Thyestes Chase: Escaria Ten among Gowran Park entries

On big-race aspirations for later in the season, Turner added: “It will hopefully be a nice stepping stone for some targets in the spring and if all goes well and he does run well, I think we would probably be going Thyestes, Bobbyjo, Aintree.

“It was the way we went last year and we just got nutted by Any Second Now in the Bobbyjo.”

Escaria Ten is 10/1 and is one of 11 entries for Elliott in the €59,000 contest as he bids for a third win in the race and he could also be represented by the likes of 2021 winner Coko Beach, dual Grade One victor Death Duty and Pencilfulloflead.

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Willie Mullins has won this race eight times and is responsible for eight entries amongst the initial 31 contenders.

The Closutton team could include last year’s runner-up Franco De Port, Saturday’s Warwick Classic Chase runner-up Mr Incredible and Carefully Selected, with the first two among three joint-favourites in the Thyestes Chase betting odds at 8/1.

Last year’s fourth and recent Paddy Power Chase second Diol Ker is also 8/1 and is one of four possibles for Noel Meade, while an intriguing entrant is Bob Murphy’s Darren Hope (12/1), who was a shock winner of the Florida Pearl Novice Chase when last sighted.

Thyestes Chase betting odds

8/1 Diol Ker, Franco De Port, Mr Incredible

10/1 Escaria Ten

12/1 Carefully Selected, Darrens Hope, Pencilfulloflead, Punitive

14/1 Donkey Years, Frontal Assault

16/1 Coko Beach, Dunboyne, Farceur Du Large, Gabbys Cross

20/1 Bar

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