Dunmoe Rated Novice Hurdle

Off time: 12:01 | Winning time: 4m 0.90s

Au Fleuron³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-10| J: D N Russell| T: G Elliott| CD

5/1

Much improved when winning 21-runner novice hurdle at this C&D (good to soft, 7/2) 35 days ago under this rider. More to come.

Form: 1-41

Banbridge²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: J J Slevin| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 128| BF| D

7/2

Fairly useful hurdler. 3 wins from 5 runs this season. Off 5 months, bit below form seventh of 26 in handicap hurdle at Leopardstown (16f, soft, 9/2) 27 days ago. Wants further ideally.

Form: 8-11147

Ardla³⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: L P Dempsey| T: M Halford| CD

2/1

Chased home good prospect at Punchestown before winning 21-runner novice hurdle at this C&D (good to soft, 7/1) 35 days ago, making all. Usual tongue tie left off. Should go well again.

Form: 147-421

Easca Peasca^t²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Shane Fitzgerald⁽⁵⁾| T: B R Hamilton| OR: 122| CD

7/1

Dual winner over this trip in the autumn, including over C&D. Respectable sixth of 26 in handicap hurdle (28/1) at Leopardstown (16f, soft) 27 days ago, unable to sustain effort. Bit more needed.

Form: 251106

Hollow Sound⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-2| J: Ricky Doyle| T: L Comer| OR: 116

66/1

Showed useful form in bumpers and fairly useful form first of 2 starts over hurdles in 2019/20. Held after 7 months off in AW maiden last week. Looks vulnerable.

Form: 12330/0

Un Des Flos⁵⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: Sean Flanagan| T: G P Cromwell

9/1

14/1, won 15-runner event at Nantes on hurdling debut 8 weeks ago by 11 lengths. Open to improvement for new yard and worth a look.

Form: 1

Ebasari^t¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott| D

9/2

Left Flat form behind for new yard back from 6 months off when winning 22-runner novice hurdle at Cork (16f, heavy, 15/2) 14 days ago. Can progress and will be on the premises.

Form: 1

Forecasts

Ardla (2/1), Banbridge (7/2), Ebasari (9/2), Au Fleuron (5/1), Easca Peasca (7/1), Un Des Flos (9/1), Hollow Sound (66/1)

EBASARI left his Flat form behind when making a winning start over hurdles for his new yard at Cork a fortnight ago, seeing off a well-regarded odds-on Willie Mullins' charge. There should be more to come from him and he's taken to follow up. Ardla and Au Fleuron both scored at the last meeting here and should be bang there again.