THE BIG WESTERNER made a very promising start to her chase career when a clear second at Fairyhouse and, likely to improve with that experience to draw upon, she will prove a tough nut to crack. Though Jade de Grugy's chase debut resulted in an underwhelming defeat (turned over at odds of 2/7), she boasts very smart hurdles form and is greatly respected for her top yard, which has saddled three of the previous four winners of this race. Farfromnowhere is best of the rest.
Tipsters
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Source: newspaper tipsters
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About The Selections
Johnny Ward
The Big Westerner Potentially top-class over fences and you oppose her at your peril on this ground
TF
Smart Stats
3
Jade De Grugy
5 W. P. Mullins's number of winners in past 10 runnings.
5/4
3
Jade De Grugy
37% W. P. Mullins's strike rate at LIMERICK since the start of the 2021/22 season
5/4
3
Jade De Grugy
22% W. P. Mullins's strike rate with chasers running between 19f and up to 3m
5/4
TF
Race Hints
Specific Pace Hint: In a race that lacks confirmed pace-forcers, Jade De Grugy could get the run of things: Of the better-fancied horses, The Big Westerner is most likely to be ridden furthest from the pace.