John Lynch Carpets & Flooring Monksfield Novice Hurdle (Grade 3)

Off time: 13:52 | Winning time: 5m 20.10s

Ferdia¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Danny Mullins| T: J P Ryan| OR: 118

18/1

Fairly useful hurdler. Good 11 lengths third of 7 to My Mate Mozzie in For Auction Novices' Hurdle at this course (16f, good to soft, 50/1) 14 days ago. Back up in trip. More needed.

Form: 163703

The Little Yank²⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: J P Ryan| OR: 127

14/1

Fairly useful hurdler. Below form eighth of 13 in handicap hurdle (13/2) at Galway (21.9f, heavy) 29 days ago. This is a whole lot tougher.

Form: 314028

Barnacullia²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-6| J: Keith Donoghue| T: M Mulvany| OR: 122

25/1

2 wins from 6 runs this season. Career best when winning at Wexford (16.4f, heavy, 10/3) 27 days ago, always holding on. Up in trip. Taking on some very promising rivals up in grade here.

Form: 440151

Hollow Games²³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: D N Russell| T: G Elliott

2/5

Wide-margin point winner who fetched £255,000 and has remained unbeaten under Rules, easily landing novice hurdle at Down Royal (22.5f, soft) on return 23 days ago. Exciting prospect.

Form: 1/11-1

Wowsham¹⁹³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: S R B Crawford| OR: 116| D

40/1

Career best when winning 13-runner novice hurdle at Perth (20.2f, soft, 11/8) when last seen, responding well. Off 6 months. Lots more needed.

Form: 443-1

Lunar Display²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: J J Slevin| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 125| D

10/3

11/4, career best when winning 7-runner hurdle at Wexford (20.7f, heavy) 28 days ago, kept up to work. Worth another go at this level.

Form: 215431

Non-Runners

Ginto¹⁴

Weight: 11-4| Age: 5

T: G Elliott J: D F O'Regan

Forecasts

Hollow Games (2/5), Ginto (9/4), Lunar Display (10/3), The Little Yank (14/1), Ferdia (18/1), Barnacullia (25/1), Wowsham (40/1)

Gordon Elliott has a fine record in this and holds the key again with HOLLOW GAMES and Ginto. Hollow Games rates a most exciting prospect and narrowly gets the vote over his stablemate. Lunar Display could also make her presence felt.