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Off time: 16:10 | Winning time: 5m 4.9s

Cavalry Master³⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Mike O'Connor⁽⁷⁾| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 128

5/2

Promising individual. Career best when winning 5-runner novice chase at Killarney (23f, good to soft, 2/1) 38 days ago. Form choice.

Form: 43U21-1

Star Max^p,t⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: Shane Fitzgerald⁽⁷⁾| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 128

6/1

Fairly useful chaser. Latest win in chase at Fairyhouse in April. 10/3, creditable second of 7 in novice chase at Roscommon (16.4f, good) 8 days ago. Back up in trip.

Form: 7321-22

Ya Boy Ya¹⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-10| J: Mr J W Kenny⁽⁷⁾| T: C Bowe| D

11/2

Promising individual. Career best when winning 14-runner maiden chase (17/2) at Kilbeggan (19.9f, good to soft) 10 days ago, well on top finish. Open to further progress.

Form: 2133U-1

Goodbye Someday¹⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: E Walsh⁽⁵⁾| T: J E Kiely

7/2

Useful hurdler. Three wins from 9 runs last season. Eleventh of 14 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (16.4f, soft, 11/2) 18 days ago. Makes chase debut. Back up in trip.

Form: 23220-0

Sky Marshal⁴⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: Philip Donovan⁽⁷⁾| T: C Byrnes

14/1

Fairly useful hurdler. Makes chase debut. One of 2 runners for his stable.

Form: 98/6569-

Turnpike Trip⁵⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: J B Foley⁽⁷⁾| T: C Byrnes

9/4

Useful hurdler. Respectable eighth of 24 in Punchestown handicap last time. Makes chase debut. Back up in trip.

Form: 144/058-

Hopefully¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: H Morgan⁽⁵⁾| T: M C Grassick

200/1

Modest hurdler. 33/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, eighth of 13 in handicap hurdle at Tramore (21.1f, good to soft) 12 days ago. Stiff task on chase debut.

Form: 1000-P8

Forecasts

Turnpike Trip (9/4), Cavalry Master (5/2), Goodbye Someday (7/2), Ya Boy Ya (11/2), Star Max (6/1), Sky Marshal (14/1), Hopefully (200/1)

A useful novice chase. CAVALRY MASTER took another step forward when scoring nicely at Killarney last month and can successfully concede weight all round. Fellow chase winners Ya Boy Ya, who is open to further improvement, and Star Max can give Henry de Bromhead's 7-y-o most to do.