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Selection |
Form |
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Guide |
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- Oakley
- D E Mullins / A Mullins
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100
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10/3 |
Oakley
Dual Flat winner is yet to score over hurdles but two fine runs in defeat when third at Leopardstown and Fairyhouse of late over 2m; should stay this far; contender raised 1lb in weights.
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- Sharetheknowledge
- D J O'Keeffe / Paul Tobin
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96
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8/1 |
Sharetheknowledge
Maiden is 0-7 but finished second in Thurles maiden last season (2m, soft) and returned from 230-day absence with clear second here (18.5f, good) under top weight, having forced pace; mark unchanged; tongue-tied.
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- Silas Marner
- C G O'Dwyer / C O'Brien
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104
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8/1 |
Silas Marner
0-18 under rules; went close in a couple of bumpers a few years ago; form of Fairyhouse fourth in January offers hope but needs to bounce back from tame Flat effort on latest.
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- Kingdom Calling
- G B Noonan / E McCarthy
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101
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11/1 |
Kingdom Calling
Shock 250-1 maiden hurdle winner at Listowel (2m, soft) last September; fair way below that level since but step back in right direction when remote third of six at Limerick last month; could be dangerous off tumbling mark upped in trip.
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- Workforadime
- S Fitzgerald / Ian O'Connor
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100
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50/1 |
Workforadime
Never a factor in five starts late last year; well-backed into favourite when well beaten at Fairyhouse in November; first start for new yard after leaving Charles Byrnes; best watched.
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- Love Like This
- J Aherne / J P Ryan
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100
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14/1 |
Love Like This
Maiden after 24 starts but running well enough at times mixing hurdles and fences, notably when runner-up at Ballinrobe over timber (21.5f, good) last month; disappointing favourite on latest at Down Royal.
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- Isthereonemoreinme
- G Brouder / D E Fitzgerald
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96
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33/1 |
Isthereonemoreinme
Jumping issues have been evident in all five starts over hurdles; nothing to suggest he can feature on return from a break; passed over.
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- Truly Elegant
- B Hayes / G Keane
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93
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28/1 |
Truly Elegant
Fair bumper form; wasn't disgraced in first two hurdle starts but took a backward step at Fairyhouse in October; absence to overcome but monitor the betting on handicap debut.
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- Adaliz
- M P O'Connor / H De Bromhead
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98
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18/1 |
Adaliz
Not much promise in trio of maiden hurdles at 2m on testing ground; never a factor on handicap debut at Bellewstown; her half-brother is the talented Adagio so still not discounted in first-time cheekpieces.
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- Karloss
- K E Buckley / Conor Maxwell
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100
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5/1 |
Karloss
Improved sharply to land a gamble at Sedgefield (2m1f, good) on British debut after five runs in Ireland; rounded off that spell with solid fourth of 17 at Doncaster (16.5f, good); market will guide on return from 473-day absence on first start for new Irish stable.
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- Makfils
- T P Harney / R O'Sullivan
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92
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10/1 |
Makfils
1-27 over hurdles, that win coming for Peter Fahey at Punchestown (2m, good to yielding) last May off 92; no impact first two runs for this yard but well-backed last time at Limerick when reluctant to race and slowly away; headgear combination tried now.
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- Bite That
- A P Kelly / P J Flynn
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120
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4/1 |
Bite That
Achieved a sequence of four seconds in handicap chases last autumn; went one better with emphatic 8l win at Wexford in March; good effort upped in trip here on latest; can race from 16lb lower hurdles mark here; player.
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- Hero In The Sky
- Mr L Burke-Ott / A Ott
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91
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20/1 |
Hero In The Sky
Poor form first four rules starts before win and runner-up in point-to-points; never a factor here over 2m1f on handicap debut four weeks ago; risky proposition.
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- Lacken Forest
- T Power Roche / G M Doyle
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87
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28/1 |
Lacken Forest
Well beaten in maidens at long odds; never involved in three handicaps to date; only positive is the booking of champion conditional Tiernan Power Roche.
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- Padraic's Choice
- S D Torrens / P T Foley
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113
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28/1 |
Padraic's Choice
Came back from break to win handicap chase at Downpatrick (2m3f, good) in August 2023 for Shark Hanlon; 595-day absence to overcome here on first start for Pat Foley; tongue-tied.
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- The Border Boy
- S F O'Keeffe / S Aherne
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112
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16/1 |
The Border Boy
Solid fifth at Tramore (21.5f) last May off 86 but regressive since; hopes hinge on a break doing him some good but is at least well handicapped.
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- Boston Bongo
- Reserve 1 / E Sheehy
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108
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14/1 |
Boston Bongo
First reserve; ended last season with a runner-up finish at Limerick (2m, heavy) off 2lb higher; long way below his best this term; headgear combination now; first start for new stable.
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- Big Dispute
- Reserve 2 / Con McSweeney
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109
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12/1 |
Big Dispute
Second reserve; career-best effort when runner-up in Killarney maiden on Monday; player if he gets a run.
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- Weather Alert
- Reserve 3 / T Mullins
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89
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28/1 |
Weather Alert
Third reserve; jumping errors proved costly when fourth here in March (well-backed); not discounted.
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