Seamus Mulvaney Bookmaker Novice Hurdle

Off time: 14:46 | Winning time: 4m 7.80s

Wajaaha³³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: K J Brouder| T: C Byrnes| OR: 132| D

13/2

Useful hurdler. 6/1, career best when winning 8-runner novice hurdle at Kilbeggan (18.2f, soft) 33 days ago, produced to lead entering straight and storming clear. Leading player.

Form: 80512-1

Malone Road³³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott| D

2/5

Highly promising type. Maintained unbeaten record when comfortably won 14-runner novice hurdle (1/5) at Kilbeggan (16f, soft) on hurdles bow 33 days ago. Stable in good form. The one to beat.

Form: 111/1

N'Golo³³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins| BF

10/3

Twice-raced winner over hurdles. 1 win from 2 runs this season. Pulled up in novice hurdle at Kilbeggan (18.2f, soft, 4/5) 33 days ago won by Wajaaha, let down by jumping. Needs to bounce back.

Form: 1P

Anakar³³

Age: 9| Weight: 11-2| J: I J Power| T: V Clifford

300/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Hooded for 1st time, eleventh of 14 in novice hurdle (150/1) at Kilbeggan (25f, soft) on hurdles bow 33 days ago. Significantly down in trip but out of depth.

Form: 567/0

Non-Runners

Fusain¹⁹

Weight: 11-7| Age: 5

T: H De Bromhead J: R M Power

Forecasts

Malone Road (2/5), N'Golo (10/3), Fusain (4/1), Wajaaha (13/2), Anakar (300/1)

MALONE ROAD made his eagerly-awaited comeback a winning one with a debut victory over hurdles at Kilbeggan last month. This certainly won't be as straightforward, but Gordon Elliott's star is taken to maintain his unbeaten record with the promise of better to come. Wajaaha continues to progress and just about shades the forecast spot, over Fusain.