Supreme Fast Foods Novices' Hurdle

Off time: 14:00 | Winning time: 4m 0.97s

Knockmaole Boy^h,t¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: R Johnson| T: G Elliott| OR: 116| D

4/7

Transferred his good hurdles form to the Flat when winning a Galway handicap (may have found his follow-up race coming too soon). Now back over hurdles and despite having to give weight away all-round he sets the standard here.

Form: 5-2F211

Coolmeen Hill^t¹⁰⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: James Corbett⁽⁷⁾| T: S Corbett

3/1

A winner in a bumper and over hurdles who left his initial start behind when landing a Ballinrobe maiden. Joined a new yard for £24,000 and worth taking a look at on his debut for his new connections.

Form: 5F/317-1

Celtic Power⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Lucy Alexander| T: J S Goldie

25/1

Makes his debut over hurdles having been only modest on the Flat. He is a half-brother to a fairly useful hurdler in Bow Badger but this looks a fairly tough baptism over hurdles.

Form:

Devito'sgoldengirl^h,t³⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 10-5| J: D R Fox| T: Miss Lucinda V Russell

20/1

Already an Irish point-to-point winner her form over hurdles appears pretty modest and she looks one for low-grade handicaps once she has a mark.

Form: 4321-63

Sense Of Urgency¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 10-5| J: Grant Cockburn⁽³⁾| T: Mrs L B Normile| OR: 98

7/1

Showed some ability in bumpers and built on her hurdling debut last time out over C&D. On the evidence so far she has an aptitude for hurdling but she needs a longer trip and handicaps to realise that.

Form: 235-242

Forecasts

Knockmaole Boy (4/7), Coolmeen Hill (3/1), Sense Of Urgency (7/1), Devito'sgoldengirl (20/1), Celtic Power (25/1)

Not a great start to the card with KNOCKMAOLE BOY looking as though he should be good enough to defeat Coolmeen Hill with fitness on his side. Sense Of Urgency has shown ability but looks to need further but in a weak race she should be able to take third.