Way To Paris At Coolagown Stud Hurdle

Off time: 14:55 | Winning time: 3m 51.80s

Gibraltar²⁸⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins

13/8

Highly promising type. First run since leaving Michael Bell when 5/6, won 17-runner maiden hurdle at Roscommon (15.4f, good) on NH debut, easily. Off 9 months. Open to significant progress.

Form: 1

Whosgotyanow¹⁸⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Cian Quirke⁽⁷⁾| T: A Slattery| OR: 119

40/1

Lightly-raced winner under NH rules. 2 wins from 3 runs this season. Sixth of 9 in minor event hurdle at Listowel (20f, good to soft, 10/1). Off 6 months. Uphill task.

Form: 40-116

Advanced Virgo^p¹¹¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-2| J: J M Moore| T: A McCann| OR: 130| D

40/1

Fairly useful hurdler. Seventh of 8 in handicap (13/2) at Dundalk (12f), unsuited by way race developed. Switches from Flat to hurdles. First run for yard after leaving Charles Byrnes.

Form: 18-0650

Cayd Boy¹⁰³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-2| J: Mark Walsh| T: Miss E Doyle| OR: 144| D

4/5

Useful hurdler. Similar standard when placed in maiden chases on last 2 starts. Sets the benchmark.

Form: 1200-23

Zoffanien²⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Donagh Meyler| T: D Hogan| OR: 133

14/1

Fairly useful chaser. 40/1, last of 9 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (24.4f, heavy) 29 days ago. Significantly back down in trip.

Form: F5P009

Pearl Of The West^t⁴⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 10-9| J: J B Foley⁽⁵⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 125| D

22/1

Fairly useful hurdler. 33/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, fifth of 7 in handicap hurdle at Musselburgh (15.6f, good to soft) 47 days ago, not knocked about.

Form: P40/805

Forecasts

Cayd Boy (4/5), Gibraltar (13/8), Zoffanien (14/1), Pearl Of The West (22/1), Advanced Virgo (40/1), Whosgotyanow (40/1)

GIBRALTAR looked good when making his first hurdle start a winning one at Roscommon last summer and is taken to improve past standard-setter Cayd Boy and provide the all-conquering Willie Mullins stable with a third win in this since 2017.