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14:50 Cork

Saturday 4 January 2025

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Weldon's Supplier Of John Deere Grass Machinery Beginners Chase

5YO plus | 2m 4f | Soft | 14 Runners | Turf

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Da Big Fella⁶

Age: 11| Weight: 11-12| J: M J M O'Sullivan| T: Eamon Courtney| OR: 74| D

50/1

Modest hurdler. Nineteen runs since last win in 2021. Pulled up in handicap chase at Limerick (22.6f, soft, 16/1) 6 days ago, dropping away 3 out.

Form: 77-356P

Diamond Duke^b1⁴³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: P T Enright| T: T O'Brien

25/1

Lightly-raced maiden. First run since leaving M. F. Morris when below form ninth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Tipperary (20.4f, soft, 20/1) 43 days ago. Makes chase debut. Blinkered for 1st time.

Form: 7-6909

Glady Max²⁵⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: D J O'Keeffe| T: J J Mangan| BF

9/2

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Solid fourth of 16 in handicap hurdle (7/2) at Tramore (21.5f, good to soft). Off 8 months. Switches from hurdles to chase. Respected.

Form: 51F124-

Jay Pee M²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: J P Shinnick⁽⁵⁾| T: T O'Brien

8/1

Fair hurdler. Off 7 months. Makes chase debut. First run for yard after leaving Daniel William O'Sullivan and needs to hit the ground running.

Form: 3235-6F

John The Diva³⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Niall Moore⁽⁷⁾| T: M A Cahill

5/1

Fair chaser. 22/1, good third of 13 in novice chase at Tramore (21.4f, heavy) on debut over fences 39 days ago. Not taken lightly.

Form: 98418-3

Mastermacblack^p1³⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: J G Gilligan⁽⁵⁾| T: P Breen| OR: 84

33/1

Tongue strap on for 1st time, eighth of 13 in handicap chase (25/1) at Tramore (21.4f, heavy) 39 days ago. Cheekpieces on for 1st time.

Form: 4P-9808

Mighty Oak Lad²⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: D Meyler| T: K Thornton| OR: 100

7/1

Fair winner at 24f over hurdles. 12/1, excellent third of 12 in handicap chase at Navan (20.6f, good to soft) 20 days ago. Has to be taken seriously.

Form: 01P3-83

Natural Breeze^b³⁹

Age: 10| Weight: 11-12| J: S D Torrens| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 95

14/1

Modest winner at 21f over hurdles. 12/1, tenth of 13 in novice chase at Tramore (21.4f, heavy) 39 days ago. Blinkers back on.

Form: 21-5520

Rightfolksplease^p¹⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: D J Gilligan| T: P W Flynn| OR: 101

5/1

Fair chaser. 15/2, respectable third of 18 in handicap chase at Naas (16f, good to soft) 19 days ago. Up in trip. Enters calculations.

Form: 7FF263

The Miracle Man^p1³⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: R A Doyle| T: A L T Moore| D

12/1

Fair winner at 20f over hurdles. 9/1, seventh of 13 in novice chase at Tramore (21.4f, heavy) on debut over fences 39 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time.

Form: 64/0P17

Notimelikedpresent²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: J S McGarvey| T: R Tyner

25/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 300/1, sixteenth of 20 in novice hurdle at this course (15.7f, soft) 27 days ago. Makes chase debut. Up in trip.

Form: P-000

Cloudy Fountain^h⁴³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: S W Flanagan| T: W J Burke

20/1

Modest hurdler. 16/1, below form ninth of 18 in handicap hurdle at Tipperary (24.7f, soft) 43 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase. Hood back on. Tough to assess at present.

Form: 51-2709

Walk In Time^t¹⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 11-5| J: C M Quirke⁽⁵⁾| T: D H Kelly| OR: 90

8/1

Modest winner at 24f over hurdles. Below form fifth of 14 in handicap chase (17/2) at Thurles (25.1f, good) 14 days ago. Back down in trip.

Form: P20745

Whotookthebiscuit^t²²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: M P O'Connor| T: H De Bromhead

8/1

Fair winner at 16f over hurdles. Twelfth of 14 in handicap hurdle at this course (16.2f, soft, 25/1) 22 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase. Back up in trip.

Form: 661P-F0

Forecasts

Glady Max (9/2), Rightfolksplease (5/1), John The Diva (5/1), Mighty Oak Lad (7/1), Jay Pee M (8/1), Whotookthebiscuit (8/1), Walk In Time (8/1), The Miracle Man (12/1), Natural Breeze (14/1), Cloudy Fountain (20/1), Diamond Duke (25/1), Notimelikedpresent (25/1), Mastermacblack (33/1), Da Big Fella (50/1)

Not as competitive as the numbers suggest and MIGHTY OAK LAD looks to have been found a good opportunity to build on his excellent recent Navan third and get off the mark in this sphere. In-form duo John The Diva and Rightfolksplease appeal as the pick of the remainder and can chase home Karl Thornton's 7-y-o in that order.