Donohoe Marquees Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 14:40 | Winning time: 5m 10.20s

Dommage Pour Toi³³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead

7/2

Having been pulled up on his sole Point-to-point start, not much was expected on hurdling debut at Down Royal but although well beaten in third, showed enough to suggest he can do better and the runner up has won since.

Form: P3

Licklighter^h1¹²⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: D G Hogan| T: D Hogan| OR: 111

4/1

Has filled the runners up spot six times from 11 starts over hurdles and now sports a hood for the first time to try and gain an elusive success. Obvious claims though has been off since October and forecast rain could be a problem.

Form: 955222

Rainbow Pride²²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr D T Kelly⁽⁷⁾| T: L Comer

100/1

73 rated stayer for Sir Mark Prescott when he was a consistent sort but has shown nothing for his current trainer and impossible to fancy on recent evidence.

Form: P/0

Rio Gold¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr L P Gilligan⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Gilligan

100/1

No hint of ability in bumpers and a pair of novice hurdles and easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 0800

Timber House¹¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott

8/1

Fetched €100,000 after winning a Point-to-point in April 2017 but off the track until comeback over 2m last month. Showed enough to suggest he can soon make up for lost time and extra 4f will be in his favour.

Form: 4F1/5

Da Vinci Rock

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: Phillip Enright| T: E M O'Sullivan

25/1

€70,000 three-year-old. Half-brother to three winners in France up to 2m 2f. Yard not normally associated with first time out winners.

Form:

The Red Menace^t⁴⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: Sean Flanagan| T: N Meade| D

5/6

Won a pair of bumpers at this trip last summer and best effort over hurdles was his most recent when third to a progressive sort at Punchestown. More to come and one of the likely players.

Form: 11663

Forecasts

The Red Menace (5/6), Dommage Pour Toi (7/2), Licklighter (4/1), Timber House (8/1), Da Vinci Rock (25/1), Rainbow Pride (100/1), Rio Gold (100/1)

TIMBER HOUSE showed enough on his belated comeback to suggest there is a race like this in him and he gets the narrow vote with dual Bumper winner The Red Menace taken to chase him home. Dommage Pour Toi didn't fare too badly on hurdles bow and he might fill the places.