Irish Stallion Farms EBF Beginners Chase

5YO plus | 2m 1f | 6 Runners | Turf

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Keith Donoghue| T: E Cawley| OR: 127

Offered more than on chase debut when fifth in Navan maiden (20.7f) in November and posted good fourth of 9 in handicap hurdle at this course (20.5f, good to soft, 13/2) last time. Returns to larger obstacles now and ought to go well again

Form: 228/654

Kamikaz Du Plessis^t¹²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Sam Ewing| T: G Elliott

8/1

Fairly useful winner at 22f over hurdles. 14/1, sixth of 11 in novice chase at Galway (22.5f, soft) 128 days ago. Down in trip. Up against it.

Form: 113336

Net Boy^t²²⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Sean Flanagan| T: B Connell| BF

6/1

Fairly useful hurdler who found improvement when creditable second of 9 in handicap hurdle at Ballinrobe (17.4f, good, 13/8) in July. Goes chasing now and is not taken lightly.

Form: 3U43/12

Raffles Dolce Vita⁴⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: J J Slevin| T: T Gibney| OR: 125| D

9/2

Fairly useful hurdler. Seventh of 9 in novice chase at Gowran (20f, heavy, 11/1) 40 days ago. Work to do.

Form: 486/647

Stuntman Steve²⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Conor Stone-Walsh| T: G P Cromwell

50/1

Fairly useful winner at 16f over hurdles. 50/1, ninth of 10 in novice chase at Thurles (18f, heavy) 26 days ago. Hard to recommend.

Form: 290079

Karoline Banbou⁴⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Mark Walsh| T: W P Mullins| OR: 130| BF

8/11

Winning hurdler who posted a career best, on just her second start in this sphere, when second of 8 in novice chase at Fairyhouse (17.1f, soft, 4/5) 48 days ago. Holds obvious claims.

Form: 1467/22

Forecasts

Karoline Banbou (4/7), Net Boy (7/2), Come Walk With Me (7/1), Raffles Dolce Vita (8/1), Kamikaz Du Plessis (12/1), Stuntman Steve (50/1)

KAROLINE BANBOU has made an encouraging start to her career over the larger obstacles and should prove hard to beat here. Chase debutant Net Boy may provide the chief threat.