SF Engineering Consulting Hurdle

Off time: 18:05 | Winning time: 3m 59.40s

Mighty Whitey^t³⁹

Age: 11| Weight: 11-8| J: R Loughran| T: N C Kelly| OR: 99| CD

25/1

Successful nine times from 62 starts including by 6L over 2m1f at Cartmel (good) last time out. Has to concede weight all round today and plenty to find with a few of these at the weights.

Form: 500-051

Adimelo⁵¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-2| J: D R Fox| T: M M McNiff| OR: 116| D

8/1

Ran well on final start for previous stable when runner-up in a 1m2f claimer on the Flat at Naas (good-to-firm). Unraced over hurdles in over a year and others make more appeal on his debut for this stable.

Form: 1164/60-

Kilcarry Bridge^t⁴

Age: 10| Weight: 11-2| J: Donagh Meyler| T: J P Ryan| OR: 115| BF| CD

9/2

Made all when winning off a mark of 129 over 2m7f in a handicap chase at Ballinrobe (good) in May. Disappointed over hurdles subsequently and ran a fair race when a well held fourth over fences at Galway (soft) last time. Interesting runner in this.

Form: 124-154

Ted Veale⁶

Age: 10| Weight: 11-2| J: Ruby Walsh| T: A J Martin| OR: 144| C| D

10/11

Beaten 13L when finishing runner-up over 1m6f on the Flat at Galway (soft) last week. Making his first appearance in over a year on that occasion and likely to prove hard to beat having been ran off a mark of 145 when last seen in action over hurdles in July last year.

Form: 338/U60-

The Game Changer^t⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 11-2| J: B J Cooper| T: G Elliott| OR: 139| D

5/2

Put a run of three pulled up efforts in classy chases behind him when finishing 13th of 20 in the Galway Hurdle at last weeks Galway Festival. One for the shortlist as he seeks a first victory since Autumn 2015.

Form: P0PPP-0

Forecasts

Ted Veale (10/11), The Game Changer (5/2), Kilcarry Bridge (9/2), Adimelo (8/1), Mighty Whitey (25/1)

TED VEALE ran well enough on the Flat at Galway last week to suggest he can record his tenth career success by taking this conditions hurdle. The selection has won in Graded company over hurdles and fences in years gone by and can get the better of The Game Changer who is seeking a first success over hurdles in nearly three years today. Kilcarry Bridge can claim third having disappointed in a handicap here on his most recent hurdles start last month.