Anton O'Toole Hurdle

Off time: 14:30 | Winning time: 4m 36.6s

Wolf Prince⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: L P Dempsey| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 139| D

18/1

Useful hurdler. Latest win at Punchestown in October. 20/1, only fifteenth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (19.8f, soft) 8 days ago, so he needs to bounce back.

Form: 1F6360

Wouldn't You Agree²⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-7| J: M M McDonagh⁽⁷⁾| T: E Griffin| OR: 128

10/1

Useful hurdler. Latest win at Killarney in August. 14/1, pulled up in handicap hurdle at this course (16f, soft) 28 days ago. Has something to prove now.

Form: 22513P

Bua Boy¹¹²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-2| J: D G Hogan| T: D Hogan| OR: 130

17/2

Useful hurdler. 14/1, modest thirteenth of 19 in handicap hurdle at Cheltenham (16.4f, good) 112 days ago, so needs to get back on track.

Form: 139-220

Gallant John Joe^p,t²⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 11-2| J: B Browne| T: O McKiernan| OR: 134

4/1

Useful chaser. Creditable fourth of 17 in handicap chase at this course (21.3f, soft, 11/1) 28 days ago. Much respected switched to hurdles.

Form: 233/454

Making Country¹⁰⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Mark Walsh| T: E J O'Grady

40/1

10/1, encouraging sixth of 9 to Belle Metal in listed bumper at Limerick (16f, heavy) on NH debut. Off 11 months and faces no easy introduction to hurdles.

Form: 6-1

Whiskey Sour^t³⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 11-2| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins| OR: 145| C

4/7

Smart hurdler. 3/1, respectable third of 6 to Darasso in Limestone Lad Hurdle at Naas (2m) 35 days ago. Trainer going well, so this course winner looks the one to beat.

Form: 742/4-53

Forecasts

Whiskey Sour (4/7), Gallant John Joe (4/1), Bua Boy (17/2), Wouldn't You Agree (10/1), Wolf Prince (18/1), Making Country (40/1)

WHISKEY SOUR is without a victory since 2017 but he remains a smart hurdler and looks to have been found an excellent opportunity to get back to winning ways here. Gallant John Joe appeals as the one to chase home Willie Mullin's 9-y-o reverted to hurdles, with Wolf Prince in the mix too if shrugging off a lesser effort at Fairyhouse last week.