Eamon Sheridan Agri-Contractor 3-Y-O Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 13:05 | Winning time: 4m 42.30s

Belgoprince^t¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 11-2| J: A W Short| T: A J Martin

40/1

Fair Flat winner who built on previous efforts in this sphere when third of 9 at Killarney (17f) 12 days ago, finishing with running left. This is tougher but may still have more to come.

Form: 053

Crassus³⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 11-2| J: Sean Flanagan| T: N Meade

4/1

Fairly useful maiden on the Flat who made an encouraging start over hurdles when second at Punchestown (16.7f) last month. May put that experience to good use.

Form: 2

Dark Voyager⁷⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 11-2| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins

1/1

Fairly useful on Flat, stays 12.5f, improved again when winning 18-runner handicap at Galway last time. Makes plenty of appeal on hurdle bow.

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Flylikeaneagle⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 11-2| J: E O'Connell⁽⁵⁾| T: E O'Connell

50/1

Fairly useful handicapper at best on Flat (stays 8.5f), but has lost his way this year so can only be watched on hurdle debut.

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Zanahiyr¹⁰⁴

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

7/4

Fairly useful on the Flat, improved when winning 12f maiden last time, so is an appealing newcomer to this sphere.

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Non-Runners

Perry Owens⁵⁷

Weight: 11-2| Age: 3

T: N Meade J: D F O'Regan

Forecasts

Dark Voyager (1/1), Zanahiyr (7/4), Crassus (4/1), Perry Owens (6/1), Belgoprince (40/1), Flylikeaneagle (50/1)

DARK VOYAGER and Zanahiyr are both interesting recruits to this sphere for top stables given their exploits on the Flat this year, with narrow preference for the former, who has the size to make a hurdler and is a half-brother to classy jumper A Wave of The Sea. Crassus has an experience edge over the two and is also not dismissed.