Marlin Hotel Dublin, Supporting The National Breast Cancer Institute Hurdle (Grade 3)

Off time: 15:01 | Winning time: 5m 37.4s

Beacon Edge¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: Sean Flanagan| T: N Meade| OR: 142

10/11

Useful hurdler who readily landed the odds on his return in 6-runner minor event at Downpatrick (18.8f, good to soft) 16 days ago. Yard in good form so another bold show likely.

Form: 4/3122-1

Happy Jacky⁶⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: R Hackett| OR: 125

22/1

Fairly useful hurdler who arrives on back of career-best win in 8-runner handicap (7/2) at Tipperary (20f, heavy) 69 days ago. This demands another big step forward though.

Form: 113-851

Minella Melody²²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 141| BF

13/8

Useful hurdler who failed in her bid for a four-timer when well held in Dawn Run Mares' Novices' Hurdle at Cheltenham 7 months ago. Stable in great nick so she can bounce back on her return.

Form: 2/31110-

Grand Roi²⁴⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-1| J: Mark Walsh| T: G Elliott| OR: 140

13/2

Ended last season firmly on the up with impressive win in juvenile hurdle at Warwick (16f, heavy) for Nicky Henderson. Open to further progress for his new yard so firmly in contention.

Form: 6/31411-

Forecasts

Beacon Edge (10/11), Minella Melody (13/8), Grand Roi (13/2), Happy Jacky (22/1)

MINELLA MELODY enjoyed a highly productive first season over hurdles and is taken to go in at the first time of asking this term with her yard in such good nick. Grand Roi should ensure Henry de Bromhead's likeable mare doesn't get things all her own way though on his debut for Gordon Elliott, and recent Downpatrick scorer Beacon Edge is greatly respected too in an intriguing contest.