Paddy Power From The Horses Mouth Podcast Beginners Chase

Off time: 12:37 | Winning time: 4m 11.10s

Bottler'secret^b¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Eoin Walsh| T: Ciaran Murphy

50/1

Fairly useful hurdler. 14/1, last of 9 in maiden at Naas (20.2f, heavy) on debut over fences 12 days ago. Needs to leave that well behind.

Form: 5P06-79

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James's Gate^t³⁴³

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: J J Slevin| T: M Brassil

9/2

Useful hurdler. 3/1, career best when cosily winning 5-runner novice at Navan (16f, soft) in January. Off since. Makes chase debut.

Form: 3443/11-

Kings Hill^t1²⁶⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Danny Gilligan| T: P J Gilligan

25/1

Fairly useful hurdler. Eleven runs since last win in 2024. 40/1, eleventh of 17 in handicap hurdle at Aintree (16.5f, good) in April. Off 8 months. Makes chase debut. Tongue strap on for 1st time.

Form: 2370P0-

Lovely Hurling⁴⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Mark Walsh| T: Colm Murphy

7/4

Useful hurdle winner. Off 7 months, encouraging second of 11 in maiden at Navan (17f, heavy, 9/2) on debut over fences 40 days ago. Should improve.

Form: 7/112-2

Kargese^h²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins| BF| C| D

10/11

Smart hurdler, including wins in a Grade 1 and last season's County at Cheltenham. Couldn't live with a race-fit Kala Conti in Cork Grade 2 mares' novice on her chase debut/reappearance but she should be hard to beat with that under her belt.

Form: 21/213-2

Forecasts

Kargese (10/11), Lovely Hurling (7/4), James's Gate (9/2), Kings Hill (25/1), Bottler'secret (50/1)

Willie Mullins has won this with some smart sorts in recent years and KARGESE is taken to build on her Cork chase debut second. Lovely Hurling is the obvious danger unless the betting vibes are strong surrounding reappearing chase newcomer James's Gate.