Micheal O'Murchadha Memorial Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 15:55 | Winning time: 4m 12.90s

Goulane Chosen⁷

Age: 13| Weight: 11-12| J: R Deegan⁽³⁾| T: S Spillane| OR: 130

7/1

Arrives in good nick, fourth of 21 in handicap hurdle (50/1) at Naas (15.5f, soft) 7 days ago. Considered.

Form: 131444

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Arctic Warrior^t⁶⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: J S McGarvey| T: W P Mullins| OR: 128

5/2

Lightly-raced winner over hurdles. 40/1, running well when fell last in Future Champions Novices' Hurdle at Leopardstown (16f) 69 days ago. Yard in good form, so much respected on his handicap debut.

Form: F-1P7F

Clifton Warrior⁴⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 123| D

11/10

Debut winner at Thurles and excellent second of 10 in minor hurdle at Down Royal (16.7f) 40 days ago. Yard having good spell, and another bold showing is on the cards.

Form: 4P-102

Blanketontheground⁴⁰³

Age: 9| Weight: 11-1| J: Gary Noonan⁽⁷⁾| T: E McCarthy| OR: 119| D

22/1

Career best when winning 10-runner handicap hurdle (11/2) at Thurles (15.7f, heavy). Off 13 months though so her fitness is a concern here.

Form: P78121-

Gjoumi^h²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-1| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: W P Mullins| OR: 119

18/1

13/8, below form second of 13 in novice hurdle at Fairyhouse (16f, soft) 25 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut with more required.

Form: 14/F3-B2

Future Proof^b,t²⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-0| J: Shane Fitzgerald⁽⁵⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 118| D

100/1

Tongue strap on for 1st time, twenty third of 27 in handicap hurdle (200/1) at Leopardstown (16f, soft) 28 days ago. Lots more is needed.

Form: 243800

Ferdia¹⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: Philip Donovan⁽⁵⁾| T: J P Ryan| OR: 117| D

6/1

Last of 6 to The Goffer in Michael Purcell Memorial Novices' Hurdle (66/1) at Thurles (20.7f, soft) 10 days ago. Back down in trip. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 837536

Forecasts

Clifton Warrior (11/10), Arctic Warrior (5/2), Ferdia (6/1), Goulane Chosen (7/1), Gjoumi (18/1), Blanketontheground (22/1), Future Proof (100/1)

CLIFTON WARRIOR arrives at the top of his game and is weighted to go one better than when an excellent second at Down Royal. In-form veteran Goulane Chosen appeals as the one to chase home Henry de Bromhead's 6-y-o, with Arctic Warrior worth considering too on his handicap bow.