Killarney Plaza Hotel Rated Novice Hurdle

Off time: 14:20 | Winning time: 5m 47.3s

Fangio De Vassy¹⁷³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: H De Bromhead| BF

6/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Sixth of 16 in novice hurdle at Fairyhouse (20f, good to soft, 4/5) 173 days ago. Trainer going well. Still unexposed and hard to completely rule out.

Form: 15P6-

Ally Cay¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-10| J: J G Gilligan⁽⁷⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 121

15/2

Lightly-raced winner over hurdles. 2 wins from 3 runs this season. 13/2, career best when winning 8-runner minor event hurdle at Downpatrick (21.5f, soft) 16 days ago by 11 lengths from Mars Harper.

Form: 3-121

Mars Harper^p¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Jordan Gainford⁽⁵⁾| T: G Elliott| OR: 116| BF

5/2

Fairly useful hurdler. Creditable 11 lengths second of 8 to Ally Cay in minor event hurdle at Downpatrick (21.5f, soft, 13/8) 16 days ago. Makes plenty of appeal.

Form: 621322

Aikenbreakinheart^t¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Mr D L Queally| T: D Queally

16/1

Thrice-raced maiden under NH rules. Tongue strap on for 1st time, third of 16 in novice hurdle at Listowel (24f, good to soft, 50/1) 14 days ago. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 97-563

Digby⁴⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: R Deegan⁽⁵⁾| T: D A McLoughlin| OR: 109

16/5

Lightly-raced winner over hurdles. Career best when winning 13-runner novice hurdle at Sligo (20.6f, good to soft, 11/4) 47 days ago, going clear. Booking of Deegan a plus.

Form: 3361

Sit Down Lucy²³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-2| J: S Fitzgerald⁽⁵⁾| T: Peter Fahey| OR: 113

5/2

Fairly useful hurdler. Winner in hurdle at Limerick in April. Unseated rider in handicap hurdle (7/1) at Ballinrobe (21.8f, good to soft) 23 days ago, going with enthusiasm. Worth considering.

Form: 61-463U

Forecasts

Mars Harper (5/2), Sit Down Lucy (5/2), Digby (16/5), Fangio De Vassy (6/1), Ally Cay (15/2), Aikenbreakinheart (16/1)

ALLY CAY was well on top of Mars Harper at Downpatrick last time and, while on worse terms with that rival, she's fancied to uphold the form and gain her third hurdling success in a relatively short career to date. Sit Down Lucy also makes plenty of appeal.