Flooring Porter Parading At Kilbeggan Races Novice Hurdle

Off time: 18:35 | Winning time: 4m 50.0s

Dartington¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott| OR: 120

11/1

Fairly useful Flat winner. Successful at Navan in March. Respectable effort at Clonmel on Thursday.

Form: 417-4

Ithaka⁴⁵³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: Keith Donoghue| T: R McNally

125/1

Once-raced maiden. Twelfth of 19 in bumper (28/1) at Punchestown (16.6f, heavy) on NH debut 15 months ago. Readily passed over starting out over hurdles for new yard.

Form: 0/

Hope Des Blins²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Shane Fitzgerald⁽⁵⁾| T: J P Ryan| C

15/2

Promising sort. First run since leaving Francesca Poste when winning 14-runner novice hurdle at this course (16f, good, 50/1) on hurdles bow 21 days ago, driven clear. May well do better.

Form: 3/F51-

Hors Piste^t²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins| OR: 135| D

1/10

Useful hurdler. 20/1, very good 9¾ lengths third of 15 to Brandy Love in Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Novices' Hurdle Championship Final at Fairyhouse (20f, soft) 26 days ago. Obvious claims in this company.

Form: 52/2183-

Amazing Amy⁸⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 10-13| J: T N Brett⁽⁷⁾| T: Ms M Mullins| OR: 91

40/1

Lightly-raced maiden under Rules. 22/1, bit below form eleventh of 25 in novice hurdle at Navan (15.8f, heavy) 80 days ago. Up in trip and she's hard to warm to.

Form: 53650-

Non-Runners

Didnt Ask¹¹

Weight: 11-6| Age: 5

T: P J Gilligan J: J G Gilligan

Forecasts

Hors Piste (1/10), Hope Des Blins (15/2), Dartington (11/1), Didnt Ask (25/1), Amazing Amy (40/1), Ithaka (125/1)

All roads lead to HORS PISTE, who landed a Clonmel maiden hurdle by a wide margin in February and has since acquitted herself well in graded company at the Cheltenham Festival and most recently at Fairyhouse. Hope des Blins belied odds of 50/1 when making a winning hurdles debut here three weeks ago and is clear next best ahead of Dartington.