Irish Stallion Farms EBF Beginners Chase – Cork

Cork

14:55

Irish Stallion Farms EBF Beginners Chase

Date 2024-03-31

Distance 2m160y

Class

Going Soft To Heavy

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize €9,145

Runners (9)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
6	Now Is The Hour Bay J:Sean Flanagan T:Gavin Cromwell	J:Sean Flanagan T:Gavin Cromwell	166	—	-89F11	-	126	-	43d	—	—	-5	25.6	0.41/1	13/8 38%
Big step back in trip here for his chase debut but likely to be hard to beat
4	Fortunedefortunata Bay J:Simon Torrens T:Gordon Elliott	J:Simon Torrens T:Gordon Elliott	166	—	913306	-	-	-	21d	—	—	-14	12.4	0.50/1	2/1 33%
Anchored by the handicapper after winning at Navan in November; good time to go chasing
1	An Epic Song Bay J:J J Slevin T:Martin Brassil	J:J J Slevin T:Martin Brassil	166	h	0029-5	-	103	68	127d	—	—	-16	6.7	0.63/1	5/2 29%
Has a clear chance here with better jumping, albeit over a trip short of his best
9	Summer Tide Bay J:Philip Byrnes(5) T:C Byrnes	J:Philip Byrnes(5) T:C Byrnes	166	—	0-462U	-	115	65	238d	—	—	-3	1.2	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Not seen since a 3m handicap hurdle at the Galway festival; inadequate trip; best watched
5	Mister Wilson Grey J:Kieren Buckley T:Gavin Cromwell	J:Kieren Buckley T:Gavin Cromwell	166	h	213620	-	111	63	176d	—	—	+4	7.4	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Well beaten at Fairyhouse in October when last seen; stable has at least one better chance
7	Pont Audemer Grey J:Ricky Doyle T:Gavin Cromwell	J:Ricky Doyle T:Gavin Cromwell	166	t	-34050	-	68	21	176d	—	—	0	0.9	16.50/1	66/1 1%
No show in two starts over fences to date and will fare better in handicaps; tongue-tied
8	Sea Road Fill Bay J:Jack G Gilligan(7) T:Darren Collins	J:Jack G Gilligan(7) T:Darren Collins	166	—	P23055	-	95	66	26d	—	—	+1	2.3	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Respectable debut over fences in a weaker beginners chase at Thurles; more needed here
2	Cosmic Blizzard Bay J:Cian Quirke(5) T:S Curling	J:Cian Quirke(5) T:S Curling	166	—	8065P6	-	44	-	22d	—	—	0	0.2	31.25/1	125/1 1%
Modest overall form; beaten a mile at Gowran on his last start; others preferred
NR	Extrapolation Grey J:TBC T:Richard John O'Brien	J: T:Richard John O'Brien	166	—	618135	-	-	-	85d	—	—	—	9.1	—	—
Debut over park fences here and his best form has come on better ground; others preferred

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Now Is The Hour	13/8	13/8	13/8	13/8	13/8
Fortunedefortunata	2/1	2/1	2/1	2/1	2/1
An Epic Song	5/2	5/2	5/2	5/2	5/2
Summer Tide	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1
Mister Wilson	20/1	20/1	20/1	20/1	20/1
Pont Audemer	66/1	66/1	66/1	66/1	66/1
Sea Road Fill	50/1	50/1	50/1	50/1	50/1
Cosmic Blizzard	125/1	125/1	125/1	125/1	125/1

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Now Is The Hour

25.6

OR: 0 Form: 16.3 Odds: 9.4

13/8

2nd

Fortunedefortunata

12.4

OR: 0 Form: 4.4 Odds: 8

2/1

3rd

Extrapolation

9.1

OR: 0 Form: 9.1 Odds: 0

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Mister Wilson

7.4

OR: 0 Form: 6.4 Odds: 1

20/1

An Epic Song

6.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 6.7

5/2

Sea Road Fill

2.3

OR: 0 Form: 1.9 Odds: 0.4

50/1

Summer Tide

1.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

16/1

Pont Audemer

0.9

OR: 0 Form: 0.6 Odds: 0.3

66/1

Cosmic Blizzard

0.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.2

125/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Now Is The Hour	—	126	—
Fortunedefortunata	—	—	—
An Epic Song	—	103	68
Summer Tide	—	115	65
Mister Wilson	—	111	63
Pont Audemer	—	68	21
Sea Road Fill	—	95	66
Cosmic Blizzard	—	44	—
Extrapolation	—	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Fortunedefortunata	21d ago	Fit
Cosmic Blizzard	22d ago	Fit
Sea Road Fill	26d ago	Fit
Now Is The Hour	43d ago	Fit
Extrapolation	85d ago	Fresh
An Epic Song	127d ago	Long break
Mister Wilson	176d ago	Long break
Pont Audemer	176d ago	Long break
Summer Tide	238d ago	Long break