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Off time: 16:57 | Winning time: 5m 6.75s

Hollymount^h²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: S Bowen| T: G Elliott

2/9

Fairly useful hurdler. Career best when winning 15-runner maiden at Ballinrobe (17.6f, good to soft) 25 days ago. Good chance of following up here.

Form: 86/3421-

Fllana Bay¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: S Mulqueen| T: M A Barnes

250/1

200/1, unseated first in novice hurdle at Perth (2m, soft) on debut 12 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: U-

Martalindy¹⁰⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Thomas Dowson| T: P A KirbyWS

125/1

No better than poor form in 3 bumpers last winter. Has had wind surgery ahead of this hurdle debut over a longer trip. Best watched unless the betting hints that better is expected.

Form: 359-

Mourne Lass^p1²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: D A Jacob| T: S R B Crawford

7/1

Left hurdling debut form behind when second in 19f Carlisle novice (soft) in Februay. Not in quite the same form when fourth over this C&D 3 weeks ago. Headgear reached for now.

Form: 34524-

Ten Gs¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Mr Max Jenkins⁽¹⁰⁾| T: I Jardine

100/1

Unplaced completed start in Irish points. 50/1, remote sixth in 2m Perth novice hurdle on recent Rules debut. Oot Ma Way looks the yard first string.

Form: F96-

Oot Ma Way^p³¹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-6| J: Alan Doyle⁽⁷⁾| T: I Jardine| OR: 100

4/1

Dual winner on the Flat and looked set to open her hurdles account when falling last at Carlisle (17f) in March. Seond in maiden next time and in process of running creditably when stumbling on landing and unseating last in C&D handicap latest. The obvious threat to Hollymount.

Form: 242F2U-

Forecasts

Hollymount (2/9), Oot Ma Way (4/1), Mourne Lass (7/1), Ten Gs (100/1), Martalindy (125/1), Fllana Bay (250/1)

This looks a decent opportunity for Gordon Elliott's HOLLYMOUNT to notch a second hurdle success. Oot Ma Way can give her most to think about if avoiding the mishaps which have seen her fail to complete on 2 of her last 3 starts.