Easter Festival 16-18 April Hurdle

Off time: 12:50 | Winning time: 4m 13.40s

Daly Tiger²⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 11-12| J: E Walsh⁽⁵⁾| T: N Meade| OR: 139| C| D

11/4

Smart chaser. Six wins from 18 NH runs. Smart winner at 20f in chases. Career best when winning 8-runner minor event hurdle at Limerick (20f, heavy, 10/3) 20 days ago. Should be thereabouts.

Form: 9125-21

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Annamix^t⁴⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 11-7| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins| C| D

10/3

Smart chaser. Fell in handicap chase (28/1) at Newbury (26f, good to soft) 49 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Significantly down in trip. One to consider.

Form: 5-P332F

Autumn Evening⁴⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 133| D

7/2

Useful hurdler. 1 win from 3 runs this season. Latest win in hurdle at Listowel in September. 8/1, creditable eighth of 18 in handicap hurdle at this C&D (good) 48 days ago. Sets the standard.

Form: 533-1F8

Indigo Breeze^h⁵⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: D N Russell| T: G Elliott| D

9/4

Lightly-raced winner under NH rules. 11/4, career best when winning 19-runner novice hurdle at Gowran (16f, good to soft) 56 days ago, well on top finish. Should progress further, so obvious player.

Form: 1/128-1

Top Moon^p¹⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: Mark Walsh| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 146| D

12/1

Useful chaser. Pulled up in handicap chase at Leopardstown (24.2f, soft, 50/1) 19 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Cheekpieces back on. Not completely dismissed.

Form: 10F3PP

Non-Runners

Georgette Fun⁶⁹³

Weight: 11-0| Age: 6

T: H De Bromhead J: Rachael Blackmore

Forecasts

Indigo Breeze (9/4), Daly Tiger (11/4), Annamix (10/3), Autumn Evening (7/2), Top Moon (12/1), Georgette Fun (16/1)

INDIGO BREEZE picked up strongly to make a winning return at Galway and, while a bit further might ultimately prove his optimum trip, he has the capability to follow up kept to 2m with further progress on the cards. Daly Tiger, a classy chaser who scored back over hurdles recently, is a big threat along with Autumn Evening.