^t¹⁹⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-3| J: Mark Walsh| T: W P Mullins| OR: 160| D

11/8

Very smart chaser who ended last season firmly at the top of her game, successful in Mares' Chase at the Festival prior to readily bringing up the hat-trick in Grade 2 at Punchestown in May. Record fresh is a positive and she may provide chief resistance to Marine Nationale.

Form: 3/24111-

Non-Runners

Marine Nationale²⁰²

Weight: 12-0| Age: 8

T: B Connell J: Non Runner

Solness²⁰²

Weight: 12-0| Age: 7

T: J P O'Brien J: J J Slevin

Forecasts

Dinoblue (11/8), Marine Nationale (7/4), Found A Fifty (5/2), Touch Me Not (5/1), Captain Guinness (5/1), Solness (7/1), Hercule Du Seuil (14/1)

MARINE NATIONALE quickly cemented himself as top class in this division last season, with Grade 1 victories at both Cheltenham and Punchestown in the spring and he's fancied to make a bold bid on his return. Fellow dual Festival winner Dinoblue has a very good record fresh and may pose chief resistance, ahead of last year's winner Found A Fifty who has the benefit of a recent run under his belt.