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Selection |
Form |
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Guide |
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- Action Plan
- J Coen / Gerard O'Leary
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110
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4/1 |
Action Plan
An 82-rated Flat handicapper (1m winner at Gowran last April); made bright start over hurdles when a staying-on third at Ballinrobe, similar level of form in Listowel winners' contest; let down by jumping late on when only fourth at Cork; bounced back from defeat when winning two days later at Punchestown; respected
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- Butter Fingers
- T P Harney / R O'Sullivan
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114
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10/1 |
Butter Fingers
Wide-margin winner on hurdles debut at Tipperary last July and followed up in a Flat handicap at Sligo; limitations apparent since; fair third in a handicap at Fairyhouse last month, meets a couple of these on worse than handicap terms
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- Castleheath
- E Walsh / Ciaran Murphy
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121
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16/1 |
Castleheath
Flat winner; built on encouraging hurdles debut when landing a maiden at Punchestown; held by Kurasso Blue on running at Naas.
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- Its Bilbo
- M P O'Connor / H De Bromhead
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120
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EVS |
Its Bilbo
Fourth behind the useful Willy De Houlle in a hurdle race in France last March; made immediate impact for Henry de Bromhead with Punchestown win in November; sights lowered after a creditable display in a Grade 2 Leopardstown contest won by Triumph contender; strong chance.
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- Kurasso Blue
- J C Gainford / G Elliott
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125
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5/1 |
Kurasso Blue
Won on hurdles debut at Auteuil last September; set a stiff task at Naas on Irish debut, finishing fifth of seven, with Castleheath back in sixth; can improve.
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- Jollybops
- D King / D Hogan
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101
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80/1 |
Jollybops
Makes no appeal following his recent debut in a claiming hurdle at Clonmel.
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- Jurality
- B P Kennedy / P W Flynn
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80/1 |
Jurality
Lacks hurdling experience; others have stronger credentials on Flat form.
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- Meteor Storm
- P Byrnes / E M O'Sullivan
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64
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80/1 |
Meteor Storm
Earned a rating of 68 after three AW maiden runs for Ger Lyons; has struggled in runs over hurdles at Cork and this venue.
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- Yosemite Gold
- P T Enright / E Doyle
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40/1 |
Yosemite Gold
Fair form for William Haggas on the Flat without winning, rated 74; hooded now; best watched.
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- Dark Oak
- C M Quirke / J G Murphy
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117
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12/1 |
Dark Oak
Won a 1m4f maiden at Galway last September, two solid handicap runs after, below form final start; made a competent introduction to hurdling at this venue.
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- Phoenix Princess
- S D Torrens / Brendan Walsh
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40
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100/1 |
Phoenix Princess
Weak form on the Flat; in rear when a rank outsider on hurdling debut at Fairyhouse.
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- Radar Ahead
- B W Harvey / T G McCourt
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116
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22/1 |
Radar Ahead
79-rated Flat maiden with Joseph O'Brien with form on soft/heavy; below best on yard debut at Dundalk in December; made a bright start over hurdles with Gowran fourth; may improve.
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