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Selection |
Form |
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Guide |
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- Al Gasparo
- K M Donoghue / G P Cromwell
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11/4 |
Al Gasparo
Made all for three wins over hurdles last year; career best at Leopardstown (2m4f, good to yielding) last Christmas when taking 20-runner handicap; dropped away in the straight in the Coral Cup; won a point-to-point for Ciaran Murphy in 2023; should make a useful novice chaser.
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- An Mhi
- M P O'Connor / R K Watson
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40/1 |
An Mhi
Four-time hurdles winner for Gordon Elliott in 2023, achieving a rating of 131; ran only twice in France last year; now with a County Armagh trainer.
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- Evesham Road
- P Byrnes / C Byrnes
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71
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125/1 |
Evesham Road
Hurdles winner; pulled up on chasing debut at Down Royal a year ago; struggled on his recent reappearance at Tipperary.
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- Fromquintotulla
- Mr A Burke-Ott / Patrick J Hassett
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150/1 |
Fromquintotulla
Weak form in points; huge price when pulled up in a beginners' chase at Clonmel in March.
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- Itsalladream
- D J Gilligan / P J Gilligan
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116
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15/2 |
Itsalladream
0-3 in point-to-points; off the mark at third attempt hurdling when taking 2m maiden at Galway last September; picked up an injury at Galway the following month; never a factor in a handicap at Leopardstown in December; not disgraced when 50-1 at Tipperary on chase debut; well held by runner-up Le Coq Hardi.
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- Le Coq Hardi
- D J O'Keeffe / H De Bromhead
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128
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3/1 |
Le Coq Hardi
Maiden/novice hurdle winner; disappointed when carrying a double penalty at Listowel; ran well on sole point-to-point start for Pat Doyle in 2023; made a competent start over fences when second to stablemate of Westport Cove at Tipperary on his first run after a winter break.
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- Midnight Moonshine
- B W Harvey / William Harvey
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87
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100/1 |
Midnight Moonshine
1-6 in points; remote ninth in a maiden hunters' chase at Cork; up against it in this company.
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- Rockandrose
- J C Gainford / D M Christie
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125/1 |
Rockandrose
Won a Tinahely point-to-point on soft ground for this yard in 2023; jumped badly and tailed off in a maiden hurdle at Down Royal in March on belated rules debut.
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- Talk In The Park
- D Meyler / R O'Sullivan
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118
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14/1 |
Talk In The Park
Won over hurdles at Downpatrick and Galway last summer, showing a liking for good ground and a test of stamina; finished a little over 10l behind runner-up Le Coq Hardi on chasing debut at Tipperary; had been off since November and should be fitter now.
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- Westport Cove
- P Townend / W P Mullins
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146
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11/10 |
Westport Cove
Useful hurdler, though won only once from eight starts; 0-5 over fences and appears flattered by an official rating of 140; made a couple of mistakes when beaten favourite (fourth) for a Plumpton handicap five weeks ago; reproduction of neck second to Aspire Tower at Wexford might be enough in this company.
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