Ladbrokes 3-Y-O Hurdle

Off time: 14:20 | Winning time: 4m 14.7s

Longclaw^t²⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 11-2| J: Keith Donoghue| T: G Elliott

7/4

Promising type. 15/2 and tongue strap on for 1st time, won 12-runner juvenile hurdle at Roscommon (15.4f, good to soft) on NH debut 25 days ago, responding well. Should progress.

Form: 1

Charlie Bassett³⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 10-10| J: Sean Flanagan| T: N Meade

15/8

Fairly useful maiden on the Flat, making GB/IRE jumps debut. Second of 15 in maiden at Gowran (9.4f, good to soft, 7/2) 34 days ago, clear of rest. One to note on hurdling bow.

Form:

Poets Touch¹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 10-10| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: A Slattery

33/1

Modest maiden on the Flat. Once-raced maiden. 8/1, fifth of 14 in juvenile hurdle at Tipperary (16f, heavy) on NH debut 11 days ago, doing too much too soon.

Form: 5

Varna Gold¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 10-10| J: J G Gilligan⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Gilligan

50/1

Fair maiden on the Flat. Once-raced maiden. Seventh of 12 in juvenile hurdle (16/1) at Ballinrobe (16.3f, good) on NH debut 18 days ago.

Form: 7

Yulong Voice²⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 10-10| J: I J McCarthy| T: S Nolan

28/1

Fair Flat winner, making GB/IRE jumps debut. First run since leaving Mrs J. Harrington when eighth of 11 in handicap (50/1) at Galway (8.3f, soft) 27 days ago.

Form:

Scholastic¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 10-3| J: J J Slevin| T: J P O'Brien

9/2

Fair Flat winner, making GB/IRE jumps debut. Won 10-runner minor event (7/4) at Tramore (12f, good to soft) 13 days ago, well positioned. Interesting newcomer to this sphere.

Form:

Sister Eliza^t1¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 10-3| J: Sean O'Keeffe⁽⁵⁾| T: G Elliott

11/2

Fair maiden on the Flat. Promising sort. Fourth of 12 in juvenile hurdle (3/1) at Ballinrobe (16.3f, good) on NH debut 18 days ago. Tongue strap on 1st time. Likely to improve.

Form: 4

Forecasts

Longclaw (7/4), Charlie Bassett (15/8), Scholastic (9/2), Sister Eliza (11/2), Yulong Voice (28/1), Poets Touch (33/1), Varna Gold (50/1)

CHARLIE BASSETT is the best of these on the Flat and should take to this new discipline, so he's taken to make a winning hurdling debut at the likely expense of Longclaw, who was already getting on top when left in front at the last at Roscommon. Scholastic also warrants consideration.