Foley's Bar & Off Licence Rated Novice Hurdle

Off time: 17:00 | Winning time: 4m 6.4s

The Little Yank⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-8| J: Shane Fitzgerald⁽⁷⁾| T: J P Ryan| OR: 121

1/1

Fairly useful hurdler. Good third of 17 in handicap hurdle at Galway (16.7f, good, 8/1) 6 days ago. Should give another good account of himself.

Form: 723213

Ferdia⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Philip Donovan⁽⁷⁾| T: J P Ryan| OR: 119

9/2

Lightly-raced winner over hurdles. 33 lengths sixth of 7 to Annie G in listed hurdle (10/1) at Galway (16.5f, good to soft) 8 days ago. Has to be taken seriously back in calmer waters.

Form: 1216

Mars Harper^p1¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: H McOwan⁽⁷⁾| T: Mrs D Foster| OR: 116

9/2

Fairly useful hurdler. Bit below form 16½ lengths third of 8 to The Little Yank in minor event hurdle at Ballinrobe (17.4f, good, 16/5) 16 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time.

Form: 13-6213

Hidden Land^t²³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: L P Dempsey| T: A Kinirons

10/1

Tongue strap on for 1st time, won 14-runner novice hurdle (50/1) at Downpatrick (18.8f, good) on NH debut 23 days ago. Should have more to offer.

Form: 1

Cousin Harry^t²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: J P O'Sullivan⁽⁵⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 110

11/1

Fair hurdler. Latest win in hurdle at Punchestown in April. 15/2, eighth of 11 in handicap hurdle at Killarney (17f, good to soft) 21 days ago. Looks vulnerable from a win point of view.

Form: 161-338

Fort William^p,t¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: T Ryan⁽⁵⁾| T: J P Ryan| OR: 99

50/1

Fair hurdler. One win from 21 NH runs. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, below form ninth of 15 in handicap hurdle (8/1) at Ballinrobe (17.4f, good) 16 days ago. Has work to do.

Form: 000049

Voice Of Hope²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 10-8| J: Cian Quirke⁽⁷⁾| T: A Slattery| OR: 109

9/1

Lightly-raced winner over hurdles. Career best when winning 14-runner novice hurdle at Kilbeggan (19.8f, good, 10/3) 27 days ago, pushed out. This is more demanding, but he's not discounted.

Form: 6U-221

Forecasts

The Little Yank (1/1), Mars Harper (9/2), Ferdia (9/2), Voice Of Hope (9/1), Hidden Land (10/1), Cousin Harry (11/1), Fort William (50/1)

John Patrick Ryan holds a strong hand here, with FERDIA and The Little Yank. The latter is accorded the utmost respect on the back of his solid effort in a big-field Galway handicap, but Ferdia looked progressive prior to struggling in listed company last time and he is preferred. Hidden Land did the job well on her hurdles debut and needs considering, along with Voice of Hope.