Irish Stallion Farms EBF Beginners Chase

Pos	No.	Dr	Horse	Form	Jockey / Trainer	Age	Wgt	Best decimal odds
—	1	—	Argento Boy (G) FAV Fell Won maiden hurdle at this C&D in February before finishing fifth of 8 in Grade 1 hurdle here (12/1) in April, showing more zest in cheekpieces but jumping sketchily. Makes chase debut today with chee…	5-F1184	Sean O'Keeffe W P Mullins	6	75.3kg	4 3/1
6th	2	—	Autoportrait (G) P Won maiden hurdle at Navan last March, then sixth of 15 in maiden chase at Cork (11/2) 18 days ago, shaped as if better for the run. Likely to improve for that initial chasing experience.	32210-6	Gavin Brouder M F Morris	5	75.3kg	41 40/1
2nd	3	—	Ballygunner Castle (G) Maiden hurdle winner at Fairyhouse who produced best effort when third in Grade 2 hurdle. Finished 10th of 14 in Listed hurdle at Perth (17/2) 7 months ago, best excused given severe mistake after ha…	30/2F24-	Paul Townend W P Mullins	6	75.3kg	6 5/1
3rd	4	—	Butch Cassidy (G) Won a bumper and a maiden hurdle from first 2 starts, showing a willing attitude. Fourth of 12 in maiden chase at Navan (17/2) 25 days ago, shaping with encouragement on chasing debut after 8 months …	53435P/	Darragh O'Keeffe H De Bromhead	5	75.3kg	7 6/1
—	5	—	Da Capo Glory (G) Pulled Up Useful hurdler who placed in Grade 2 company, fell at third in 15-runner handicap hurdle at Galway (20/1) 47 days ago on return. Making chase debut.	338U-22	Phillip Enright Padraig Butler	8	75.3kg	21 20/1
—	6	—	Fishery Lane (G) Fell Won a maiden hurdle in January before two pulled-up efforts, then finished seventh of 11, beaten 15¾ lengths, in a maiden chase at Thurles (7/1) 21 days ago. Open to improvement on just second chase …	7F324F	Brian Hayes W P Mullins	6	75.3kg	41 40/1
—	7	—	Kings Hill (G) Below form in recent hurdle runs, finishing 11th of 17 in a handicap at Aintree (40/1) 8 months ago. Making chase debut with little to encourage.	34513-2	Jordan Gainford P J Gilligan	6	75.3kg	34 33/1
7th	8	—	Port Joulain (G) Won a maiden hurdle at Punchestown in January before finishing 11th of 20 in Grade 1 at Cheltenham (50/1) in March. Making chase debut.	310-713	Danny Mullins W P Mullins	6	75.3kg	6.50 11/2
5th	9	—	Prophet's Corner (G) Won handicap hurdle at this C&D in February and ran well when 2nd of 9 in handicap hurdle (5/1) at Clonmel 35 days ago. First run over fences since falling heavily on chase debut.	257861	Mr D Allen Sean Allen	8	75.3kg	9 8/1
4th	10	—	Western Walk (G) Useful hurdler who unseated rider at second fence in 12-runner chase debut at Navan (50/1) 25 days ago. Should make as good a chaser with improved jumping.	6-U4333	Mr A P Ryan Jonathan Sweeney	8	75.3kg	19 18/1
1st	11	—	Kurasso Blue (G) Won two of his first four starts, including a hurdle race at Limerick in March. Second of 11 in a maiden chase at Thurles (5/2 favourite) 21 days ago, keeping on well after making a mistake early on.…	51-212P	Jack Kennedy G Elliott	4	71.7kg	4.50 7/2

Betting forecast: Argento Boy (3/1), Kurasso Blue (7/2), Ballygunner Castle (5/1), Port Joulain (11/2), Butch Cassidy (6/1), Prophet's Corner (8/1), Western Walk (18/1), Da Capo Glory (20/1), Kings Hill (33/1), Autoportrait (40/1), Fishery Lane (40/1)