Donohue Marquees Juvenile Hurdle (Grade 2)

Off time: 14:41 | Winning time: 3m 59.30s

Icare Allen^t³¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-3| J: Mark Walsh| T: W P Mullins| OR: 140| CD

4/11

Useful hurdler, including C&D Grade 3 win in February. 10/1, creditable 7½ lengths fourth of 12 to Vauban in Triumph Hurdle at Cheltenham (16.8f, good to soft) 31 days ago. Leading claims.

Form: 11514

Britzka^t³⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: D N Russell| T: G Elliott| OR: 125| CD

22/1

Lightly-raced winner over hurdles. C&D winner. Winner in hurdle here in December. 33/1 and blinkered for 1st time, last of 21 in Fred Winter at Cheltenham (16.4f, good) 34 days ago.

Form: 1340

Garrybello¹⁰⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: B J Cooper| T: T Cooper

14/1

Fairly useful form when winning both completed starts in France around the turn of the year. Likely improver for new stable and no surprise to see him figure prominently.

Form: 1F1

Iberique Du Seuil³⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott| OR: 123| D

12/1

Fairly useful hurdler. Winner in hurdle at Cork in December. 33/1, creditable seventh of 21 in Fred Winter at Cheltenham (16.4f, good) 34 days ago, not ideally placed.

Form: 222137

Lunar Power³¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Sean Flanagan| T: N Meade| OR: 130| D

5/1

Fairly useful juvenile hurdler. Cheekpieces on first time in this code, nearly 9 lengths behind Icare Allen when eighth of 12 to Vauban in Triumph Hurdle (80/1) at Cheltenham. Work on to turn the tables but should be in the shake-up. Headgear off.

Form: 81228

Rebel Step¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Danny Mullins| T: A Slattery| OR: 118| D

33/1

Fairly useful winner on Flat. Third start over hurdles when winning 16-runner juvenile hurdle at Limerick (2m, good to soft) 11 days ago, finding extra.

Form: F71

Innatendue^t⁷¹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-7| J: Simon Torrens| T: J C McConnell

33/1

Dual bumper winner in France. 14/1, ran to a fair level when 4 lengths second of 7 to Impulsive One in juvenile at Musselburgh (15.6f, soft) on hurdle debut in February. May do better.

Form: 12312

Forecasts

Icare Allen (4/11), Lunar Power (5/1), Iberique Du Seuil (12/1), Garrybello (14/1), Britzka (22/1), Innatendue (33/1), Rebel Step (33/1)

ICARE ALLEN has the best form and can provide Willie Mullins with a fifth win in this Grade 2 contest since 2014. Thomas Cooper's French recruit Garrybello might be the one to give him most to do ahead of Lunar Power, who was behind the selection in the Triumph.