Keelings Irish Strawberry Hurdle (Grade 2)

Off time: 15:50 | Winning time: 5m 2.7s

Joey Sasa²⁹¹

Age: 10| Weight: 11-6| J: Sean Flanagan| T: N Meade| OR: 145

20/1

Veteran who won the Grade 3 Grimes hurdle at Tipperary when last seen in July beating Wicklow Brave 1½L. Can go well but may find one or two better suited to today's conditions.

Form: 7/4128-1

Not Many Left^p³⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: R M Power| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 142| D

11/2

Winner of two of his seven starts over hurdles but produced a career best when finishing third of 24 beaten 1½L behind Sire Du Berlais at the Cheltenham festival last month. Possibly more to come and not to be taken lightly here.

Form: 132-413

Off You Go⁶⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: Mark Walsh| T: C Byrnes| OR: 151| D

6/4

Had won three handicaps on the spin and gone up a total of 36lb before finishing eighth of 21 behind Wonder Laish here in December. Outpointed by Tiger Roll when last seen in a Grade 2 contest at Navan in February. Leading player.

Form: 11-1812

Petit Mouchoir³⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-3| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 156

7/2

Third in 2017's Champion Hurdle and won on chase debut next time out but hasn't won since. Return to hurdling hasn't relit any fires and the gelding sadly looks a shadow of his former self.

Form: 324-630

Rashaan⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-3| J: D N Russell| T: C Kidd| OR: 146| C| D

16/1

Failed in his attempt to win the Clonmel contest he has won for the previous two years at the track on Thursday on the Flat. Course winner that has also won over the trip may find life difficult.

Form: 2124R3

Tombstone^t⁵⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 11-3| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott| OR: 145| C| D

14/1

Course winner that has also won over this distance. Three from 17 over hurdles and will have found encouragement from a 2¼L win in a Leopardstown hurdle last month. Faces much sterner opposition here though.

Form: 303361

Wicklow Brave⁴⁰

Age: 10| Weight: 11-3| J: Mr P W Mullins| T: W P Mullins| OR: 154

7/2

Popular veteran winner of five of his 15 starts over hurdles. Solid form since the turn of the year finishing second behind subsequent Champion hurdle winner Espoir D'Allen at Naas and William Henry in the Coral Cup at the Cheltenham festival.

Form: 3F4722

Forecasts

Off You Go (6/4), Petit Mouchoir (7/2), Wicklow Brave (7/2), Not Many Left (11/2), Tombstone (14/1), Rashaan (16/1), Joey Sasa (20/1)

If the recent form of the Willie Mullins stable is anything to go by WICKLOW BRAVE can follow Thousand Stars, Renneti and Coquin Mans as the winner of this event in the last five years. The popular veteran, just touched off in the Coral Cup can see off the challenge of Grade 2 runner-up Off You Go and Pertemps third behind Sire Du Berlais, Not Many Left.