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Wednesday 14 January 2026

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Irish Stallion Farms EBF Rated Novice Chase

Off time: 15:25 | Winning time: 5m 59.50s

Choccabloc^t¹⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: Brian Hayes| T: A McNamara

12/1

Promising type. Fairly useful winner at 21f over hurdles. 13/2, fell in novice chase at Limerick (17.6f, heavy) 15 days ago leading when fell heavily 2 out likely to have won. Up in trip and he's open to improvement.

Form: 1522/7F

Jacovec Cavern⁶⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Richard Condon⁽⁵⁾| T: P Hennessy

10/1

Fairly useful chaser. 18/1, career best when winning 17-runner novice chase at Gowran (20f, heavy) on debut over fences 67 days ago. This looks tougher.

Form: 632761

Miss Pronunciation^h,t⁴⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 11-13| J: Mark Walsh| T: P Roche| OR: 119| BF| C

4/1

Useful hurdler. 7/2, good fourth of 10 in handicap chase at this course (20.4f, soft) 46 days ago. 0-8 in this sphere and others make more appeal for win purposes.

Form: 5F35/34

Castle Field Boy^t³¹

Age: 10| Weight: 11-12| J: Eoin Staples⁽⁵⁾| T: P T Foley| OR: 118| C

12/1

Fairly useful hurdler. Course winner. 1 win from 3 runs this season. Respectable seventh of 12 in handicap chase (14/1) at Navan (24f, heavy) 31 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 769/1P7

Darcy's Friend⁵²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-11| J: Donagh Meyler| T: E Mullins| OR: 117| BF

11/2

Fairly useful chaser. 3/1 and hooded for 1st time, respectable fifth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Cork (24.2f, soft) 52 days ago. Has good chance on pick of form back chasing.

Form: 1/5226-5

Me Wee Bonnie Lass³²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-10| J: Keith Donoghue| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 116

11/2

Fairly useful hurdler. 10/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, creditable seventh of 15 in handicap chase at Cheltenham (20.6f, good) 32 days ago, needing lesser test. Has to be taken seriously.

Form: 35U967-

Beggars Rock^b¹¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-9| J: Kevin Sexton| T: G Elliott| OR: 115| BF

18/1

Fair chaser. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, first run since leaving Declan Queally when bit below form third of 6 in handicap chase at Cork (20f, good to soft, 11/4) 7 days ago. Blinkers back on.

Form: B2/17P3

Nelson County⁵²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: Danny Gilligan| T: R O'Sullivan

11/4

Fair hurdler. Fair winner at 24f over hurdles. Fourth of 15 in novice chase (8/1) at Cork (21.2f, soft) on debut over fences 52 days ago. Must improve.

Form: 68341/4

Attaboyarchie¹⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 10-13| J: Miss E J Sweeney⁽⁷⁾| T: K Thornton| OR: 105

10/1

Fair hurdler. Remains a maiden after 23 NH runs. 25/1, ninth of 16 in handicap chase at Punchestown (19.7f, good to soft) 14 days ago. Likely outsider.

Form: 806/9U9

Forecasts

Nelson County (11/4), Miss Pronunciation (4/1), Me Wee Bonnie Lass (11/2), Darcy's Friend (11/2), Jacovec Cavern (10/1), Attaboyarchie (10/1), Choccabloc (12/1), Castle Field Boy (12/1), Beggars Rock (18/1)

ME WEE BONNIE LASS shaped well in a competitive Cheltenham handicap last time and, with the emphasis on stamina unlikely to be quite so pronounced here, she could be the answer. The selection will probably have most to fear from Choccabloc, who looked the most likely winner when falling at the second-last in a Limerick novice over Christmas. Beggars Rock and Darcy's Friend have each-way claims.