Forever Equestrian Clothing & Tack Store Rated Novice Hurdle

Off time: 14:15 | Winning time: 4m 6.60s

Broomfields Jeremy^h³⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: L P Dempsey| T: J P Dempsey| OR: 116| CD

11/4

11/8, improved when easily winning 12-runner novice over C&D (good to soft) 38 days ago. Open to more progress but this is tougher under his penalty.

Form: 43-3F21

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Funky Dady²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: S A Mulcahy⁽⁷⁾| T: D Hogan| OR: 116| C| D

9/1

Fairly useful winner at 20f in chases. 11/2, modest fourth of 6 in minor chase at Sligo (24.7f, good) 28 days ago. Back over hurdles now and needs to step forward.

Form: 1F-8514

Santana Plessis⁵⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-11| J: D F O'Regan| T: G Elliott| OR: 115| C

11/4

Fair hurdler who is knocking on the door at present, second of 13 in novice hurdle at Tramore (16f, good, 7/4) 57 days ago. Can make his presence felt once more.

Form: 5-42222

Grange Walk⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: Mr F Maguire| T: J P Ryan| OR: 112| D

7/2

Fair hurdler. Winner at Tramore in September and not disgraced when last of 6 in novice at Galway (19.1f, soft) 5 days ago. Stable having good spell so worth considering.

Form: 262126

Champagne Paddy^t¹⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: Sean Flanagan| T: R P Cody| OR: 109| D

16/1

Fair hurdler. Not discredited after 7 months off when seventh of 16 in novice at Listowel (20f, soft, 50/1) 17 days ago. Bit more needed though.

Form: 2/300F-7

Blackjack Boy²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-1| J: M M McDonagh⁽⁷⁾| T: E McNamara| OR: 109| D

7/2

11/2, improved form on handicap debut to land 16-runner hurdle at Listowel (16f, good) 21 days ago. Rates the pick at these weights back in novice company so leading claims.

Form: 3-351

Forecasts

Santana Plessis (11/4), Broomfields Jeremy (11/4), Grange Walk (7/2), Blackjack Boy (7/2), Funky Dady (9/1), Champagne Paddy (16/1)

BLACKJACK BOY looks the clear pick at these weights on the back of his recent Listowel handicap win so gets the vote ahead of Grange Walk who is more exposed but arrives in very good nick. Broomfields Jeremy has more to offer so is not ruled out either despite conceding weight to his chief rivals.