Wed, January 01, 2025

Receiving weight from his rivals MONTY'S STAR (8) is taken to make a winning seasonal debut on his first start since a 0.8L second in the G1 Champion Novice Chase over 3m1 1/4f at Punchestown last April. APPRECIATE IT (4) resumed with a 16L third in the 2m1/2f G2 Hilly Way Chase at Cork. Expected to go well. The winner of this race last year MINELLA INDO (3) lost out by 2.3L when runner-up in the 2m7 1/4f G3 BetVictor Chase at Punchestown in October. Dangerous despite not being the force he once was. EMBASSY GARDENS (2) failed to shine in the previously mentioned G1 Champion Novice Chase. Claims on his earlier form.