Grant Thornton Hurdle (Grade 2)

Off time: 13:41 | Winning time: 4m 39.8s

Galopin Des Champs³⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: D E Mullins| T: W P Mullins| BF

1/1

Promising sort. First run since leaving A. Chaille-Chaille when second of 9 in novice hurdle (10/11) at Gowran (16f, heavy) on Irish debut 39 days ago. Should go well again.

Form: 12

Grand Roi⁶⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: D F O'Regan| T: G Elliott| OR: 138| D

6/1

Useful hurdler. First run since leaving Nicky Henderson when 5¼ lengths third of 4 to Beacon Edge in Gr 3 hurdle (13/2) at Galway (20.7f, heavy) 65 days ago. Back down in trip. Should progress.

Form: 31411-3

Indiana Jones^p³⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: Phillip Enright| T: M F Morris| OR: 130| D

8/1

Fairly useful hurdler. 1 win from 2 runs this season. Winner in hurdle at Cork in November. 5/2, well-beaten fourth of 7 to Call Me Lyreen in Fishery Lane Hurdle at Naas (16f, heavy) 38 days ago.

Form: 2-14

Wolf Prince³⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: J M Moore| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 136| D

85/40

Useful hurdler. 11/2, creditable 1¾ lengths second of 7 to Call Me Lyreen in Fishery Lane Hurdle at Naas (16f, heavy) 38 days ago.

Form: 1212-02

Lunar Display³⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 10-11| J: Donagh Meyler| T: J P O'Brien| D

50/1

Lightly-raced winner under NH rules. 18/1, very good 7 lengths third of 9 to Castra Vetera in listed bumper at Navan (16f, heavy) 37 days ago, not ideally placed. Switches from bumpers to hurdles.

Form: 1-7F3

Non-Runners

Gua Du Large³³

Weight: 11-4| Age: 4

T: H De Bromhead J: Darragh O'Keeffe

Forecasts

Galopin Des Champs (1/1), Wolf Prince (85/40), Gua Du Large (4/1), Grand Roi (6/1), Indiana Jones (8/1), Lunar Display (50/1)

Following a big-money transfer from Nicky Henderson, GRAND ROI made a solid-enough start for new connection on reappearance in October and expected to build on that, is marginally preferred to Galopin des Champs.