Seamus Mulvaney Bookmaker Novice Hurdle

Off time: 14:45 | Winning time: 3m 52.10s

Farout⁵⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-10| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins| D

4/6

Fairly useful Flat winner. Successful on both starts over hurdles this season and good chance he can complete the hat-trick.

Form: 5-11

Hammersmith^b,t¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Gavin Brouder⁽⁷⁾| T: J Nash| OR: 119

16/1

Fairly useful hurdler. Career best when winning 19-runner maiden at Galway (16.6f, good) 16 days ago, well on top finish. More needed if he's to follow up here.

Form: 332-971

Kendancer³⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: J B Foley⁽⁷⁾| T: C Byrnes| OR: 116

10/1

Fair hurdler. 11/8, didn't need to improve to win 12-runner maiden at Ballinrobe (18.2f, good) 30 days ago. Will need improvement in this company.

Form: 3P2-441

Off Your Rocco^p1⁵⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott

4/1

Winner of bumper and maiden hurdle on first 2 starts. 9/2, ran as if amiss when 49 lengths last of 7 to Annie G in listed hurdle at Galway (16.5f, good to soft) 56 days ago. Can bounce back.

Form: 1-17

The Dara Man^t³³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: B J Cooper| T: J P Ryan

11/1

Fairly useful hurdler. Winner at Ballinrobe in July. 8/1, good second of 7 in novice at Kilbeggan (18.2f, good to soft) 33 days ago.

Form: 67-2182

Wojood^t²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: S A Mulcahy⁽⁷⁾| T: D Hogan| OR: 114| D

28/1

Winner of a Tramore handicap hurdle last month. Respectable eighth of 20 in handicap (14/1) at Navan (14f, good) 25 days ago. Improvement will be needed back hurdling.

Form: 320-71

Raven Rule³³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: W J Burke| OR: 123| D

15/2

Fairly useful hurdler. Latest win at Punchestown in May. 2/1, disappointed when fifth of 7 in novice at Kilbeggan (18.2f, good to soft) 33 days ago.

Form: 8-214F5

Forecasts

Farout (4/6), Off Your Rocco (4/1), Raven Rule (15/2), Kendancer (10/1), The Dara Man (11/1), Hammersmith (16/1), Wojood (28/1)

FAROUT has looked a very useful prospect when landing both starts this season and is fancied to extend his winning sequence to 3 with further improvement very much on the cards. Off Your Rocco can't have been himself at Galway last time and can bounce straight back and provide the chief threat. Raven Rule is another who could play a part if shrugging off a lesser run last time.