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Leopardstown

Tomorrow, December 27, 2024Chase2m1f

This has the makings of an informative race and BIRDIE OR BUST could be the answer. She signed off her novice hurdle campaign by finishing third in a Grade 2 at the Cheltenham Festival and wasn't far behind Nurburgring, who had race-fitness on his side, when fourth on chase debut at Navan. Nurburgring is a much-respected main danger, while It's For Me, who took the notable scalp of Caldwell Potter on his sole hurdles start 13 months ago, is a fascinating chasing debutant.

  • Birdie Or Bust
  • Nurburgring
  • Its For Me
2m1f Beg Chs
Each Way terms: 1/5 odds for first 3 places
  • 1. Backtonormal
    J: Keith DonoghueT: Gavin Patrick Cromwell, Ireland
    F: 31/233-159
    Price History:
    -
    Age:
    6
    Weight:
    11-12
    Gear:
    -
    Official Rating:
    0
    Days Since Last Run:
    20
    Verdict
    Useful chaser. 1 win from 3 runs this season. Below form ninth of 18 in novice chase at Navan (20.7f, soft, 12/1) 20 days ago. Looks vulnerable in a field consisting of some potentially smart novices.
  • 2. Doctor Glide
    J: B. W. HarveyT: Tom Dreaper, Ireland
    F: 4032-P5
    Price History:
    -
    Age:
    6
    Weight:
    11-12
    Gear:
    -
    Official Rating:
    0
    Days Since Last Run:
    13
    Verdict
    Fair hurdler. 150/1, fifth of 10 in novice chase at Fairyhouse (16.5f, good to soft) 13 days ago, not knocked about. Easy enough to look elsewhere.
  • 3. Its For Me
    J: Daryl JacobT: W. P. Mullins, Ireland
    F: 155/1-
    Price History:
    -
    Age:
    6
    Weight:
    11-12
    Gear:
    hood
    Official Rating:
    0
    Days Since Last Run:
    407
    Verdict
    Lightly-raced winner under Rules. Form of the maiden hurdle he won at Punchestown (16.5f, soft) when last seen in November 2023 looks strong (second has since won a Grade 1) and he looks the pick of the 4 Willie Mullins-trained representatives, a yard which has won this race 3 times since 2019.
  • 4. Jeannot Lapin
    J: R. A. DoyleT: Gearoid O'Loughlin, Ireland
    Price History:
    -
    Age:
    5
    Weight:
    11-12
    Gear:
    -
    Official Rating:
    0
    Days Since Last Run:
    -
    Verdict
    £3,000 5-y-o, Doctor Dino gelding. Dam, placed over fences in France, half-sister to Champion Hurdle winner Epatante. Placed both completed starts between the flags but best watched on this Rules debut.
  • 5. Lisnagar Fortune
    J: D. E. MullinsT: W. P. Mullins, Ireland
    F: 12/321-
    Price History:
    -
    Age:
    6
    Weight:
    11-12
    Gear:
    -
    Official Rating:
    0
    Days Since Last Run:
    348
    Verdict
    Lightly-raced winner under Rules. Useful hurdler. Career best when winning 22-runner maiden hurdle at Punchestown (16.7f, soft, 10/11) on latest start in January. The runner-up in that maiden has since won twice over fences and this 6-y-o appeals as the type to also make his mark as a chaser.
  • 6. Mint Boy
    J: Sean FlanaganT: Gavin Patrick Cromwell, Ireland
    F: 9/15217-37
    Price History:
    -
    Age:
    6
    Weight:
    11-12
    Gear:
    -
    Official Rating:
    0
    Days Since Last Run:
    13
    Verdict
    Useful hurdler. 4/1, seventh of 9 in novice chase at Fairyhouse (21f, good to soft) 13 days ago. Should have more to offer, albeit he may well come into his own in handicaps later on.
  • 7. No Flies On Him
    J: M. M. McDonaghT: E. J. O'Grady, Ireland
    F: 127-P60
    Price History:
    -
    Age:
    5
    Weight:
    11-12
    Gear:
    -
    Official Rating:
    0
    Days Since Last Run:
    20
    Verdict
