Rockshore Race

Off time: 19:25 | Winning time: 3m 15.53s

(3)

Wicklow Brave¹⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 9-9| J: Colin Keane| T: W P Mullins| OR: 108| C| D

1/6

Top-notch hurdler and Group-placed on the Flat in 2017, easy winner at Killarney over similar trip last month and, on ratings, entitled to dismiss this field as he pleases.

Form: 4440-71

(5)

Brontide^p¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: K J Manning| T: C O'Dwyer| OR: 83

14/1

Unable to halt alarming slide in form recently over hurdles with four heavy defeats this term. Ground is a major concern and may struggle in today's conditions on first Flat outing since 2016.

Form: 036011/

(4)

Inis Meain³

Age: 11| Weight: 9-5| J: A M Glynn⁽¹⁰⁾| T: D Hogan| OR: 63| C

14/1

Decent chaser, 6-30 on the Flat and won Listed Curragh race in April 2014 over 1m2f, his most recent success in this sphere. Not getting any younger and vulnerable here.

Form: 06049-0

(1)

Ask Katie^t⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 9-4| J: C P Hoban| T: G Webb| OR: 43

33/1

Modest mare, she hasn't even been able to run to her own best form this season so far and she looks to be here for the occasion more than anything.

Form: 676786

(2)

Morga³⁶⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 9-0| J: Declan McDonogh| T: D McDonogh| OR: 92

9/2

Useful mare, including on the Flat. She has a distinguished record at this meeting, running plenty of good races but must be some concern she hasn't been sighted since finishing fifth in the Galway Hurdle a year ago.

Form: 126/590-

Forecasts

Wicklow Brave (1/6), Morga (9/2), Inis Meain (14/1), Brontide (14/1), Ask Katie (33/1)

Willie Mullins has won the last two renewals of this contest and it will be a major surprise if WICKLOW BRAVE doesn't make it three-in-a-row. He was in good tune at Killarney last month when scoring readily and, on these terms, should leave his four rivals clutching at straws. A race-fit Morga would give him some food for thought, but she hasn't been sighted since this meeting a year ago. Inis Meain has won here in the past and should give a solid account.