18:25 Connaughton Auctioneers Handicap Chase (0-102)

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KRUJERS GIRL made a winning start to life with Thomas Coyle when awarded a Kilbeggan handicap chase in the stewards' room. That was a good performance as she had been off for just over a year. It was in a higher grade than this one, so a 4lb rise isn't insurmountable. She has plenty of form in Britain over this sort of trip, including a soft-ground victory at Fakenham. Top-weight Follow The Crowd could get compensation for a Wexford mishap. He held a narrow advantage, but crashed out at the final fence in the same grade over a further trip. On his penultimate outing in Downpatrick, he was pipped by a neck. Shantou Sisu won't mind any rain and is more than capable of getting involved. Fly De Megaudais was dynamite in Tipperary when winning as he pleased by 17 lengths. All of his successes have been over shorter trips than this, though.