Although Benmore has the best hurdles form it could be worth taking a chance on SOLDIER IN MAYO, who is likely to prove a great deal better than he showed on his hurdles debut at Musselburgh.[Colin Russell].
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In the frame in all four starts, including in two maiden hurdles (the second over 2m4f); 18l fourth on handicap debut at Doncaster last time (2m3f, good; pulled quite hard); back down in trip with cheekpieces tried; the one to beat.
Irish point winner on heavy, but best hurdles form on good/good to soft; not at his best in three starts this year (highly tried on second occasion) but stable in much better form now.
Ex-Irish pointer; well-beaten third in a maiden in May last time (3m, yielding to soft); bought for £9,000 soon after; best watched on stable/hurdles debut.
Ex-Gordon Elliott; ten-race maiden; fair efforts in handicaps at Navan (2m6f, soft to heavy) and Ayr (2m4f, heavy) on last two starts; down in trip with cheekpieces tried for stable debut; each-way chance.
Irish point winner in November (3m, good to yielding; second has since won British bumper); bought for £40,000; fair fourth in a Newcastle bumper on stable debut (2m1f, good to soft); well beaten on hurdles debut at Musselburgh (1m7f, good to soft) but this an easier race; improvement likely and worth considering.
