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Off time: 13:15 | Winning time: 4m 20.30s

Ballyadam¹⁸⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: H De Bromhead| D

8/11

Useful hurdler. 11/4, below form well-beaten fourth of 12 to My Drogo in Mersey Novices' Hurdle at Aintree (20f, good to soft). Off 6 months. Makes chase debut. Stable in good form.

Form: 114224-

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Buddy Rich^t⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: D N Russell| T: G Elliott| D

7/1

Useful chaser. Creditable second of 6 in novice chase (15/8) at Killarney (17f, soft) 9 days ago, going with enthusiasm. Yard having good spell. Another bold show likely.

Form: 31-1522

Cape Gentleman⁷⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Brian Hayes| T: E Mullins| BF| C

7/4

Lightly-raced winner over hurdles. Useful winner at 20f over hurdles. 6/1, creditable third of 20 in handicap hurdle at Galway (16f, good) 75 days ago. Makes chase debut.

Form: 1P19-3

Guido Reni^t¹¹

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Donagh Meyler| T: K Thornton

200/1

Fair hurdler. One win from 21 NH runs. Seventeen runs since last win in 2018. Respectable seventh of 18 in handicap hurdle at Gowran (20f, good, 14/1) 11 days ago. Makes chase debut.

Form: 9-23347

Non-Runners

Hannon²

Weight: 12-0| Age: 6

T: T Gibney J: J P O'Sullivan

Magnium⁹

Weight: 12-0| Age: 8

T: E M O'Sullivan J: Miss M O'Sullivan

Forecasts

Ballyadam (8/11), Cape Gentleman (7/4), Buddy Rich (7/1), Hannon (8/1), Magnium (20/1), Guido Reni (200/1)

A fascinating contest, with CAPE GENTLEMAN and Ballyadam potentially smart recruits to the chasing ranks. The latter is bound to be a warm order, but preference is for Cape Gentleman, who was a winner of a Grade 2 novice hurdle last season and he did little wrong when third in the Galway Hurdle when last seen in July. Buddy Rich is best of the rest.