Debut point winner FRANKIE JOHN showed enough when fourth behind the Cheltenham-bound Copacobana to suggest he is worth a bet with the benefit of the experience. Gordon Elliott's recruit Riskaway failed to win a point but makes plenty of appeal. Willie Mullins introduces Sunset Boulevard, a relatively cheap purchase but a half-brother to the smart Jungle Boogie. Joseph O'Brien's Le Labo is also worth a look. [Alan Sweetman]
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Won a Boulta point-to-point; promising fourth behind leading Champion Bumper contender Copacabana at Navan last month; betrayed inexperience then and should improve.
Sixth foal; half-brother to three winners, notably Presentandcounting (14 races); dam unraced half-sister to Champion Hurdle winner Binocular; from a top stable, 15-54 in bumpers over the past five seasons.
Well-backed for his debut in a Fairyhouse bumper in December and did well to take second behind the Gordon Elliott-trained Koktail Brut; raced too keenly and failed to do himself justice when second favourite for a Limerick event later that month; can do better.
Half-brother to French 1m7f hurdle winner Tytonidae; dam French Flat/hurdles winner; placed in two of his three starts in points for leading producer Sean Doyle and bought by Gordon Elliott for £135,000 at Cheltenham in December.
Fourth foal; half-brother to the talented Jungle Boogie who won his first three starts for this stable (bumper, maiden hurdle, beginners' chase) before joining Henry de Bromhead; cheap (16,000euros) Derby Sale buy in 2023, but automatic respect here.
Fine effort when 50-1 on debut at Tramore last August, chasing home Willie Mullins-trained odds-on chance More Koko who remains unbeaten after two starts over hurdles; Bellewstown run may have come too soon, only 12 days later.
Dam bumper and hurdle winner, half-sister to bumper/hurdle/chase winner Don't Touch It; tongue-tie on for debut; very experienced rider claims a valuable 5lb.
First reserve; fourth foal; Aga Khan-bred Gleneagles gelding closely related to 1m4f winner Sidiriya; winning dam is a half-sister to Listed winner Sirrin; family of Derby/Arc winner Sinndar; trainer in form with recent AW scorers and a maiden hurdle winner.