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14:15 Tramore

Wednesday 1 January 2025

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O'Driscoll's Irish Whiskey New Year's Day Chase (Grade 3)

Off time: 14:15 | Winning time: 6m 17.07s

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Capodanno^t³⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 11-8| J: B Hayes| T: W P Mullins| OR: 157

14/1

Very smart chaser. Five wins from 19 NH runs. 20/1, pulled up in Betfair Chase at Haydock (25.6f, heavy) on reappearance 39 days ago.

Form: 31408-P

Embassy Gardens²⁴⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 11-6| J: M J M O'Sullivan| T: W P Mullins| OR: 150| D

9/1

Smart chaser. Latest win in chase at Naas in January. Pulled up in Champion Novices' Chase at Punchestown (25f, good to soft, 7/2) won by Spillane's Tower, folding early in straight. Off 8 months.

Form: P6/112P-

Appreciate It^t²⁴

Age: 11| Weight: 11-0| J: S D Torrens| T: W P Mullins| OR: 153

5/1

High-class chaser. Bit below form 16 lengths third of 8 to Energumene in Hilly Way Chase at Cork (16.7f, good to soft, 9/1) on reappearance 24 days ago, inadequate test. Expected to be bang there back over further.

Form: 25325-3

Bronn^b1⁵⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 11-0| J: S Fitzgerald| T: T Gibney| OR: 145

66/1

Useful hurdler. First run since leaving Willie Mullins when well-beaten fifth of 6 to Saint Sam in Clonmel Oil Chase (20.8f, good to soft) 55 days ago. Blinkered for 1st time.

Form: 3/44PP-5

Classic Getaway²⁶⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 11-0| J: D E Mullins| T: W P Mullins| OR: 152

5/1

Smart chaser. Won a listed event at Thurles in November 2023. 25/1, pulled up in Topham at Aintree in April. Off since.

Form: 4/12P3P-

Minella Crooner^p⁷⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 11-0| J: J C Gainford| T: G Elliott| OR: 149| D

12/1

Unreliable individual. Six wins from 19 NH runs. 5/1, pulled up in Grade 3 at Punchestown (23.2f, good) on reappearance 77 days ago, tailing off long way out.

Form: 33PP1-P

Monty's Star²⁴⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 11-0| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 154

4/5

Half-brother to the top-class Monalee and had an excellent first campaign over fences, finishing second Fact To File and Spillane's Tower in Grade 1 novices at Cheltenham and Punchestown in the spring. Could be even more to come this season.

Form: 1P/3122-

Non-Runners

Minella Indo⁷⁷

Weight: 11-6| Age: 12

T: H De Bromhead J: M P O'Connor

Forecasts

Monty's Star (4/5), Minella Indo (7/2), Classic Getaway (5/1), Appreciate It (5/1), Embassy Gardens (9/1), Minella Crooner (12/1), Capodanno (14/1), Bronn (66/1)

MONTY'S STAR has the potential to go on to even better things this season and can make a successful reappearance at the expense of really smart veterans Appreciate It, who will be suited by the return to a longer trip, and Minella Indo, a former winner of this race.