Unibet 1000th Race Celebration Hurdle (Grade 2)

Off time: 13:40 | Winning time: 6m 2.9s

Fury Road^t²⁴⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott| OR: 151| D

4/11

Smart hurdler. Very good neck third of 19 to Monkfish in Albert Bartlett Novices' Hurdle (Spa) (5/1) at Cheltenham (24f, good to soft). Off 8 months. Outstanding claims.

Form: 311143-

Born By The Sea²²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: J G Gilligan| T: P J Gilligan| OR: 126

66/1

Fairly useful hurdler. 16/1, eighth of 10 in novice chase at Galway (18.2f, heavy) 22 days ago, having hopeless task from position. Switches from chase to hurdles.

Form: 223748

Baptism Of Fire³³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-1| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead| C

6/1

Made little impact in 2 bumpers but proved a different proposition sent hurdling when winning 18-runner maiden at this course (20.2f) 33 days ago.

Form: 1/55-1

Dewcup^t¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-1| J: Mark Walsh| T: T M Walsh| OR: 137| C

10/3

Useful hurdler. Course winner. 2 wins from 3 runs this season. Very good second of 7 in novice hurdle (4/1) at this course (20.6f, soft) 18 days ago. On the upgrade recently.

Form: 4/13-112

Caddy Shack²

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: Mr J P Berry| T: J A Berry| OR: 95

300/1

Modest hurdler. One win from 24 NH runs. Eleventh of 14 in handicap hurdle (12/1) at Fairyhouse (16f, soft) 2 days ago. Significantly back up in trip. Hard to make a case for.

Form: 0442U0

Forecasts

Fury Road (4/11), Dewcup (10/3), Baptism Of Fire (6/1), Born By The Sea (66/1), Caddy Shack (300/1)

FURY ROAD hasn't run over this trip for a while but he's the obvious one to beat on his third to Monkfish in the Albert Bartlett Novices' Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival. The upwardly-mobile Dewcup can provide the main threat.