15:00 Fairyhouse

Wednesday 1 January 2025

All12:1012:4013:1513:5014:2515:0015:35

Bellshill Beginners Chase

  • 5YO plus  |   2m 5f 110y  |   Soft (Yielding to Soft in places)  |   9 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 15:00  |   Winning time: 5m 42.4s
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Horse silk
14/1
Promising individual. Useful winner at 16f over hurdles. 66/1, good seventh of 12 in novice chase at Naas (20.1f, good to soft) 16 days ago. Should progress.
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Fairly useful hurdler. 125/1, seventh of 9 in minor event chase at Punchestown (23.3f, soft) 22 days ago.
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3
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Champ Kiely614
Age: 9|  Weight: 11-12| J: P Townend| T: W P Mullins| D
10/11
Smart hurdler. 7/2, 11 lengths third of 5 to Impaire Et Passe in Champion Novices' Hurdle at Punchestown (19.4f, good to soft). Off 20 months. Interesting chase newcomer.
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Horse silk
Chigorin292
Age: 7|  Weight: 11-12| J: D J O'Keeffe| T: H De Bromhead| C
9/1
Thrice-raced winner over hurdles. Winner in hurdle here in December 2023. Well held in Albert Bartlett next time. Off 9 months. Makes chase debut.
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5
Horse silk
16/1
Useful hurdler. 28/1, seventh of 18 in novice chase at Navan (20.7f, soft) on debut over fences 25 days ago. Open to improvement.
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6
Horse silk
4/1
Useful hurdler. 9/2, fell fifth in novice chase at Tipperary (23.5f, soft) on debut over fences 40 days ago, slipped on landing. Worth another chance.
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Fair hurdler. Fairly useful winner at 7f on flat. 100/1, unseated rider in novice chase at this C&D (good) 32 days ago. First run for yard after leaving John Joseph Hanlon.
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8
Horse silk
My Trump Card25
Age: 7|  Weight: 11-12| J: Sam Ewing| T: G Elliott
10/1
Useful hurdler. Below form tenth of 20 in handicap hurdle (5/1) at Navan (25.2f, soft) 25 days ago. Makes chase debut.
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10
Horse silk
7/1
Easy winner sole start in points. Useful form over hurdles, very lightly raced for age. In the process of making an encouraging chase debut at this C&D (good, 20/1) when falling at the last 32 days ago. Form choice.
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Non-Runners

9
Horse silk
Now Is The Hour1
Weight: 11-12|  Age: 8
T: G P Cromwell  J: S W Flanagan
NR
11
Horse silk
Western Fold18
Weight: 11-12|  Age: 6
T: G Elliott  J: K C Sexton
NR

Forecasts

Champ Kiely (10/11), Cleatus Poolaw (4/1), O'Moore Park (7/1), Western Fold (8/1), Chigorin (9/1), My Trump Card (10/1), Now Is The Hour (12/1), Ataboycharlie (14/1), Chosen Witness (16/1), Isle Of Sark (100/1), Castle Field Boy (125/1)

Verdict

Willie Mullins holds a strong hand and it looks significant that Paul Townend sides with smart novice hurdler CHAMP KIELY despite a long absence. Gordon Elliott is also well represented and his Cleatus Poolaw may emerge as the main threat in what looks a hot maiden chase.

Previous Winners

2024
Nick Rockett
Weight: 11-12  |Age: 7
2/7

Prize Money

1st: €7,500.002nd: €2,500.003rd: €1,250.004th: €624.005th: €375.006th: €250.00

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