![]() This Grade 1 chase over three miles has only attracted six entries, four of which are trained by Gordon Elliott (the other two by Henry de Bromhead), but the most interesting of the sextet is Gerri Colombe, who developed into a high-class novice chaser last season. Gerri Colombe – 14:20 Down Royal (Saturday) Magical Zoe takes on the boys for the first time now, but she can make the most of the weight she receives from Grade 1 winner Irish Point, who is making his reappearance and may find her too sharp over two miles. She shaped like a non-stayer upped to two and a half miles at Fairyhouse on her final start last season, but returned with a routine success in a listed event at Gowran in September. Magical Zoe could only finish second but enhanced both her form and reputation in the process, again arguably left with too much to do but staying on well in the closing stages. She did especially well to win in the manner she did on that occasion, overcoming a less-than-ideal track position, and she was well supported for the Jack de Bromhead Mares’ Novices Hurdle (Dawn Run) at the Cheltenham Festival on her next start. ![]() Magical Zoe was successful in her only start in bumpers for Barry Fitzgerald and she developed into a useful novice hurdler for Henry de Bromhead last season, impressively making a winning start in this sphere before taking a Grade 3 at Downpatrick on her second start. ![]()
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