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Selection |
Form |
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- Rapparee Champ
- P Byrnes / C Byrnes
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113
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4/1 |
Rapparee Champ
Flat winner (1m4f, good) for Joseph O'Brien; placed in three of his four completed starts over hurdles; has a claim as the form horse on his second to subsequent Grade 2 winner Mr Percy at Limerick in October; fell early at Punchestown in November and absent since; strong chance.
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- Drop The Dip
- Anna McGuinness / T Gibney
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40/1 |
Drop The Dip
Three-time Flat winner, including twice at Listowel; had a valid excuse at that venue last autumn when found to be clinically abnormal; no hurdling experience.
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- Costacurta
- D J O'Keeffe / H De Bromhead
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116
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11/8 |
Costacurta
Brother to useful hurdler/winning chaser Latino Fling (winner of eight races), closely related to hurdle/chase winner Barbaha Queen; made a bright start to his career when runner-up to a Willie Mullins-trained odds-on chance at Naas in January; longer trip and different ground now; one of the leading candidates
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- Couldntmakeitup
- P T Smithers / J Nash
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110
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10/1 |
Couldntmakeitup
Improved a little with each of his three hurdle starts late last year; went very close at Naas in December; could be in the mix with further progress.
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- Easy Doyen
- C G O'Dwyer / C O'Dwyer
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95
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66/1 |
Easy Doyen
Well beaten in a bumper and two completed hurdle starts; unlikely to feature.
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- Kasanova's Dream
- Sam Ewing / G Elliott
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115
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5/1 |
Kasanova's Dream
Cost E60,000 at Derby Sale in 2023; staying-on third on debut over 2m at Tramore suggests he wants a stiffer test and he gets it here; definite chance.
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- Mavetherave
- R Deegan / S R B Crawford
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22/1 |
Mavetherave
Not beaten far in sixth in a bumper at Perth last month, considerable improvement needed.
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- Tamberian
- K E Buckley / Conor Maxwell
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80/1 |
Tamberian
33-1 when completely tailed off first time out in a bumper at Fairyhouse last month.
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- Damoso
- T Power Roche / P J Rothwell
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25/1 |
Damoso
Half-brother to six winners, including smart hurdler Cockney Sparrow, winner of the 2014 Scottish Champion Hurdle; trainer runs three, the other two are hard to fancy.
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- Dontgowithjoe
- D Robinson / P J Rothwell
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113
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25/1 |
Dontgowithjoe
Showed some ability in three AW maidens; tailed off on hurdling debut; only four finishers in the Clonmel maiden in which he was a moderate third; up against it.
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- Lucky This Time
- S D Torrens / P J Rothwell
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39
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66/1 |
Lucky This Time
Pulled up on debut, last of 17 on second attempt; can be left out of calculations.
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- Screaming Eagle
- D King / A J Martin
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104
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50/1 |
Screaming Eagle
A 73-rated Flat maiden; best form was for Andrew Balding when placed on AW; 42,000gns buy last autumn; 20-1, down the field at Cork on stable/hurdling debut.
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- Shaboozee
- J J Slevin / J P O'Brien
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111
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17/2 |
Shaboozee
Bellewstown fourth was a small step in the right direction; decent pedigree; may improve, needs to.
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- La Gordita
- C M Quirke / John F O'Neill
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40/1 |
La Gordita
Newcomer by Yeats; closely related to bumper/hurdle winner St Cuthbert's Cave.
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- Mystic Milly
- J Smith / C O'Connell
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65
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80/1 |
Mystic Milly
Tailed off at Tramore; made mistakes and pulled up at Fairyhouse; no appeal.
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- Princess Georgie
- D A Kidd / G B Caldwell
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40/1 |
Princess Georgie
Remote second in a point, carried out on latest; dam was effective over staying trips, winning twice for Denis Hogan.
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- Accustomed
- J C Gainford / E D Delany
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20/1 |
Accustomed
10l point winner at Castlelands in March; dam Solita won seven races for Paul Nolan; stable had a Flat handicap winner at Roscommon on Monday; positive jockey booking; first reserve.
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- Ardeen Joy
- D J Gilligan / G Elliott
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22/1 |
Ardeen Joy
Half-sister to three French winners, yard's guaranteed runner Kasanova's Dream has had a run; second reserve.
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- Mickey Cohen
- Reserve 3 / N Meade
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114
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10/1 |
Mickey Cohen
Ordinary form on the Flat; mild promise when third in first handicap hurdle, a seven-runner contest at Down Royal a month ago; third reserve.
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