Profile Systems Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 15:00 | Winning time: 4m 37.80s

Calin Des Ongrais⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: D N Russell| T: G Elliott| OR: 103

16/1

Made seasonal debut last week in Tramore maiden hurdle, well beaten 21L, difficult to make a case, but from powerful trainer/jockey combo.

Form: 6729P-6

Dersumthingaboutim³²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: A E Lynch| T: J T R Dreaper

50/1

Finished out of the places in two runs on good ground which has to be a worry. Well beaten on all three starts in a point-to-point and two maiden hurdles.

Form: 464

Global Guide²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: J P O'Sullivan⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Rothwell

100/1

Definite Article gelding out of an unraced dam who is a half-sister to the useful staying hurdler/chaser Railway Dillon. Changed hands for less than €1,000 in April. Beaten 119L on debut.

Form: 7

Didero Vallis³⁰³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Ruby Walsh| T: W P Mullins

8/13

€130,000 purchase from France in November 2016. Plenty of experience in four bumpers without winning. Makes debut for all-conquering trainer/jockey combo.

Form: 3333-

First Class Ticket²³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: R M Power| T: A McNamara| OR: 108| BF

11/2

Mixing national hunt and Flat in the spring and summer, with best form in maiden hurdles and will relish the conditions up against hot favourite.

Form: 3-42

Great Trango²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Sean Flanagan| T: D H Kelly

10/3

Second maiden hurdle run following a second of 14, beaten 3½L in a Gowran Park contest over 2m. Second of 17 on most recent run on the Flat at the Galway festival.

Form: 2-

Ri An Rian^p1¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: A W Short⁽⁷⁾| T: Miss E Doyle

25/1

Decent effort on bumper debut and ran well when finishing 8L sixth of 12 over an extended 2m on good ground at Sligo, before third of 11, though beaten 11L last time out at the same track.

Form: 4963

Forecasts

Didero Vallis (8/13), Great Trango (10/3), First Class Ticket (11/2), Calin Des Ongrais (16/1), Ri An Rian (25/1), Dersumthingaboutim (50/1), Global Guide (100/1)

First Class Ticket will take the field along here, putting it up to the rest of the field in the early stages. Calin Des Ongrais is sure to improve on a poor debut, while €130,000 purchase from France in November 2016, DIDERO VALLIS, is expected to take the first.