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Off time: 12:29 | Winning time: 5m 40.1s

Advantage Point¹⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Keith Donoghue| T: E P Harty

25/1

Still going well with a 1L advantage when falling two out in a Thurles beginners contest earlier this month. Could go well if jumping fluently.

Form: 314-U3F

Alfie's Choice²⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: C P McNamara⁽⁵⁾| T: E McNamara| OR: 132

50/1

Won three from four over hurdles last season for Keith Dalgleish. Well held when never a factor on stable debut over C&D on the first of the month. Others preferred.

Form: 1151-37

Allaho²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins| BF

2/5

Grade 3 winner over hurdles the gelding ran with plenty of credit on chasing debut at Leopardstown over Christmas. Holds some fancy entries at the Cheltenham festival.

Form: 2/413-22

Call Of The Loon²⁵⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 11-12| J: Phillip Enright| T: D J Ryan

100/1

Modest 965-rated handicap hurdler, pulled up when last seen in April. Plenty to find in this company on return to action on chasing debut.

Form: 63/781-P

Early Doors²⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Mark Walsh| T: J P O'Brien| BF

7/2

Winner of the Martin Pipe conditional jockeys' handicap hurdle at the Cheltenham festival in March. Pleasing start to his chasing career running well in defeat at Galway and Punchestown. One for any shortlist.

Form: 0/521-22

Jimmil⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: J M Moore| T: G P Cromwell

100/1

Maiden in the point-to-point ranks the Milan gelding was never a factor in a Navan beginners contest earlier this month finishing a moderate sixth of 12. May find this tough.

Form: UP252-6

Massey's Wood^t1²⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: K J Brouder⁽³⁾| T: K H Clarke

66/1

Gelding by Black Sam Bellamy. Pulled up before two out on return to action over C&D on the first of the month following an absence of 20 months. Very little to be positive about.

Form: 25517/P

Milan Native²⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: D N Russell| T: G Elliott| OR: 138| BF

9/1

134-rated over hurdles the Milan gelding has posted a mixed bag of efforts so far in three starts over the larger obstacles. Others make more appeal.

Form: 25-4524

Walk Away^t1²⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead

13/2

Finished seventh in a Grade 1 over hurdles at Cheltenham in March. Needs to find the form of his second to Faugheen on chasing debut at Punchestown in November to play a part in this contest.

Form: 114-725

Non-Runners

Atlantic Shore²¹

Weight: 11-12| Age: 7

T: P Fenton J: P E Corbett

School Boy Hours²⁴

Weight: 11-12| Age: 7

T: N Meade J: Sean Flanagan

Forecasts

Allaho (2/5), Early Doors (7/2), Walk Away (13/2), School Boy Hours (8/1), Milan Native (9/1), Atlantic Shore (16/1), Advantage Point (25/1), Alfie's Choice (50/1), Massey's Wood (66/1), Jimmil (100/1), Call Of The Loon (100/1)

The trainer and jockey combination of Willie Mullins and Paul Townend landed the spoils in this opening contest 12 months ago with Real Steel and can repeat the feat here with ALLAHO in the colours of Cheveley Park Stud. The six-year-old can build on a promising debut over the larger obstacles to get the better of the potentially progressive Early Doors for owner J P McManus. The Noel Meade-trained School Boy Hours can compete for remaining prize money with Walk Away for trainer Henry De Bromhead whose second to Faugheen in November was a decent effort. Advantage Point and Atlantic Shore are others worthy of consideration.