Betway Craddockstown Novice Chase (Grade 2)

Off time: 13:10 | Winning time: 4m 0.20s

Cadmium³¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Ruby Walsh| T: W P Mullins| OR: 147| CD

5/2

Useful chaser, stayed on well to win 2m2½f good-ground Grade 3 Novice Chase here last month. Should go well again, though doubts linger over the drop in trip.

Form: 41-1521

Hardline^h³⁵

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

7/4

Graded novice hurdles winner last term, couldn't have made a better start over fences than when easily scoring at Fairyhouse (2m, good) last month and should be more to come.

Form: 31138-1

Kildorrery^h³²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: M J Stenson| T: T M Walsh| CD

33/1

Perhaps fortunate to get off the mark first time of asking in this sphere over C&D last month, didn't always jump fluently and this is a big tougher.

Form: 68-7151

Voix Du Reve^h³⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins

6/4

Smart hurdler, not always fluent in last month's chasing bow at Galway (2m2f, yielding) but dispatched subsequent winner Mind's Eye readily and likely has learned from the experience.

Form: 0-11031

Well Tom^t³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: D P Holden| T: Aengus King| OR: 96| BF

100/1

Won a Galway handicap chase over 2m6½f last month, unfortunate to unseat rider at the first (bumped) on Wednesday. Turned out quickly and may lack gear change over this trip.

Form: 0R-871U

Non-Runners

Mind's Eye¹⁹

Weight: 11-4| Age: 6

T: H De Bromhead J: Rachael Blackmore

Forecasts

Voix Du Reve (6/4), Hardline (7/4), Cadmium (5/2), Mind's Eye (7/2), Kildorrery (33/1), Well Tom (100/1)

Willie Mullins has a strong hand here with both Cadmium and Void Du Reve. Ruby Walsh has seemingly sided with the former and they should go well after a course win last time. Voix Du Reve wasn't entirely fluent at Galway but disposed of Mind's Eye in good enough style and should have learned from it. This might be a decent chance for Gordon Elliott to get one over on the Closutton team. HARDLINE looked good in winning at Fairyhouse last time and this graded winner over hurdles should make further progress.