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- Gaucher
- B Hayes / W P Mullins
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147
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18/1 |
Gaucher
Two wins on the Flat in France; 3-10 over hurdles, including when favourite for a four-runner Grade 3 novice hurdle at Tipperary in October; creditable fourth in a 19-runner 2m handicap at Leopardstown in December; sprang a 20-1 surprise in a Grade 2 event at Navan in March; ran respectably under a penalty at Faiyhouse on latest.
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- Brentford Hope
- J J Burke / Harry Derham
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153
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7/1 |
Brentford Hope
Useful on Flat at up to 1m4f; five wins and seven seconds (including this race last year) from 16 starts over hurdles; has been set unenviable tasks on his last two starts; chased home Constitution Hill in the Unibet Hurdle at Cheltenham; last of four behind Golden Ace in the Kingwell Hurdle at Wincanton; sights lowered.
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- Hunters Yarn
- J J Slevin / W P Mullins
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149
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18/1 |
Hunters Yarn
Useful hurdler two seasons ago; no sign of his best form in a three-race campaign over fences this term; in rear in the Red Rum at Aintree on latest; hard to fancy.
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- Iberico Lord
- M P Walsh / N J Henderson
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156
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10/1 |
Iberico Lord
Won a four-runner 2m2f chase at Kempton last November; failed to get home over 2m4f when returned to hurdles at Windsor in January; down the field in Newbury's William Hill Hurdle, a race he won under its Betfair banner last year.
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- Helvic Dream
- D Meyler / N Meade
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152
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11/1 |
Helvic Dream
Group 1 winner in the Tattersalls Gold Cup in 2021; no comparable form over hurdles but has shown enough to suggest a definite chance here; second in a decent handicap hurdle at Down Royal in November and beat all bar the veteran Lord Erskine in a valuable Fairyhouse handicap last Tuesday.
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- Samui
- Mr J H Williamson / G Elliott
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151
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22/1 |
Samui
Useful Flat stayer last year on good/good to firm; returned to hurdling with a 1m7f win at Thurles (good) in January but failed to fire in a Pertemps qualifier at Musselburgh (3m, good to soft) two weeks later; jumped indifferently when down the field in the 2m5f Coral Cup.
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- Any Road
- D J O'Keeffe / E J O'Grady
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151
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25/1 |
Any Road
Won over an extended 2m4f on good ground at Fairyhouse last November; has failed to prosper off his revised mark; first time with tongue-tie.
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- Lark In The Mornin
- D E Mullins / J P O'Brien
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146
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4/1 |
Lark In The Mornin
Convincing winner of last year's Fred Winter on heavy ground; fifth in the Swinton last May; fair run at Leopardstown in December after a break; needs to bounce back from a poor run when well fancied for the County Hurdle; feasible that he may do so.
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- Wilful
- R P McLernon / J & A O'Neill
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154
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13/2 |
Wilful
Uneven form in handicap hurdles; bounced back from disappointing run in Kelso's Morebattle Hurdle when winning in a lower grade at Ayr recently.
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- Ascending Lark
- P V O'Brien / Harry Derham
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148
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10/1 |
Ascending Lark
Placed in two bumpers in 2023 for Liz Lalor; 5-5 over hurdles in Britain, shrewdly placed in small-field races, never facing more than seven opponents, and having only two to beat in handicaps at Exeter and Ludlow; this will be much more challenging, but she merits respect.
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- Impero
- D J Gilligan / C Collins
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152
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25/1 |
Impero
Prospered for new yard last October/November with consecutive wins in Downpatrick maiden, handicap at Cheltenham (2m, good) and novice at Musselburgh (2m4f, good to soft); well held however in much better-class Ascot handicap in December; back in winning form at Ballinrobe recently and now 6lb higher.
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- Irish Panther
- Cian Cullinan / E & P Harty
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147
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9/1 |
Irish Panther
Still a maiden but is lightly raced and ran well when third in big fields at Leopardstown (2m, yielding/soft) this winter on his first two handicap starts; tenth of 16 in the County Hurdle; tongue-tie used then is discarded.
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- God Of Thunder
- D King / D Hogan
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148
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50/1 |
God Of Thunder
AW winner in Britain; won a 2m1f Limerick maiden hurdle at the beginning of the month on good ground; no impact over a longer trip on soft ground at Cork on handicap debut.
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- American Money
- Rachael Blackmore / E & P Harty
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153
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16/1 |
American Money
All three handicap hurdle wins have been on soft; has shown solid form in three starts since returning from an unsuccessful spell over fences; backed up two Naas runs with fourth at Fairyhouse a week ago, not far behind Helvic Dream and Serienmond.
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- Run For Harry
- Caragh Monaghan / Mrs G Callaghan
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148
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80/1 |
Run For Harry
Is 2-14 over hurdles, best form on good ground; makes no appeal now after two dismal runs in beginners' chases.
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- Sonny May
- S F O'Keeffe / D Hickey
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151
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25/1 |
Sonny May
Back-to-back handicap winner at Gowran (2m) and C&D in November off 105 and 113 respectively; unplaced when upped to 2m4f at Leopardstown in December; beaten when falling at the last in a novice event at Navan last time; tough task here.
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- Serienmond
- C Stone-Walsh / G P Cromwell
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149
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7/1 |
Serienmond
German Flat winner; opened hurdles account on first start for Gavin Cromwell in 2m Leopardstown handicap last month in a first-time hood; ran on well from off the pace when third at Fairyhouse last week, splitting Helvic Dream and American Money; not discounted despite being 3lb wrong here.
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