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6:05 Punchestown Going Soft / Distance - 2m 4f

Pool Value: £6718.64

The key piece of form is THE YELLOW CLAY (nap)'s second to The New Lion in an above average renewal of the Turners Novices' Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival where he had Final Demand in behind and Gordon Elliott's six-year-old is taken to confirm the form here with the slight drop back in trip likely to play to his strengths. Willie Mullins second-string Funiculi Funicula took a major step back in the right direction at Aintree last time and Belloccio had his Grade 2 form from Fairyhouse boosted here earlier in the week. [Phill Anderson]

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No.	Selection	Form		Guide	1st	2nd	3rd	Any
1	Belloccio Rachael Blackmore / W P Mullins	7yrs / 11st 12lb 1583 Spotlight	143	22/1	1st	2nd	3rd	Any
Belloccio Useful Flat performer who got his act together over hurdles when third (beaten roughly 2l) in the Grade 2 novice hurdle at Fairyhouse last month, form that received a timely form boost on Tuesday with Grade 1 success for Irancy; quite possibly more to come at this trip (half-brother's best form at 2m4f) and not one to put a line through.
2	Eastern Legend K E Buckley / J S Bolger	5yrs / 11st 12lb 223U15 Spotlight	137	125/1	1st	2nd	3rd	Any
Eastern Legend Has outrun his odds in graded company on a couple of occasions including this meeting last year when 3l behind Kargese; however, well held in Grade 2 at Fairyhouse last month and this is even tougher.
3	Final Demand P Townend / W P Mullins	6yrs / 11st 12lb 1-113 Spotlight	157	13/8	1st	2nd	3rd	Any
Final Demand Couldn't have been much more impressive at the Dublin Racing Festival; didn't jump the last fluently when third behind The New Lion and The Yellow Clay the Festival; not guaranteed to appreciate this slightly shorter trip, particularly on this sort of ground so has his work cut out to reverse form with The Yellow Clay.
4	Funiculi Funicula D E Mullins / W P Mullins	5yrs / 11st 12lb 2-193 Spotlight	141	14/1	1st	2nd	3rd	Any
Funiculi Funicula Wide margin maiden hurdle winner who bounced back from a low-key run in the Supreme when third beaten roughly 1l in the Mersey at Aintree; needs a sizeable step forward from that run to play a part here but hard to rule out.
5	Lovely Hurling M P Walsh / Colm Murphy	6yrs / 11st 12lb 7-11 Spotlight	136	11/1	1st	2nd	3rd	Any
Lovely Hurling Improved with every run, landing an early season Wexford bumper before defying an absence in a Naas maiden hurdle in February; that form has worked out nicely but this is a major step up in grade.
6	Mr Percy J J Slevin / J P O'Brien	5yrs / 11st 12lb U1201 Spotlight	140	12/1	1st	2nd	3rd	Any
Mr Percy Well held in a handicap hurdle at Leopardstown over Christmas but took his form to a new level with a 1l success in a Grade 2 at Fairyhouse; that wasn't the strongest race for the grade and he's going to need a lot more against these.
7	Queensbury Boy Mr David Maxwell / Harry Derham	6yrs / 11st 12lb /12-11 Spotlight	128	11/1	1st	2nd	3rd	Any
Queensbury Boy 3-4 under rules and was good value for the winning margin in a novice hurdle at Newbury last time but this is a huge step up in class and he's probably vulnerable.
8	The Yellow Clay Sam Ewing / G Elliott	6yrs / 11st 12lb -11112 Spotlight	159	6/5	1st	2nd	3rd	Any
The Yellow Clay Grade 1 bumper runner-up at this meeting last season and has really kicked on this campaign winning four times over hurdles including Grade 1 Lawlor's Of Naas; even better form when beaten roughly 1l by The New Lion at the Festival with Final Demand in behind and quite possibly better suited to 2m4f than that rival, so he's taken to confirm the form.
9	Tripoli Flyer J J Burke / F O'Brien	6yrs / 11st 12lb -21116 Spotlight	148	12/1	1st	2nd	3rd	Any
Tripoli Flyer Impressive in the Grade 2 Dovecote, although reportedly bled and tailed off at Aintree since; looks risky now.