Alanna Homes Champion Novice Hurdle (Grade 1)

Off time: 18:08 | Winning time: 4m 50.7s

Odds by:

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Odds

City Island

1/1, 11/10, 1/1

11/10

Sams Profile

8/1, 7/1, 13/2

6/1

Tornado Flyer

8/1, 7/1, 13/2, 7/1, 13/2

6/1

Reserve Tank

13/2, 6/1, 13/2, 7/1, 13/2, 6/1

13/2

Royal Rendezvous

12/1

Eglantine Du Seuil

16/1

14/1

Easy Game

16/1

14/1

Dommage Pour Toi

20/1

Come To Me

33/1

28/1

Gallant John Joe

33/1

All For Joy

66/1

50/1

SP Book Percentage 123.66

Non-Runners

Battleoverdoyen⁵¹

Weight: 11-10| Age: 6

T: G Elliott J: Jack Kennedy

Forecasts

City Island (11/10), Battleoverdoyen (11/2), Sams Profile (6/1), Tornado Flyer (6/1), Reserve Tank (13/2), Royal Rendezvous (12/1), Eglantine Du Seuil (14/1), Easy Game (14/1), Dommage Pour Toi (20/1), Come To Me (28/1), Gallant John Joe (33/1), All For Joy (50/1)

Willie Mullins saddles five of the 12 runners and jockey bookings suggest the unexposed Royal Rendezvous may be the best of them. However, he will have to be high-class to get the better of CITY ISLAND, who was a good winner of the Ballymore Hurdle at Cheltenham and is the one to beat if in the same form. Battleoverdoyen was not at his best in that race and is a big threat on his earlier displays, while it could be dangerous to underestimate Dommage Pour Toi, who saw off a talented rival on his latest outing and looks on the upgrade. English challenger Reserve Tank is another to consider.