Allman Contracts Novice Hurdle

Off time: 14:16 | Winning time: 5m 21.60s

Deployed¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Sean Flanagan| T: N Meade| D

12/1

7/2, career best when winning 13-runner novice at Kilbeggan (19.8f, good to soft) on hurdles bow 15 days ago. Trainer going well but this demands more under his penalty.

Form: P843/5-1

Jacksons Gold⁵⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Ian Power| T: Ms Alice Curran| D

16/1

Won 14-runner novice hurdle at Roscommon (19.8f, good to soft, 33/1) on NH debut 54 days ago. Should have more to offer but others have better form.

Form: 1

Lynwood Gold⁵⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: R M Power| T: Mrs J Harrington

4/1

Landed 2m Naas maiden hurdle in March and in useful winning form on Flat since. Back hurdling now and has more to offer now he goes up in trip so holds solid claims.

Form: 421-

Monoxide⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: E Walsh⁽⁵⁾| T: N McCluskey

200/1

Fair 10f winner on Flat. Hooded for 1st time, raced too freely when third of 4 in minor hurdle at Navan (22f, good) on NH debut 7 days ago. Headgear left off now but he has plenty on his plate here.

Form: 3

Saint D'Oroux^p,t⁵⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott| OR: 130

7/1

Fairly useful hurdler. Cheekpieces on but below-form third of 9 in minor hurdle at Galway (16f) 58 days ago. Step up in trip should really suit so he's not dismissed.

Form: 4513-93

Finest Evermore⁴⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 10-9| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins| D

1/2

Fairly useful bumper winner who made impressive start over hurdles when landing odds in novice at Tipperary (20f, heavy) 40 days ago. Lots more to come so she looks the one to beat.

Form: 2-11

Non-Runners

Bold Enough³⁶

Weight: 11-7| Age: 5

T: H De Bromhead J: Rachael Blackmore

Forecasts

Finest Evermore (1/2), Lynwood Gold (4/1), Saint D'Oroux (7/1), Bold Enough (8/1), Deployed (12/1), Jacksons Gold (16/1), Monoxide (200/1)

FINEST EVERMORE created an excellent impression when making a winning hurdling debut at Tipperary so she is taken to go in again here. Lynwood Gold also has better days ahead of him so should ensure Willie Mullins' exciting filly doesn't have things all her own way though, while Saint d'Oroux can have a say too now he is stepped up in trip.