Deacy Gilligan Hurdle

Off time: 17:05 | Winning time: 5m 29.9s

Quirt Evans^t¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: J B Foley⁽⁷⁾| T: D M O'Brien| OR: 126| D

18/1

Fairly useful hurdler. 2 wins from 5 runs this season. Very good third of 8 in novice hurdle at Killarney (22.8f, good to soft, 17/2) 17 days ago. Much more on plate here, though.

Form: 3-72113

Holymacapony²¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-10| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 130

3/1

Thrice-raced winner over hurdles. 38½ lengths eighth of 13 to Gaillard Du Mesnil in Nathaniel Lacy & Partners Solicitors Novices' Hurdle at Leopardstown (22.2f, soft, 11/1). Off 7 months.

Form: 1/1P8-

West Cork Wildway^t¹⁵⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-10| J: Gary Noonan⁽⁷⁾| T: P O'Flynn| OR: 132

28/1

Useful hurdler. Latest win in hurdle at Thurles in December. 13/2, good fourth of 13 in handicap hurdle at Cork (19f, good to soft) 155 days ago, well positioned. Others preferred.

Form: 251444-

Dinny Lacey¹³⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: D Robinson| T: J Motherway| OR: 120

22/1

Useful chaser. Fourteenth of 19 in handicap chase at Punchestown (16f, good to soft, 16/1) 130 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Significantly back up in trip. Up against it.

Form: 6132P0-

Macgiloney¹⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 11-4| J: D G Hogan| T: D Hogan| OR: 132| C

18/1

Useful hurdler. Better than ever when scoring at this course (24f) in July. Pulled up over fences since but may do better back over smaller obstacles.

Form: P44-21P

Thosedaysaregone¹⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 11-4| J: Philip Byrnes⁽⁷⁾| T: C Byrnes| OR: 136

22/1

Useful hurdler. 15/8, fourth of 6 in minor event hurdle at Down Royal (24f, good to soft) 10 days ago, finding less than looked likely. Must enter calculations.

Form: 3/47-5U4

Jazzaway³⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins| OR: 143| C

8/15

Promising sort who posted career best when winning 19-runner handicap hurdle at this course (22.8f, good) 38 days ago. Likely more to come yet.

Form: 341/21-1

Forecasts

Jazzaway (8/15), Holymacapony (3/1), Macgiloney (18/1), Quirt Evans (18/1), Dinny Lacey (22/1), Thosedaysaregone (22/1), West Cork Wildway (28/1)

It's hard to get away from JAZZAWAY, who bagged a competitive handicap here last time and is favoured by the conditions of this event. Thosedaysaregone can chase her home.