Annesley Williams Rated Novice Hurdle

Off time: 14:50 | Winning time: 5m 5.3s

Dorrells Pierji²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: D F O'Regan| T: W P Mullins| C

6/1

Course winner that has also won over the trip. Gelding has been progressing in a couple of promising hurdle starts including a win on debut at Listowel last month. Needs more here.

Form: 30-1115

Poly Rock^h1²²²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-2| J: Danny Mullins| T: W P Mullins

11/2

Winner on debut in a Clonmel maiden hurdle on heavy ground in March finishing 13L ahead of subsequent winner Allardyce. Comes here up in class in first-time hood. More needed.

Form: 1-

Vinnie The Hoddie²²

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: Mark Walsh| T: J P O'Brien

5/1

Didn't show much in two spring bumper starts but showed plenty of spark in a couple of maiden hurdle spins recently, winning at Gowran Park. Worth a check in the market with the yard holding a 46% win and place s/r at this meeting since 2015.

Form: 30-31

Karl Der Grosse⁷⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 10-11| J: Ruby Walsh| T: W P Mullins

11/8

French import who has shown plenty of promise on a couple of career starts including a facile win at Tramore when last seen in August. Would not have to improve too much again to land a blow here.

Form: 3-1

Vocarium²³

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: R Loughran| T: Peter Fahey

20/1

Winner of a Gowran Park maiden hurdle earlier this month beating Jack Dillinger ¾L on his second start over timber. Needs to improve again but not ruled out.

Form: 227-461

Petit Tartare¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-8| J: J J Slevin| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 125

5/1

Winner on hurdling debut when making good headway in the final stages to land a Listowel maiden last month before finding the step in to novice company above him here earlier this month. May struggle in this company.

Form: 7-14

Randalls Ur Poet²²

Age: 4| Weight: 10-6| J: M J Bolger| T: S Fahey| OR: 120

16/1

Running well in defeat over hurdles since September but needs a chunk of improvement to play a role in this tricky contest.

Form: 232-334

Forecasts

Karl Der Grosse (11/8), Petit Tartare (5/1), Vinnie The Hoddie (5/1), Poly Rock (11/2), Dorrells Pierji (6/1), Randalls Ur Poet (16/1), Vocarium (20/1)

Hard to see past the Willie Mullins-trained KARL DER GROSSE following a facile win at Tramore when last seen in August. The improving four-year-old can see off the attentions of the Joseph O'Brien-trained, Heliostatic gelding, Petit Tartare and potential improver Poly Rock in first-time hood.