    Useful hurdler. 50/1, thirteenth of 18 in novice chase at Navan (20.7f, soft) 20 days ago. Perhaps better judged on his encouraging chase debut sixth at the same course last month, albeit he has plenty to find with Nurburgring and Birdie Or Bust on that evidence. Still, there is potential there.
  • 8. Shanbally Kid
    J: M. J. M. O'SullivanT: W. P. Mullins, Ireland
    F: 418/483-8
    Price History:
    -
    Age:
    7
    Weight:
    11-12
    Gear:
    -
    Official Rating:
    0
    Days Since Last Run:
    11
    Verdict
    Useful hurdler. 16/1, eighth of 12 in novice chase at Naas (20.1f, good to soft) 11 days ago. May well do better in time but, of the yard's 4 runners in this contest, he is perhaps the one with the least scope for improvement.
  • 9. The Big Doyen
    J: D. J. O'KeeffeT: Peter Fahey, Ireland
    F: 9/1123P-44
    Price History:
    -
    Age:
    7
    Weight:
    11-12
    Gear:
    -
    Official Rating:
    0
    Days Since Last Run:
    178
    Verdict
    Useful hurdler. Hooded for 1st time, respectable fourth of 12 in novice chase at Tipperary (17.3f, good to soft, 10/3) 178 days ago. Should win races in this sphere but unlikely that he will prove good enough on this occasion.
  • 10. Western Diego
    J: S. F. O'KeeffeT: W. P. Mullins, Ireland
    F: 178/513-
    Price History:
    -
    Age:
    7
    Weight:
    11-12
    Gear:
    hood
    Official Rating:
    0
    Days Since Last Run:
    271
    Verdict
    Useful hurdler. Latest win at Fairyhouse in January. Off 9 months ahead of this chase debut. Winner of sole start between the flags, which augurs well ahead of this switch to the larger obstacles. Interesting to see how he shapes up in the betting, particularly in relation to his 3 stablemates.
  • 11. Whats Up Darling
    J: Sam EwingT: Gordon Elliott, Ireland
    F: 215264-24
    Price History:
    -
    Age:
    7
    Weight:
    11-12
    Gear:
    -
    Official Rating:
    0
    Days Since Last Run:
    20
    Verdict
    Promising individual. Useful 2m winner over hurdles. 11/2, fourth of 18 in novice chase at Navan (20.7f, soft) on debut over fences 20 days ago. Open to progress in this sphere and he's a strong each-way candidate.
  • 12. In The Trenches
    J: K. E. BuckleyT: Gavin Patrick Cromwell, Ireland
    F: 23222338
    Price History:
    -
    Age:
    4
    Weight:
    11-6
    Gear:
    -
    Official Rating:
    0
    Days Since Last Run:
    13
    Verdict
    Fair hurdler. Eighth of 10 in novice chase at Fairyhouse (16.5f, good to soft, 80/1) on debut over fences 13 days ago. Readily passed over.
  • 13. Nurburgring
    J: J. J. SlevinT: Joseph Patrick O'Brien, Ireland
    F: 1d134-3133
    Price History:
    -
    Age:
    4
    Weight:
    11-6
    Gear:
    tongue strap
    Official Rating:
    0
    Days Since Last Run:
    33
    Verdict
    Promising individual. Useful 13f winner on the Flat and smart novice over hurdles last season, winning 3 of his 7 starts in that sphere. Creditable 8¼ lengths third of 8 to Touch Me Not in Craddockstown Novices' Chase at Punchestown (16.3f, good to soft, 3/1) 33 days ago. Big player.
  • 14. Birdie Or Bust
    J: Rachael BlackmoreT: Henry de Bromhead, Ireland
    F: 22/13513-4
    Price History:
    -
    Age:
    6
    Weight:
    11-5
    Gear:
    -
    Official Rating:
    0
    Days Since Last Run:
    41
    Verdict
    Promising sort. Fourth of 9 in novice chase (11/2) at Navan (17f, good to soft) on debut over fences 41 days ago, not knocked about. Yard has won this twice in recent years and she's a strong candidate.
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