Donohoe Marquees Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 13:56 | Winning time: 5m 22.20s

Cepalo Delafayette¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Keith Donoghue| T: G P Cromwell

66/1

Heavy ground point-to-point winner in December but struggled since going under rules and likely to be of more interest once tackling handicaps.

Form: 3100

Pallasator¹⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 11-12| J: D N Russell| T: G Elliott| BF

2/1

Classy Flat performer and plenty to like about his first two efforts over hurdles including when fourth over 2m at Navan (soft-to-heavy) last month. Likely to run well again today.

Form: 54

Roccorovermann^t1

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: C A Landers⁽⁷⁾| T: P Neville

66/1

Unraced gelded son of Brian Boru out of a mare who was successful over both hurdles and fences. Tongue tied for today's belated debut.

Form:

Dunvegan³⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: A E Lynch| T: P A Fahy

4/1

Winner of a bumper at Fairyhouse (heavy) in January but well held in a Grade 2 contest in that sphere subsequently. Interesting to see how he fares on today's hurdling debut.

Form: 2216

Hussle Up¹²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: M A Enright| T: P Neville

33/1

Placed in a Listowel bumper in September but disappointing when pulled up on hurdling debut and returning from over four months off the track today.

Form: 2P

Jetez⁴⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: R M Power| T: Mrs J Harrington| BF

15/8

Placed twice from four starts over hurdles including when runner-up over C&D in December. Disappointed last time but remains one to note in this contest.

Form: 0-4432P

Tara Dylan¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: D J Mullins| T: T Mullins| C

9/2

Winner of three races on the Flat and placed twice from four starts over hurdles. Ran well in a Grade 2 event at Naas (soft) last time and is an interesting runner today.

Form: 2B26

Forecasts

Jetez (15/8), Pallasator (2/1), Dunvegan (4/1), Tara Dylan (9/2), Hussle Up (33/1), Cepalo Delafayette (66/1), Roccorovermann (66/1)

High class Flat performer PALLASATOR can get off the mark in this small field maiden hurdle. The selection has put in some solid efforts since joining this yard and can see off Jetez today with Tara Dylan the sole mare in the line up taken to finish best of the remainder by claiming third.