Thorney Bridge Novice Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 15:10 | Winning time: 4m 46.1s

Roi De Dubai³⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: M J Bolger| T: J C McConnell| OR: 113| D

7/2

Dual winner this summer over this trip and 2m5½f, the latter being his latest effort at Downpatrick. Front pair were 17L clear there, so a 9lb rise is probably fair. Beaten from this mark prior to that, but arguably unexposed. Enters calculations.

Form: 0/7-1U61

Cooldine Bog²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Danny Mullins| T: A Slattery| OR: 112

9/2

Won a Kilbeggan maiden hurdle (2m2f, good) two starts ago and made a marked improvement when 2½L second in a handicap back there (2m3½f) last time. 3lb rise is fair. More required, but should be competitive.

Form: 244312

Kuiper Belt^t²³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-6| J: D N Russell| T: G Elliott| OR: 117| D

11/8

In tremendous form since joining this trainer, winning four off the reel across both codes, before finishing first but being disqualified last time. Up another 5lb, but unexposed over this trip and again has decent claims.

Form: P-8211D

One Cool Poet^p,t¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: A W Short⁽³⁾| T: M J Smith| OR: 103| BF

6/1

0-7 over hurdles, but his last three runs (third in all three) have certainly been respectable efforts. Up 2lb for a 1L defeat last time. Still going the right way, but another step up needed if he is to enjoy better than minor honours.

Form: F0-7333

Our Rachael^p,t⁵³

Age: 6| Weight: 10-0| J: A E Lynch| T: A J Martin| OR: 92

5/1

Dual Flat winner at up to 1m5f. So far best at around this sort of trip over hurdles, where she has run respectably on most occasions this year, without winning. More needed.

Form: 3/4-42P4

Non-Runners

Mister Butler⁷

Weight: 10-7| Age: 8

T: D Hogan J: S A Mulcahy

Forecasts

Kuiper Belt (11/8), Roi De Dubai (7/2), Cooldine Bog (9/2), Our Rachael (5/1), One Cool Poet (6/1), Mister Butler (8/1)

Cooldine Bog and Roi De Dubai are both considered here, while One Cool Poet is another likely to get competitive. However, KUIPER BELT has all but put together a five-timer since joining Gordon Elliott and his improvement does not look to have ended yet. He is taken to score again.